Music content consumption via selected sources in the U.S. by age 2018

This statistic illustrates the distribution of time spent listening to music on selected devices by consumers in the United States as of July 2018, broken down by age group. During the survey, it was found that on-demand streaming accounted for 60 percent of time spent listening to music among respondents aged 16 to 19 years old, whereas for respondents aged between 35 and 44 this figure amounted to 24 percent.

Share of time spent listening to music via selected sources in the United States as of July 2018, by age group

Characteristic	FM/AM radio	On-demand streaming	Digital downloads/files	Other internet radio	CDs	Satellite radio	AM/FM radio stations streamed online	Vinyl
Total	31%	27%	10%	12%	5%	7%	5%	3%
16-19	12%	60%	9%	11%	2%	2%	2%	2%
20-24	12%	49%	11%	17%	2%	3%	4%	2%
25-34	27%	33%	9%	16%	3%	5%	5%	2%
35-44	30%	24%	11%	14%	5%	7%	7%	2%
45-54	42%	15%	12%	10%	7%	7%	6%	1%
55-64	45%	11%	11%	8%	7%	11%	7%	0%
65+	45%	8%	6%	9%	10%	14%	5%	3%

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Release date

September 2018

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Region

United States

Survey time period

July 2018

Number of respondents

2,349 respondents

Age group

16 years and older

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

This question was phrased by the source as follows: 'To the nearest 15 minutes, how is your music listening time normally split between the following sources?'

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