Daily Time Spent with Audio
Since 2014, when Edison Research launched Share of Ear®, total daily audio time among people in the U.S. ages 13+ has hovered around four hours. Further exploration into Share of Ear®, the only audio measurement tool that tracks all listening platforms, shows significant differences in time spent with audio by age groups.
Share of Ear® shows that 13-to 34-year-olds spend the most daily time listening to audio compared to people 35-54 and 55+. As of Q1 2026, 13-34 year-olds spend four hours and thirty minutes with audio daily. It’s important to note that people between the ages of 35 and 54 also spend a significant portion of their day with audio, at four hours and three minutes. Americans 55+ also devote a respectable amount of time to audio listening daily, at three hours and seventeen minutes. Daily time spent listening to audio includes consumption of AM/FM Radio and radio streams, streaming music, music videos on YouTube, podcasts (including video podcasts), SiriusXM, owned music, audiobooks, and TV music channels.
Source: ssrs.com
