According to a study conducted in the United States in 2019, in that year there were a total of 121 million people aged 13 years or older who listened to spoken word audio content each day. The number of consumers doing so has increased steadily each year, and grew by 16 million in just five years.
Number of spoken word audio content listeners who listen to spoken word audio each day in the United States from 2014 to 2019 (in millions)
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NPR. (November 12, 2019). Number of spoken word audio content listeners who listen to spoken word audio each day in the United States from 2014 to 2019 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1078362/spoken-word-audio-listeners-us/
NPR. "Number of spoken word audio content listeners who listen to spoken word audio each day in the United States from 2014 to 2019 (in millions)." Chart. November 12, 2019. Statista. Accessed June 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1078362/spoken-word-audio-listeners-us/
NPR. (2019). Number of spoken word audio content listeners who listen to spoken word audio each day in the United States from 2014 to 2019 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1078362/spoken-word-audio-listeners-us/
NPR. "Number of Spoken Word Audio Content Listeners Who Listen to Spoken Word Audio Each Day in The United States from 2014 to 2019 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Nov 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1078362/spoken-word-audio-listeners-us/
NPR, Number of spoken word audio content listeners who listen to spoken word audio each day in the United States from 2014 to 2019 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1078362/spoken-word-audio-listeners-us/ (last visited June 03, 2024)
Number of spoken word audio content listeners who listen to spoken word audio each day in the United States from 2014 to 2019 (in millions) [Graph], NPR, November 12, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1078362/spoken-word-audio-listeners-us/