The statistic depicts the use of various types of music audio content on mobile phones in selected countries in 2017. During the Ofcom survey, 36 percent of respondents from the United States stated that they listened to music streaming services on their mobile phones.
Do you use your mobile phone to listen to music audio content?
Base sizes in 2017: Australia = 836, France = 859, Germany = 868, Italy = 907, Japan = 764, Spain = 908, Sweden = 834, United Kingdom = 828, United States = 763.
During the survey, this question was posed as follows: "Which, if any, of the following audio activities do you use each of your devices for? Smart phone/mobile phone."
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Ofcom. (December 18, 2017). Do you use your mobile phone to listen to music audio content? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 15, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/198793/use-of-mobile-audio-services-to-listen-to-mp3-tracks-fm-radio-podcasts/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Ofcom. "Do you use your mobile phone to listen to music audio content?." Chart. December 18, 2017. Statista. Accessed February 15, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/198793/use-of-mobile-audio-services-to-listen-to-mp3-tracks-fm-radio-podcasts/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Ofcom. (2017). Do you use your mobile phone to listen to music audio content?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 15, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/198793/use-of-mobile-audio-services-to-listen-to-mp3-tracks-fm-radio-podcasts/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Ofcom. "Do You Use Your Mobile Phone to Listen to Music Audio Content?." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Dec 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/198793/use-of-mobile-audio-services-to-listen-to-mp3-tracks-fm-radio-podcasts/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Ofcom, Do you use your mobile phone to listen to music audio content? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/198793/use-of-mobile-audio-services-to-listen-to-mp3-tracks-fm-radio-podcasts/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed (last visited February 15, 2025)
Do you use your mobile phone to listen to music audio content? [Graph], Ofcom, December 18, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/198793/use-of-mobile-audio-services-to-listen-to-mp3-tracks-fm-radio-podcasts/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed