This statistic shows a ranking of the most popular music genres on internet radio stations in Germany from 2015 to 2018. In 2018, roughly 44.6 percent of German aged 14 years and older who listened to a radio station on or via the internet preferred rock music.
Most popular music genres on internet radio stations in Germany from 2015 to 2018
German-speaking internet users who listened to web radio
Method of interview
Face-to-face interview
Supplementary notes
Information on the basic population:
The survey is based on the German-speaking population aged 14 years and older in private households at main residence in the Federal Republic of Germany.
Information on basic sample:
2015: 23,090 respondents, projected base of 69.24 million people
2016: 23,102 respondents, projected base of 69.56 million people
2017: 23,106 respondents, projected base of 70.09 million people
2018: 23,086 respondents, projected base of 70.45 million people
Information on target group "German-speaking internet users who listened to web radio":
2015: projected base of 29.08 million people
2016: projected base of 29.70 million people
2017: projected base of 35.19 million people
2018: projected base of 38.24 million people
The figures refer to the following studies: 2015: VuMA 2016; 2016: VuMA 2017; 2017: VuMA 2018; 2018: VuMA 2019
Find more information on the methodology of the study here.
The survey question was phrased by the source as follows: "What kind of music do the radio stations you listen to on or via the internet play?" (original German question: "Welche Musikrichtungen werden bei diesen Radiosendern, die Sie im bzw. über das Internet hören, gespielt?").
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VuMA (Arbeitsgemeinschaft Verbrauchs- und Medienanalyse). (November 14, 2018). Most popular music genres on internet radio stations in Germany from 2015 to 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 08, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/383392/internet-radio-most-popular-music-genres-germany/
VuMA (Arbeitsgemeinschaft Verbrauchs- und Medienanalyse). "Most popular music genres on internet radio stations in Germany from 2015 to 2018." Chart. November 14, 2018. Statista. Accessed October 08, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/383392/internet-radio-most-popular-music-genres-germany/
VuMA (Arbeitsgemeinschaft Verbrauchs- und Medienanalyse). (2018). Most popular music genres on internet radio stations in Germany from 2015 to 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 08, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/383392/internet-radio-most-popular-music-genres-germany/
VuMA (Arbeitsgemeinschaft Verbrauchs- und Medienanalyse). "Most Popular Music Genres on Internet Radio Stations in Germany from 2015 to 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Nov 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/383392/internet-radio-most-popular-music-genres-germany/
VuMA (Arbeitsgemeinschaft Verbrauchs- und Medienanalyse), Most popular music genres on internet radio stations in Germany from 2015 to 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/383392/internet-radio-most-popular-music-genres-germany/ (last visited October 08, 2024)
Most popular music genres on internet radio stations in Germany from 2015 to 2018 [Graph], VuMA (Arbeitsgemeinschaft Verbrauchs- und Medienanalyse), November 14, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/383392/internet-radio-most-popular-music-genres-germany/