Edison Research Archives

Almost half of Americans listen to spoken word content daily

04/11/2022

Almost half of Americans listen to spoken word content daily making up 29% of all audio listening. These findings are part of the 2022 Spoken Word Audio Report from NPR and Edison Research’s Share of Ear quarterly survey of Americans who are asked to keep a detailed one-day diary of their audio usage. Share of Ear utilizes a nationally representative sample of those age 13+. The sample for this study was 4,118. This year’s study also includes a special focus […]

Podcast listening among US Latinos hits record high

20/10/2022

Podcast listening among US Latinos hits record high with one third listening to podcasts in Spanish. These findings are from an Edison Research report and show the results of a representative survey of 2500 Hispanic/Latino adults age 18+. conducted in June 2022. The U.S. Latino Podcast Listener Report 2022 found that 59% of US Latinos adults have listened to a podcast compared to 44% in 2021. Just over half (51%) of US Latinos have listened to a podcast in English, and […]

Top 50 US podcasts for Q2 2022

19/10/2022

The Top 50 US podcasts for Q2 2022 chart according to Edison Podcast Metrics has been published by Edison Research. Edison Podcast Metrics is the only podcast measurement service that measures the relative audience size and demographics of all podcast networks in the US. The Edison Podcast Metrics Top 50 Podcasts of Q2 2022 list is derived from data collected continuously Q3 2021 – Q2 2022, from surveying weekly podcast consumers aged 18 and older in the […]

35% of adult Americans own a smart speaker

18/06/2022

35% of adult Americans own a smart speaker according to a report from NPR and Edison Research with 62% of saying that they have used a voice assistant on any kind of device. The 2022 Smart Audio Report highlights the increased usage of voice technology with 20% of smart speaker owners spending most of their audio time listening through a smart speaker compared to 18% in 2017. Key findings from the report 57% of voice […]

Top 50 US podcasts for Q1 2022

11/05/2022

The Top 50 US podcasts for Q1 2022 chart according to Edison Podcast Metrics, formerly known as the Podcast Consumer Tracking Report has been published by Edison Research. Edison Podcast Metrics is the only podcast measurement service that measures the relative audience size and demographics of all podcast networks in the US. The Edison Podcast Metrics Top 50 Podcasts of Q1 2022 list is derived from data collected continuously Q2 2021 – Q1 2022, from […]

US moms increasingly use hands free smart devices

11/05/2022

US moms increasingly use hands free smart devices with two thirds having 2 smart speakers according to a recent survey by Edison Research. Moms and Media 2022 builds on data from The Infinite Dial, Wondery and ART19 plus an online survey of US moms. The report highlights device usage and media consumption of moms in the US, now two years into COVID and entering a much awaited phase of normalcy. In addition, from the online supplemental […]

US online audio listening grew in 2021

02/04/2022

US online audio listening grew in 2021 reaching 209 million people according to the Infinite Dial 2022. The Infinite Dial is produced by Edison Research sponsored by Wondery and ART19 and is America’s longest-running survey of digital media consumer behaviour in the US, published annually since 1998. It provides survey data on a number of important media channels, including streaming audio, podcasting, and social media from a representative sample of the US population aged 12 and over. Online audio consumption […]