The share of U.S. adults who reported listening to an audiobook in the last year months in the United States as of early 2019 was the highest on record at 20 percent, up two percent from 2018 and close to double the 2011 figure. However, e-books and print books continue to appeal more to American readers, though adults aged 30 to 49 years old were more likely to have listened to an audiobook than respondents in any other age group.
Share of adults who have listened to an audiobook in the last 12 months in the United States from 2011 to 2019
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Pew Research Center. (September 25, 2019). Share of adults who have listened to an audiobook in the last 12 months in the United States from 2011 to 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/320917/penetration-audiobook-consumption-usa/
Pew Research Center. "Share of adults who have listened to an audiobook in the last 12 months in the United States from 2011 to 2019." Chart. September 25, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/320917/penetration-audiobook-consumption-usa/
Pew Research Center. (2019). Share of adults who have listened to an audiobook in the last 12 months in the United States from 2011 to 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/320917/penetration-audiobook-consumption-usa/
Pew Research Center. "Share of Adults Who Have Listened to An Audiobook in The Last 12 Months in The United States from 2011 to 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Sep 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/320917/penetration-audiobook-consumption-usa/
Pew Research Center, Share of adults who have listened to an audiobook in the last 12 months in the United States from 2011 to 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/320917/penetration-audiobook-consumption-usa/ (last visited December 19, 2024)
Share of adults who have listened to an audiobook in the last 12 months in the United States from 2011 to 2019 [Graph], Pew Research Center, September 25, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/320917/penetration-audiobook-consumption-usa/
