Audio books listening frequency in the Netherlands 2021-2024

Published by
Amy Watson,
Jul 29, 2024

Ten percent of respondents in the Netherlands said they listened weekly to audiobooks as of February 2024. More and more books are now being listened to through the LuisterBieb-app or by purchasing audiobooks on Amazon or other platforms. And finally, 74 percent of respondents stated to never listen to audio books, a figure that was gradually going down over the years.

Distribution of audio book listening frequency in the Netherlands from 2021 to 2024

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Release date

June 2024

Region

Netherlands

Survey time period

January 15 to February 2, 2024

Number of respondents

1,343 respondents

Age group

14 years and older

Method of interview

Computer-assisted web interviews (CAWI)

Supplementary notes

* Number of respondents might differ slightly from year to year.

The question was phrased by the source as follows: "Luistert u wel eens naar een luisterboek?" (English: Do you sometimes listen to an audio book?)

The figures have been taken from several publications.

Missing percentage points to 100 percent are probably due to rounding.

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