It was calculated that in 2020 radio reached 83 percent of individuals in the United States. Market data shows that throughout the measured period, radio penetration was relatively stable in the beginning, but the medium started losing listeners in 2018.
Share of population listening to terrestrial (AM/FM) radio on a weekly basis in the United States from 2009 to 2020
Basic Account
Get to know the platform
You only have access to basic statistics.
This statistic is not included in your account.
Starter Account
The ideal entry-level account for individual users
- Instant access to 1m statistics
- Download in XLS, PDF & PNG format
- Detailed references
$199 USD / Month *
Professional Account
Full access
Business Solutions including all features.
* Prices do not include sales tax.
Other statistics that may interest you Statistics on
About the industry
10
- Premium Statistic U.S. media use: time spent listening to the radio 2015-2020
- Basic Statistic Radio as the main news source in Finland 2023, by age group
- Premium Statistic Most popular radio stations in Finland in 2022, by audience share
- Premium Statistic Conventional and online radio consumption in Spain 2014, by activity
- Premium Statistic Quarterly radio reach in Mexico 2017-2022
- Premium Statistic Radio reach in Mexico 2017-2022, by gender
- Premium Statistic Radio reach in Mexico 2019-2022, by age group
- Premium Statistic Daily radio reach in Russia 2022, by age group
- Premium Statistic Online vs offline radio usage in Russia 2020-2021
- Premium Statistic Population listening to the radio daily in Norway 2009-2019
About the region
9
- Premium Statistic Weekly time spent listening to the radio in the U.S. in 2018, by age and gender
- Premium Statistic Weekly AM/FM radio reach in the U.S. in 2016
- Premium Statistic Number of radio stations owned by iHeartMedia in the U.S. 2014-2023
- Premium Statistic Share of monthly online radio listeners in the U.S. 2007-2023
- Premium Statistic Share of weekly online radio listeners in the U.S. 2000-2023
- Basic Statistic Spoken word audio content listening in the U.S. 2014-2020, by platform
- Premium Statistic Share of time spent listening to radio the U.S. 2019, by content type
- Basic Statistic Number of spoken word audio content listeners in the U.S. 2014-2019
- Premium Statistic Most popular radio stations in New York 2022
Other regions
10
- Premium Statistic Reach of radio reception types in Germany 2014-2021
- Premium Statistic Distribution of frequency people listen to the radio in Poland 2016-2018
- Premium Statistic Distribution of frequency people listen to the radio in Sweden 2017-2018
- Premium Statistic Audience share of the public service radio channels in Iceland 2009-2019
- Premium Statistic Distribution of how often people listen to the radio in France 2017-2018
- Premium Statistic Distribution of frequency people listen to the radio in the Netherlands 2017-2018
- Premium Statistic Distribution of frequency people listen to the radio in Ireland 2017-2018
- Premium Statistic Distribution of frequency people listen to the radio in Turkey 2017-2018
- Premium Statistic Radio listeners growth in Russia 2015-2019, by device
- Premium Statistic Radio usage frequency in the EU 2019
Related statistics
10
- Premium Statistic Daily radio consumption in Sweden in 2022, by age
- Premium Statistic iHeartMedia revenue 2015-2023
- Premium Statistic Cumulus Media global revenue 2013-2023
- Basic Statistic Weekly market share of radio stations in Denmark November 2022
- Premium Statistic Population listening to the radio daily in Norway 2009-2021, by age
- Premium Statistic Ranking of radio networks in Sweden 2019-2021, by audience market share
- Premium Statistic Radio listening distribution in Spain 2021, by age group
- Basic Statistic Radio revenue in Canada 2009-2022, by service
- Premium Statistic Number of employees of the Swedish Educational Broadcasting Company (UR) 2013-2020
- Basic Statistic Number of radio listeners in Italy 2020, by occupational status
Further related statistics
10
- Daily time children spent with media in the U.S. in 2011 and 2013
- FIFA broadcasting revenue 2015-2023
- Comcast Corporation's net income 2006-2023
- Revenue breakdown of leading soccer clubs worldwide 2022-2023
- Arsenal FC revenue 2008-2023, by stream
- Liverpool FC revenue 2008-2023, by stream
- Tottenham Hotspur revenue 2008-2023, by stream
- Real Madrid revenue 2009-2023, by stream
- Minutes per day spent watching broadcast TV in the UK 2010-2022, by age
- UEFA revenue 2005-2023, by stream
Further Content: You might find this interesting as well
Statistics
- Daily time children spent with media in the U.S. in 2011 and 2013
- FIFA broadcasting revenue 2015-2023
- Comcast Corporation's net income 2006-2023
- Revenue breakdown of leading soccer clubs worldwide 2022-2023
- Arsenal FC revenue 2008-2023, by stream
- Liverpool FC revenue 2008-2023, by stream
- Tottenham Hotspur revenue 2008-2023, by stream
- Real Madrid revenue 2009-2023, by stream
- Minutes per day spent watching broadcast TV in the UK 2010-2022, by age
- UEFA revenue 2005-2023, by stream
Pew Research Center. (June 29, 2021). Share of population listening to terrestrial (AM/FM) radio on a weekly basis in the United States from 2009 to 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1311656/weekly-radio-listenership-us/
Pew Research Center. "Share of population listening to terrestrial (AM/FM) radio on a weekly basis in the United States from 2009 to 2020." Chart. June 29, 2021. Statista. Accessed June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1311656/weekly-radio-listenership-us/
Pew Research Center. (2021). Share of population listening to terrestrial (AM/FM) radio on a weekly basis in the United States from 2009 to 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1311656/weekly-radio-listenership-us/
Pew Research Center. "Share of Population Listening to Terrestrial (Am/Fm) Radio on a Weekly Basis in The United States from 2009 to 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Jun 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1311656/weekly-radio-listenership-us/
Pew Research Center, Share of population listening to terrestrial (AM/FM) radio on a weekly basis in the United States from 2009 to 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1311656/weekly-radio-listenership-us/ (last visited June 01, 2024)
Share of population listening to terrestrial (AM/FM) radio on a weekly basis in the United States from 2009 to 2020 [Graph], Pew Research Center, June 29, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1311656/weekly-radio-listenership-us/