Edison “Share of Ear” trends (2018 to 2022) examined

Here’s Q2 2022.  (See accompanying story for details.):

 

For comparison, here’s Q1 2018:

As you can see, AM/FM declined over the period from a 47% share to a 40% share (a 15% decline over the slightly more than four years).  “Owned music” declined from 12% to 9% (a 25% decline),  SiriusXM (ad-free music and ad-supported talk combined) grew from 7% to 8%, Pandora declined from 5% to 4%, Spotify grew from 5% to 7%, and podcasts grew from 3% to 6%.

Kurt Hanson