In 2021, 25 percent of women responding to a survey held in the United States reported that they had listened to an audiobook in the last year, compared to 22 percent of male respondents who said the same. The share of women listening to audiobooks was higher than that of their male counterparts in 2019 and 2021, whereas in 2018 men were marginally more likely to have engaged with the format.
Share of adults who have listened to an audiobook in the last 12 months in the United States from 2018 to 2021, by gender
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Pew Research Center. (January 6, 2022). Share of adults who have listened to an audiobook in the last 12 months in the United States from 2018 to 2021, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 22, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/299800/audiobook-listening-population-in-the-us-by-gender/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Pew Research Center. "Share of adults who have listened to an audiobook in the last 12 months in the United States from 2018 to 2021, by gender." Chart. January 6, 2022. Statista. Accessed January 22, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/299800/audiobook-listening-population-in-the-us-by-gender/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Pew Research Center. (2022). Share of adults who have listened to an audiobook in the last 12 months in the United States from 2018 to 2021, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 22, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/299800/audiobook-listening-population-in-the-us-by-gender/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Pew Research Center. "Share of Adults Who Have Listened to An Audiobook in The Last 12 Months in The United States from 2018 to 2021, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Jan 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/299800/audiobook-listening-population-in-the-us-by-gender/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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Share of adults who have listened to an audiobook in the last 12 months in the United States from 2018 to 2021, by gender [Graph], Pew Research Center, January 6, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/299800/audiobook-listening-population-in-the-us-by-gender/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
