The Infinite Dial® is the longest-running survey of digital media consumer behavior in America, tracked annually since 1998. Over its 20+ year history, it has become the survey of record for a number of important media channels, including streaming audio, podcasting, and social media, and is relied upon by its audience of content producers, media companies, agencies, and the financial community. Our ongoing Infinite Dial research series is conducted using the highest standards of survey research, using a random-digit dialing methodology (mobile and landline) to produce a nationally representative, projectable look at the behaviors of the U.S. population ages 12 and over.
Among the milestones first recorded by the Infinite Dial:
1999: More than half the U.S. population has a computer in their home
2001: 53% of Americans have Internet access at home
2002: Cell phone ownership exceeds 50%
2006: Podcasting debuts; 22% of Americans are familiar with the term
2008: The iPhone is first tracked with 2% of the population owning one
2011: Facebook is used by over half the population (51%)
2013: Smartphone ownership exceeds 50%
2017: Smart Speaker tracking introduced with 7% of Americans 12+ owning one
2019: Over half the population say they have ever listened to a podcast
2021: 33% of Americans 12+ own a smartspeaker
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“Infinite Dial 2014” Format Report: Country P1s More Reliant On Broadcast Radio
Somerville, New Jersey — May 29, 2014 — P1 listeners to Country radio are less likely than the national average to listen to online radio overall, and Pandora specifically. They are more interested than the average listener in keeping up-to-date with music and more likely to use radio to find out about music. These and […]
“The Infinite Dial: 2014” at SF MusicTech Summit
Edison President Larry Rosin presented “The Infinite Dial: 2014” at the SF MusicTech Summit on May 20, 2014. Download the presentation slides here.
Evangelical Christians and the Infinite Dial
Last week we had the privilege of presenting data from Edison Research’s Infinite Dial study at the Christian Music Broadcasters’ Chicago Non Terrestrial / Social Media Momentum Summit. It was fantastic to see a group of industry professionals devote an entire day to an aspect of the radio business that is so crucial at this […]
“Infinite Dial 2014” Format: Rock P1s Care About Keeping Current With Music and Most Use AM/FM Radio To Do So
Somerville, New Jersey — May 6, 2014 — P1 listeners to stations that play today’s Rock are aggressively interested in keeping up-to-date with music, and they turn to AM/FM radio in greater numbers than the average listener to do so. Half of Classic Rock/Classic Hits radio P1 listeners say it is important to keep up-to-date with music. […]