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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The Infinite Dial: Israel (Hebrew version)
7 אפריל 2014 –הודעה לעיתונות– סקר Edison Research ו– Cue.AD: 27% מהישראלים בגילאי 18-65 מאזינים לשירותי אודיו אינטרנטי על בסיס חודשי, זאת בהשוואה ל- 51% אמריקאים בני אותה קבוצת גיל. הסקר נערך עבור כנס הרדיו “FM+ קולטים את העתיד” כנס הרדיו השנתי של בית ספר סמי עופר לתקשורת במרכז הבינתחומי הרצליה בית ספר סמי […]
The Infinite Dial: Israel
Read the Hebrew version here. Israeli Internet Radio in Early Development Stages but Poised for Rapid Growth Survey of Israelis by Edison Research and Cue.AD Shows How Israeli Online Radio Compares to USA Herzliya, 6 April 2014 According to a new survey to be presented at the FM+ Radio conference at the IDC on 7 […]
“Infinite Dial” Format Report Reveals Radio’s Quiet Competitor: YouTube
Somerville, New Jersey — April 1, 2014 — Over a third of Americans age 12-and-up used YouTube to watch music videos or listen to music in the last week. For listeners to most current-based formats, those numbers are significantly higher. 57% of CHR P1s have used YouTube for music in the last week, followed by 53% […]
The Infinite Dial: Sports Talk Edition
On the heels of our recent comprehensive study of digital media usage, The Infinite Dial, we were asked to put together a look at Sports Talk radio listeners for the Radio Ink Sports Radio Conference, held March 11, 2014 in San Diego. Edison President Larry Rosin presented a look at how Sports listeners are using […]