U.S. audio listening habits have settled into a "new normal" post-COVID-19, with the share of daily audio time spent at home averaging 55% from 2023 through Q3 2025, according to Edison Research's Share of Ear® study.
The graph below tracks the percentage of daily audio listening time at home from 2015 to Q3 2025.
This represents an elevated level compared to pre-pandemic years, reflecting ongoing hybrid work patterns where many office workers continue remote or flexible schedules at least part-time.
The pandemic caused a sharp spike, pushing at-home listening to 59% in 2020 as remote work and social distancing became widespread, with elevated shares continuing into 2021 and 2022.
Prior to 2020, from 2015 to 2019, just over half of daily audio time—averaging slightly above 52%—occurred at home among Americans aged 13+.