Ofcom reports on audio listening in the UK

22.05.2025 - United Kingdom

UK media regulator Ofcom has published its latest research looking at how people in the UK listen to different content and platforms. The findings are based on its 2025 annual Audio and Podcast Surveys, in which it asks people about their use of and attitudes towards different types of audio. "The importance of in-car listening to the radio industry is exemplified by its steady, gradual growth. Just over a quarter of live radio listening took place in cars, vans and lorries in Q1 2025 (26%), up by 4pp in the last decade," the report states. "The majority of this listening (56%) is via DAB, which has been steadily subsuming AM/FM listening in cars as the technology has become more widely available."

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