The pandemic may have altered media consumption habits, but radio held strong as the #1 reach medium. Nielsen’s latest Total Audience Report shows that radio reached 88% of U.S. adults weekly in Q3 of 2020, beating out all other media. The weekly reach rankings are as follows:
- Radio (reaching 88% of U.S. adults weekly)
- App/web use on a smartphone (85% reach)
- Live+ time-shifted TV (80%)
- TV-connected devices (56%)
- Internet on a computer (52%)
- App/web on a tablet (45%)
Radio listeners tuned in for 12+ hours per week on average. As Inside Radio reported, the share of time spent with radio increased, even as Americans’ overall time spent with media declined.
The report also found that radio and TV still command the highest share of collective trust in advertising. 60% of people 35-49 consider radio spots very or somewhat trustworthy, with TV following at 59%.
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