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# Listening To Music On Smartphones Explodes [STUDY, CHARTS]
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/listening-to-music-on-smartphones-explodes-study-charts/
- Published: 2013-08-13T12:30:00.000Z
- Updated: 2013-08-13T12:30:00.000Z
- Description: 1 in 5 Americans listen to music on smartphones, according to an eMarketer study. Listening to music on a hones is now a regular activity for 70 million in the. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2013/08/listening-to-music-on-smartphones-explodes-study-charts.html]
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Apps, Mobile & SMS, Music Tech, Streaming, Digital audio, eMarketer, iTunes, Music download, Pandora, Pandora Media, Spotify, United States, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:43

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1 in 5 Americans listen to music on smartphones, according to an eMarketer study. Listening to music on a hones is now a regular activity for 70 million in the US with double-digit growth predicted to continue through 2015\. The stats combine phone users who stream music via Pandora, Spotify or a digital radio station with those who download music to their phone.

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eMarketer’s forecast does not include listeners who only sideload music from their PC to their phone.

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[eMarketer](http://www.emarketer.com/Article/Music-Goes-Mobile-More-Smartphone-Users-Stream-Songs/1010126?ref=hypebot.com) based its estimates of digital music listening on the analysis of survey and traffic data from research firms and regulatory agencies, historical trends, company-specific data, and demographic and socioeconomic factors.Related articles

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