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# Music ADHD: Users LOVE The Skip Button, says Spotify Data Scientist
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/music-adhd-users-love-the-skip-button-says-spotify-data-scientist/
- Published: 2014-05-06T12:05:00.000Z
- Updated: 2014-05-06T12:05:00.000Z
- Description: It's as if attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is running rampant among music fans. 24% of Spotify users hit the skip button within the first 5 seconds of a song starting, according to. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2014/05/music-adhd-users-love-the-skip-button-says-spotify-
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Music Business, Music Tech, Streaming, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:38

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It's as if [attention deficit hyperactivity disorder](http://psychcentral.com/disorders/adhd/?ref=hypebot.com) is running rampant among music fans. 24% of Spotify users hit the skip button within the first 5 seconds of a song starting, according to a study by The EchoNest/Spotify's Paul Lamere. A disturbing 48.6% of Spotify users use the skip button before the song ends; and music's ADHD problem is worse among younger music listeners.

"The skip button is now a big part of the overall listening experience," [says](http://musicmachinery.com/2014/05/02/the-skip/?ref=hypebot.com) Lamere. "Don’t like a song? Skip it. Never heard a song? Skip it. Just heard a song? Skip it."

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The average listener skips 14.65 times every hour, according to the study. On average, a listener is skipping a song once every four minutes.

**The Younger You Are, The More You Skip**

Teens have the highest skip rate – above 50%. As the listener gets older skip rates drop to about 35%. "Interestingly, the skipping rate rises again for people in their late 40s and early 50s," [says](http://musicmachinery.com/2014/05/02/the-skip/?ref=hypebot.com) Lumere. "The first theory is that the skipping rate is a indication of how much free time a person has time. Teenagers skip more because they have more time to devote to editing their music stream, whereas thirty-somethings, with their little kids and demanding jobs, have no time to pay attention to their music players. The second theory, suggested by Spotify über-analyst [Chris Tynan](https://twitter.com/tynanch?ref=hypebot.com), is that the late-forties skipping resurgence is caused by teenagers that use their parent’s account."

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Read the full study [here](http://musicmachinery.com/2014/05/02/the-skip/?ref=hypebot.com).

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