Smart Audio [VIDEO]

This presentation by Tom Webster of Edison Research presents the Spring 2018 edition of The Smart Audio Report from NPR and Edison Research. More than 43M people (18+) in the U.S. now own a smart speaker. And it’s no longer just the early adopters using these devices. New smart speaker owners are emerging as a distinct audience in terms of user profile, behavior and media habits.

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Demographics Of Moviegoers [CHART]

Chart: Moviegoer Demographics

Three-quarters of the US population went to a movie at the cinema at least once last year and roughly 1 in 8 (12%) could be deemed frequent moviegoers in claiming to attend at least once a month.

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Demographics Of Social Media Distrust [CHART]

Chart: Demographics Of Social Media Distrust

Most US internet users say they don’t trust social networks to protect their personal information. A May 2018 survey by Rad Campaign found that 61% of respondents had little to no trust in social networks. That compares with 53% in 2016, and 57% in 2014.

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Voice Commerce Users By Age & Platform [TABLE]

Table: Voice Commerce By Age & Platform

30% of US internet users have used a voice assistant to look for product information or purchase products—in other words, shop or buy. Google Assistant (13.9%) and Siri (13.1%) had the highest usage for these activities.

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Offline Americans By Demographic [CHART]

Chart: Offline Americans

A declining yet substantial proportion of the US adult population does not use the internet. In fact, 11% of US adults do not go online, with that figure down from 15% in a previous analysis released 5 years ago.

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