Information on the total sample:
Base: German-speaking population from 14 years of age
Information on total random sample:
2014: 23,093 respondents, projection to 70.53 million people
2015: 23,090 respondents, projection to 69.24 million people
2016: 23,102 respondents, projection to 69.56 million people
2017: 23,106 respondents, projection to 70,09 million people
The figures displayed refer to the following studies: 2014: VuMA 2015; 2015: VuMA 2016; 2016: VuMA 2017; 2017: VuMA 2018
Further information on methodology is available .
Figures were rounded for a better understanding of the statistic.
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Frequency of listening to audiobooks and audio dramas in free time Germany 2014-2017
This statistic shows the results of a survey in Germany on the frequency of listening to audiobooks and audio dramas among the population in their free time from 2014 to 2017. In 2017, there were *** million people in the German-speaking population 14 years of age and older who listened to audiobooks or audio dramas several times a week.
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VuMA. (November 22, 2017). Population in Germany by frequency of listening to audiobooks and audio dramas in their free time from 2014 to 2017 (in millions) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 27, 2026, from /statistics/668009/frequency-listening-audiobooks-audio-dramas-free-time-germany/
VuMA. "Population in Germany by frequency of listening to audiobooks and audio dramas in their free time from 2014 to 2017 (in millions) ." Chart. November 22, 2017. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 27, 2026. /statistics/668009/frequency-listening-audiobooks-audio-dramas-free-time-germany/
VuMA. (2017). Population in Germany by frequency of listening to audiobooks and audio dramas in their free time from 2014 to 2017 (in millions) . ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 27, 2026. /statistics/668009/frequency-listening-audiobooks-audio-dramas-free-time-germany/
VuMA. "Population in Germany by Frequency of Listening to Audiobooks and Audio Dramas in Their Free Time from 2014 to 2017 (in Millions) ." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 22 Nov 2017, /statistics/668009/frequency-listening-audiobooks-audio-dramas-free-time-germany/
VuMA, Population in Germany by frequency of listening to audiobooks and audio dramas in their free time from 2014 to 2017 (in millions) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/668009/frequency-listening-audiobooks-audio-dramas-free-time-germany/ (last visited July 27, 2026)
Population in Germany by frequency of listening to audiobooks and audio dramas in their free time from 2014 to 2017 (in millions) [Graph], VuMA, November 22, 2017. [Online]. Available: /statistics/668009/frequency-listening-audiobooks-audio-dramas-free-time-germany/
