MP3 Player Statistics
I ran across some interesting statistics on MP3 players.
From the hype, I would have guessed that the share for the iPod was about 95%. But actually, the most recent figure I can find is 29.4%. Sony was number 2 with 10.6%. ‘Other’ was really large, at 30.2%. That would include my “Napster”, manufactured by Samsung.
Beyond listening to music, these things are used to listen to podcasts. How is that going?
According to one survey I found, reported use of MP3 players to listen to podcasts is dropping. It was 36% 9 months ago, and down to 26% 3 months ago.
I’m not certain that tells the whole story. I frequently listen to podcasts. But I never bother to transfer them to an MP3 player. I download them to my “oversized” MP3 player – also known as my HP laptop – and listen to them directly from my computer. Since I take it everywhere, why bother with another device?
The MP3 player gets used when I’m on the tractor. I couple the Napster with a pair of Bose Quiet Comfort II headphones. I hardly notice the roar of the little Kubota that could.
From the hype, I would have guessed that the share for the iPod was about 95%. But actually, the most recent figure I can find is 29.4%. Sony was number 2 with 10.6%. ‘Other’ was really large, at 30.2%. That would include my “Napster”, manufactured by Samsung.
Beyond listening to music, these things are used to listen to podcasts. How is that going?
According to one survey I found, reported use of MP3 players to listen to podcasts is dropping. It was 36% 9 months ago, and down to 26% 3 months ago.
I’m not certain that tells the whole story. I frequently listen to podcasts. But I never bother to transfer them to an MP3 player. I download them to my “oversized” MP3 player – also known as my HP laptop – and listen to them directly from my computer. Since I take it everywhere, why bother with another device?
The MP3 player gets used when I’m on the tractor. I couple the Napster with a pair of Bose Quiet Comfort II headphones. I hardly notice the roar of the little Kubota that could.
posted by Steve Casey Research at 3:39 PM
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