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Distribution of audiobook sales in the United States 2012-2016, by target group

Distribution of audiobook sales in the United States from 2012 to 2016, by target group

The data displays the distribution of audiobook sales in the U.S. from 2012 to 2016, divided by the intended age group of the titles sold (adult titles versus children and young adult titles). Adult titles made up 89.8% of all audiobook sales in 2016.

2012 85.9 14.1
2013 90.5 9.5
2014 86.7 13.3
2015 90.4 9.6
2016 89.8 10.2