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18 Media Technologies, Sorted by Adoption Rate

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18 Media Technologies, Sorted by Adoption Rate

The Chart of the Week is a weekly Visual Capitalist feature on Fridays.

As you read this, know that you are not alone.

Statistically speaking, over 50% of people are consuming media in some form at this given moment.

In fact, the latest data shows that Americans spend over 12 hours per day consuming media in various forms. This means that people spend more time consuming media than they do working or sleeping – a prolific insight that explains why companies like Apple, Alphabet, Facebook, and Netflix have exploded in size and dominance over the last decade.

Media Adoption in 2018

Using the most recent survey data from Jacobs Media, we can get a sense of how all of this media is actually being consumed.

The following data shows the survey results of 64,289 radio listeners in North America to highlight the adoption rates for 18 different media technologies, ranging from television to smartwatches.

RankMedia TypeAdoption Rate
#1TV/Video95%
#2AM/FM Radio92%
#3Smartphone90%
#4Social Media86%
#5Tablet70%
#6Streaming Video69%
#7Radio/Music Apps66%
#8Device-to-Car65%
#9Streaming Audio61%
#10Smart TV51%
#11Video Games44%
#12MP3 Plaer35%
#13Satellite Radio25%
#14Connected Car24%
#15Podcast23%
#16Smart Speaker21%
#17HD Radio13%
#18Smartwatch11%

Conventional mediums like television still reign supreme for now.

However, it’s worth noting that the intersection of media and technology is a rapidly-evolving space – and there are several mediums that are jumping up the rankings fast.

Movers and Shakers

We previously covered the ultra-competitive battle for smart speaker market share, and the data here gives further indication to how fast the space is evolving. In the 2018 edition of the survey, smart speakers held a 21% penetration rate – that’s almost double the rate in the 2017 survey, which was only at 11%.

In the video streaming space, Netflix continues its rapid growth – something that was also evident in the internet minute graphic that we shared with you earlier in the week. Users watching Netflix at least once per week jumped from 41% to 52% between 2017 and 2018.

Finally, in other brand news, Facebook is used on a weekly basis by 74% of respondents. Other social media platforms like Instagram and Snapchat were well behind Facebook in overall media usage, but are still growing in terms of users.

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Revenue

Charting Revenue: How The New York Times Makes Money

This graphic tracks the New York Times’ revenue streams over the past two decades, identifying its transition from advertising to subscription-reliant.

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NYTimes advertisement to subscription

When it comes to quality and accessible content, whether it be entertainment or news, consumers are often willing to pay for it.

Similar to the the precedent set by the music industry, many news outlets have also been figuring out how to transition into a paid digital monetization model. Over the past decade or so, The New York Times (NY Times)—one of the world’s most iconic and widely read news organizations—has been transforming its revenue model to fit this trend.

This chart from creator Trendline uses annual reports from the The New York Times Company to visualize how this seemingly simple transition helped the organization adapt to the digital era.

New York Times revenue in a bar chart

The New York Times’ Revenue Transition

The NY Times has always been one of the world’s most-widely circulated papers. Before the launch of its digital subscription model, it earned half its revenue from print and online advertisements.

The rest of its income came in through circulation and other avenues including licensing, referrals, commercial printing, events, and so on. But after annual revenues dropped by more than $500 million from 2006 to 2010, something had to change.

NY Revenue By YearPrint CirculationDigital SubscriptionAdvertisingOtherTotal
2003$623M$1,196M$168M$1,987M
2004$616M$1,222M$165M$2,003M
2005$616M$1,262M$157M$2,035M
2006$637M$1,269M$172M$2,078M
2007$646M$1,223M$183M$2,052M
2008$668M$1,068M$181M$1,917M
2009$683M$797M$101M$1,581M
2010$684M$780M$93M$1,557M
2011$659M$47M$756M$93M$1,555M
2012$681M$114M$712M$88M$1,595M
2013$673M$151M$667M$86M$1,577M
2014$668M$172M$662M$86M$1,588M
2015$653M$199M$639M$89M$1,580M
2016$647M$232M$581M$94M$1,554M
2017$668M$340M$559M$109M$1,676M
2018$642M$400M$558M$148M$1,748M
2019$624M$460M$531M$198M$1,813M
2020$597M$598M$392M$196M$1,783M
2021$588M$774M$498M$215M$2,075M
2022$574M$979M$523M$233M$2,308M

In 2011, the NY Times launched its new digital subscription model and put some of its online articles behind a paywall. It bet that consumers would be willing to pay for quality content.

And while it faced a rocky start, with revenue through print circulation and advertising slowly dwindling and some consumers frustrated that once-available content was now paywalled, its income through digital subscriptions began to climb.

After digital subscription revenues first launched in 2011, they totaled to $47 million of revenue in their first year. By 2022 they had climbed to $979 million and accounted for 42% of total revenue.

Why Are Readers Paying for News?

More than half of U.S. adults subscribe to the news in some format. That (perhaps surprisingly) includes around four out of 10 adults under the age of 35.

One of the main reasons cited for this was the consistency of publications in covering a variety of news topics.

And given the NY Times’ popularity, it’s no surprise that it recently ranked as the most popular news subscription.

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