This statistic shows the distribution of classical recorded music listeners worldwide as of the fourth quarter of 2018, sorted by age group. The data reveals that whilst the majority of classical music fans worldwide were aged 55 or above, 29 percent of fans of the genre were aged under 35 years old, with four percent of that figure being 16 to 19-year-old listeners.
Distribution of classical music listeners worldwide as of the 4th quarter of 2018, by age group
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MIDiA Research. (June 19, 2019). Distribution of classical music listeners worldwide as of the 4th quarter of 2018, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 02, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1021633/classical-music-fans-worldwide-age/
MIDiA Research. "Distribution of classical music listeners worldwide as of the 4th quarter of 2018, by age group." Chart. June 19, 2019. Statista. Accessed June 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1021633/classical-music-fans-worldwide-age/
MIDiA Research. (2019). Distribution of classical music listeners worldwide as of the 4th quarter of 2018, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1021633/classical-music-fans-worldwide-age/
MIDiA Research. "Distribution of Classical Music Listeners Worldwide as of The 4th Quarter of 2018, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Jun 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1021633/classical-music-fans-worldwide-age/
MIDiA Research, Distribution of classical music listeners worldwide as of the 4th quarter of 2018, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1021633/classical-music-fans-worldwide-age/ (last visited June 02, 2024)
Distribution of classical music listeners worldwide as of the 4th quarter of 2018, by age group [Graph], MIDiA Research, June 19, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1021633/classical-music-fans-worldwide-age/