NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--iHeartRadio, iHeartMedia’s all-in-one digital music and live streaming radio service, today announced that it has surpassed 60 million registered users, continuing to grow faster than any other radio or digital music service — even faster than Facebook — and also reaching nearly 90 million unique visitors across its iHeartRadio Network. Plus, the service's registered users do not account for the millions of users who listen to iHeartRadio's live radio functionality without registering, indicating that the app’s total reach is even greater. These user milestones position iHeartRadio as the industry’s top streaming radio app, one of the most used music apps and one of the top free downloads in app stores across all categories.
In addition, iHeartRadio’s brand awareness reached 75 percent in December, up 5 percent from last year and an impressive milestone in just three years. iHeartRadio also has more than 500 million downloads of the app and nearly 80 million social media followers across the iHeartRadio Network.
“iHeartRadio’s rapid expansion continues to push the boundaries of the digital radio listening experience,” said Darren Davis, President of iHeartRadio and iHeartMedia Networks. “Our growth is a testament to the success of our continued innovation, our hard work in anticipating the needs of the connected consumer and our goal to provide listeners with the content they love anytime and anywhere, with the personalized and curated experience they crave across all their devices.”
iHeartRadio’s growth comes on the heels of its expanded availability across more than a dozen additional devices, announced at the 2015 Consumer Electronics Show, including first time integrations with Sony, LG and others spanning auto, in-home entertainment and gaming.
iHeartRadio delivers everything listeners want in a free all-in-one platform: instant access to 2,000 Live Radio Stations across the country, user-created Custom Stations inspired by 800,000 artists and 20 million songs, thousands of curated digital stations and Shows & Personalities featuring on-demand news, talk and entertainment content. To see all available platforms and to download the app, visit iHeartRadio.com/apps.
About iHeartMedia
With 245 million monthly listeners in the U.S., 97 million monthly digital uniques and 196 million monthly consumers of its Total Traffic and Weather Network, iHeartMedia has the largest reach of any radio or television outlet in America. It serves over 150 markets through 858 owned radio stations, and the company’s radio stations and content can be heard on AM/FM, HD digital radio, satellite radio, on the Internet at iHeartRadio.com and on the company’s radio station websites, on the iHeartRadio mobile app, in enhanced auto dashes, on tablets and smartphones, and on gaming consoles.
iHeartRadio, iHeartMedia’s digital radio platform, is the No. 1 all-in-one digital audio service with over 500 million downloads; it reached its first 20 million registered users faster than any digital service in Internet history and reached 50 million users faster than any digital music service and even faster than Twitter, Facebook and Pinterest. The company’s operations include radio broadcasting, online, mobile, digital and social media, live concerts and events, syndication, music research services and independent media representation.
