Often we’re asked which codecs and formats are used for internet radio streams. Obviously this is an important information for product planning.
So here you go. From time to time we will publish the percentage of codecs / formats here. Over time you will see trends of what’s growing and declining.
2021, October
68,1 % mp3
28,4 % aac
2,9 % hls
0,3 % ogg
0,2 % wma
0,1 % dash
HTTPS capable 78,3 %
HTTP only 21,7 %
HTTPs only 2,5 %
2021, May
69,5 % mp3
28,4 % aac
2,5 % hls
0,3 % ogg
0,2 % wma
0,1 % dash
HTTPS capable 76,1 %
HTTP only 24,8 %
HTTPs only 2,6 %
2021, April
68,8 % mp3
28,2 % aac
2,4 % hls
0,3 % ogg
0,2 % wma
0,1 % dash
HTTPS capable 74,6 %
HTTP only 25,4 %
HTTPs only 2,5 %
2021, February
68,8 % mp3
28,1 % aac
2,5 % hls
0,3 % ogg
0,2 % wma
HTTPS capable 72 %
HTTP only 26 %
HTTPs only 2 %
2020, January
68 % mp3
29 % aac
2 % hls
0,5 % asf
0,5 % ogg
2018, January
66 % mp3
31 % aac
2 % hls
1 % wma
2016, November
61 % mp3
32 % aac
4 % wma
3 % asf