You're not looking for new music? You must be over 28

Listen to the same songs over and over rather than looking for new songs? You have a lot of company – if you are over 28 years old.

A Deezer Streaming Service Survey found that the average person reaches "musical paralysis" – when she listens primarily to familiar tracks and does not seek new genres – at the age of 27 and 11 months .

Music discovery culminates nearly three years ago, with 25-year-olds listening to an average of at least 10 new songs a week.

Deezer surveyed 5,000 adults online in Brazil, Britain, France, Germany and the United States

Brazilians reached the earliest musical paralysis, at age 23, and two months, while the Germans remained curious the longest, reaching paralysis at 31 years. the countries said that they wanted to be able to meet more new music.

Demanding work schedules were the main reason given for closing ears, others citing childcare duties and a feeling of being overwhelmed by musical choice. Urvey promoted its Flow function, which mixes the listener's favorites with the new music recommended based on the previous choice.

Deezer, a competitor of streaming platforms such as Spotify, Apple Music and Tidal, is based in Paris active users.