When someone sends you a voice note, what is your honest reaction?
I prefer voice notes37.6%
I like getting them35.4%
I put up with them15.2%
I dread them11.7%
37.6% answered "I prefer voice notes".
How many people actually like voice notes?
Statistics from 2,233 accepted quiz answers*. Updated October 2026. How these statistics work
Asked "When someone sends you a voice note, what is your honest reaction?" on the Sarahah quiz, the most common answer was "I prefer voice notes", chosen by 37.6% of 2,233 people.
Where everyone lands
Low18.3%
Medium39.4%
High42.3%
42.3% of 2,233 people worldwide scored high on the Sarahah Voice notes quiz.
Results by gender
Women
18.6%
42.6%
38.9%
Men
18%
37%
45%
LowMediumHigh
In Sarahah quiz answers, 45% of men scored high, against 38.9% of women.
Results by age group
Under 18
14%
34%
52.1%
18-24
14.4%
41.9%
43.8%
25-34
19.5%
39.4%
41.1%
35-44
22.6%
38.1%
39.3%
LowMediumHigh
In Sarahah quiz answers, 52.1% of the Under 18 group scored high, the highest of any age group, against 39.3% of 35-44.
Question by question
How often do you send one?
Every day40.1%
A few times a week26.7%
Rarely33.1%
40.1% answered "Every day".
How long is your typical voice note?
Over three minutes16.8%
More than one minute, up to three21.1%
Thirty seconds to a minute41.2%
Under thirty seconds20.9%
41.2% answered "Thirty seconds to a minute".
How do you listen to them?
Straight away, at normal speed47.2%
Later, at normal speed24.9%
Sped up19.5%
I do not listen to them8.5%
47.2% answered "Straight away, at normal speed".
Have you ever sent one longer than five minutes?
Yes, more than once28.5%
Yes, once17.2%
No54.3%
54.3% answered "No".
Where do you record them?
Walking outside26.4%
At home56.1%
In the car10.2%
At work7.2%
56.1% answered "At home".
What decides whether you are happy to get one?
Who sent it57.4%
How long it is9.9%
Where I am at the time13%
Nothing, I like them all12.8%
Nothing, I dislike them all7%
57.4% answered "Who sent it".
Who sends you the most?
Family26.2%
Close friends47.6%
Work colleagues9.1%
Group chats6.8%
Nobody sends me any10.2%
47.6% answered "Close friends".
* Everyone here chose to take the quiz, and no answers are weighted to match a real population. Each question counts only the people who answered it, so a question some people skipped rests on a smaller group than the total above.
Statistics by country
Only countries with at least 50 eligible answers of their own appear here.