According to a survey conducted between August 2012 and March 2022, the share of internet users in the United Kingdom (UK) who had consumed digital music illegally had dropped from 20 percent in 2019 to 15 percent in 2021 before increasing to a share of 25 percent in 2022. The second lowest figure at 18 percent of all respondents was reported in 2017 and 2020.
Illegal digital music consumption in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2012-2022
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Overview
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Consumption behavior
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- Basic Statistic Digital content behavior in the UK as of 2018
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Consumer demographics and attitudes
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- Premium Statistic Drivers of digital video or audio content purchases in the UK 2024
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- Digital music users in the UK in 2012, by gender and type of use
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- Country ranking by digital share of consumer spending on music in 2016
- Unlicensed music website recognition in the U.S. 2015
- Digital music sharing in the United Kingdom (UK) 2015-2019, by frequency
- Trading digital music with friends in the United Kingdom (UK) 2013, by demographic
- Devices used by music streamers for music consumption in Great Britain (UK) 2014
- Argentina: popularity of digital music 2013-2017
- Using free music cloud locker services monthly in the UK 2013, by demographic
- Online music services revenue in China 2014-2019
- Change in iTunes chart rank during Grammy Awards 2014
- Average music spend among selected consumers in the U.S. 2015
- Distribution of music genres listened to in Norway 2017-2018
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GOV.UK, & Intellectual Property Office (UK). (February 3, 2023). Illegal digital music consumption in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2012-2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 16, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/291298/illegal-digital-music-consumption-in-the-united-kingdom/
GOV.UK, und Intellectual Property Office (UK). "Illegal digital music consumption in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2012-2022." Chart. February 3, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/291298/illegal-digital-music-consumption-in-the-united-kingdom/
GOV.UK, Intellectual Property Office (UK). (2023). Illegal digital music consumption in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2012-2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/291298/illegal-digital-music-consumption-in-the-united-kingdom/
GOV.UK, and Intellectual Property Office (UK). "Illegal Digital Music Consumption in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2012-2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Feb 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/291298/illegal-digital-music-consumption-in-the-united-kingdom/
GOV.UK & Intellectual Property Office (UK), Illegal digital music consumption in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2012-2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/291298/illegal-digital-music-consumption-in-the-united-kingdom/ (last visited June 16, 2024)
Illegal digital music consumption in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2012-2022 [Graph], GOV.UK, & Intellectual Property Office (UK), February 3, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/291298/illegal-digital-music-consumption-in-the-united-kingdom/