Leading reasons for illegal music downloads in the Netherlands 2017

This statistic shows the answers to a survey question on the primary reason for downloading music from illegal sources in the Netherlands in 2017. The leading reason was the price, with 38 percent of the respondents naming this particular reason. By comparison, seven percent of the respondents indicated bit rate or sound quality as their primary reason for music piracy.

The Netherlands' most popular music streaming service is Spotify. The total number of Spotify users (free and paid) was going to reach 6.2 million in the first quarter of 2018.