This statistic displays the results of a survey on the age distribution of music streamers and buyers in Great Britain in 2016, by activity group. That year, British music consumers who spent money on any music activity, i.e. either made a music purchase or paid for music streaming. were most likely to be aged between 25 and 34 years, with 20 percent of respondents being in this age group. Spending money on paid streaming services was more common among younger consumers.
Age distribution of music streamers and buyers in Great Britain in 2016, by activity group
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British Recorded Music Industry. (May 18, 2017). Age distribution of music streamers and buyers in Great Britain in 2016, by activity group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 29, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/325096/age-distribution-of-free-and-paid-music-streamers-in-great-britain-uk/
British Recorded Music Industry. "Age distribution of music streamers and buyers in Great Britain in 2016, by activity group." Chart. May 18, 2017. Statista. Accessed May 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/325096/age-distribution-of-free-and-paid-music-streamers-in-great-britain-uk/
British Recorded Music Industry. (2017). Age distribution of music streamers and buyers in Great Britain in 2016, by activity group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/325096/age-distribution-of-free-and-paid-music-streamers-in-great-britain-uk/
British Recorded Music Industry. "Age Distribution of Music Streamers and Buyers in Great Britain in 2016, by Activity Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 May 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/325096/age-distribution-of-free-and-paid-music-streamers-in-great-britain-uk/
British Recorded Music Industry, Age distribution of music streamers and buyers in Great Britain in 2016, by activity group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/325096/age-distribution-of-free-and-paid-music-streamers-in-great-britain-uk/ (last visited May 29, 2024)
Age distribution of music streamers and buyers in Great Britain in 2016, by activity group [Graph], British Recorded Music Industry, May 18, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/325096/age-distribution-of-free-and-paid-music-streamers-in-great-britain-uk/