pirate digital media ad revenue stood at 1.3 billion U.S. dollars.
Between June 2020 and May 2021, 17 percent of ad revenue generated by pirate websites and less than one percent of ad revenue generated by pirate apps came from adult content advertisers. In total, Distribution of advertising revenue generated by pirate digital media between June 2020 and May 2021, by platform & ad type
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Digital Citizen Alliance, und White Bullet. "Distribution of advertising revenue generated by pirate digital media between June 2020 and May 2021, by platform & ad type." Chart. August 12, 2021. Statista. Accessed April 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1260294/digital-piracy-advertising-revenue-type/
Digital Citizen Alliance, White Bullet. (2021). Distribution of advertising revenue generated by pirate digital media between June 2020 and May 2021, by platform & ad type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1260294/digital-piracy-advertising-revenue-type/
Digital Citizen Alliance, and White Bullet. "Distribution of Advertising Revenue Generated by Pirate Digital Media between June 2020 and May 2021, by Platform & Ad Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Aug 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1260294/digital-piracy-advertising-revenue-type/
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Distribution of advertising revenue generated by pirate digital media between June 2020 and May 2021, by platform & ad type [Graph], Digital Citizen Alliance, & White Bullet, August 12, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1260294/digital-piracy-advertising-revenue-type/