The retail value of digital single downloads in the United States has dropped significantly between 2004 and 2023, amounted to just 190.8 million U.S. dollars in 2023, less than a quarter of the figure recorded in 2016. Album downloads have also seen a decrease in value, falling to 204.7 million dollars in 2023.
Value of digital music singles downloaded in the United States from 2004 to 2023
(in million U.S. dollars)
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RIAA. (March 26, 2024). Value of digital music singles downloaded in the United States from 2004 to 2023 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 12, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/186698/value-of-digital-music-single-downloads-in-the-us-since-2004/
RIAA. "Value of digital music singles downloaded in the United States from 2004 to 2023 (in million U.S. dollars)." Chart. March 26, 2024. Statista. Accessed September 12, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/186698/value-of-digital-music-single-downloads-in-the-us-since-2004/
RIAA. (2024). Value of digital music singles downloaded in the United States from 2004 to 2023 (in million U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 12, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/186698/value-of-digital-music-single-downloads-in-the-us-since-2004/
RIAA. "Value of Digital Music Singles Downloaded in The United States from 2004 to 2023 (in Million U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Mar 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/186698/value-of-digital-music-single-downloads-in-the-us-since-2004/
RIAA, Value of digital music singles downloaded in the United States from 2004 to 2023 (in million U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/186698/value-of-digital-music-single-downloads-in-the-us-since-2004/ (last visited September 12, 2024)
Value of digital music singles downloaded in the United States from 2004 to 2023 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph], RIAA, March 26, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/186698/value-of-digital-music-single-downloads-in-the-us-since-2004/
