This statistic shows the proportion of legal and illegal (unlicensed) computer software worldwide, from 2009 to 2017 worldwide. In 2017, 63 percent of software used globally was licensed.
Global share of legal and illegal computer software installed from 2009 to 2017
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Business Software Alliance. (June 4, 2018). Global share of legal and illegal computer software installed from 2009 to 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/263187/global-distribution-of-legal-and-illegal-computer-software/
Business Software Alliance. "Global share of legal and illegal computer software installed from 2009 to 2017." Chart. June 4, 2018. Statista. Accessed October 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/263187/global-distribution-of-legal-and-illegal-computer-software/
Business Software Alliance. (2018). Global share of legal and illegal computer software installed from 2009 to 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/263187/global-distribution-of-legal-and-illegal-computer-software/
Business Software Alliance. "Global Share of Legal and Illegal Computer Software Installed from 2009 to 2017." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Jun 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/263187/global-distribution-of-legal-and-illegal-computer-software/
Business Software Alliance, Global share of legal and illegal computer software installed from 2009 to 2017 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/263187/global-distribution-of-legal-and-illegal-computer-software/ (last visited October 03, 2024)
Global share of legal and illegal computer software installed from 2009 to 2017 [Graph], Business Software Alliance, June 4, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/263187/global-distribution-of-legal-and-illegal-computer-software/
