During a 2022 study fielded in the United Kingdom, 20 percent of responding internet users said they had downloaded and/or streamed a movie illegally throughout the three months preceding the survey. In 2019, the figure reached a record high of 27 percent.
Percentage of internet users who downloaded and/or streamed films illegally in the United Kingdom from 2015 to 2022
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GOV.UK. (March 20, 2023). Percentage of internet users who downloaded and/or streamed films illegally in the United Kingdom from 2015 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 28, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/291300/illegal-digital-film-consumption-in-the-united-kingdom/
GOV.UK. "Percentage of internet users who downloaded and/or streamed films illegally in the United Kingdom from 2015 to 2022." Chart. March 20, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 28, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/291300/illegal-digital-film-consumption-in-the-united-kingdom/
GOV.UK. (2023). Percentage of internet users who downloaded and/or streamed films illegally in the United Kingdom from 2015 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 28, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/291300/illegal-digital-film-consumption-in-the-united-kingdom/
GOV.UK. "Percentage of Internet Users Who Downloaded And/or Streamed Films Illegally in The United Kingdom from 2015 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Mar 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/291300/illegal-digital-film-consumption-in-the-united-kingdom/
GOV.UK, Percentage of internet users who downloaded and/or streamed films illegally in the United Kingdom from 2015 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/291300/illegal-digital-film-consumption-in-the-united-kingdom/ (last visited November 28, 2023)
Percentage of internet users who downloaded and/or streamed films illegally in the United Kingdom from 2015 to 2022 [Graph], GOV.UK, March 20, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/291300/illegal-digital-film-consumption-in-the-united-kingdom/