This statistic displays the legal and illegal split of digital content consumed in the United Kingdom (UK) as of May 2018, by type of digital content. The source estimated that 83 percent of the volume of digital e-books consumed were consumed legally. Music had the highest share of illegal consumption.
Legal and illegal distribution of digital media content consumed in the United Kingdom (UK) as of May 2018, by type
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Statistics on Illegal media consumption in the United Kingdom (UK)
Overview
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- Premium Statistic Number of media piracy site visits worldwide 2020, by country
- Premium Statistic Distribution of paid and free digital content consumed in the UK in 2019, by type
- Premium Statistic Legal and illegal split of digital content consumed in the UK 2018, by type
- Basic Statistic Illegal digital media content consumption in the UK 2021
Online services and software usage
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- Premium Statistic Leading digital film services used by copyright infringers in the UK 2018
- Premium Statistic Leading online television services used among copyright infringers in the UK 2018
- Basic Statistic Online music services used among copyright infringers in the United Kingdom (UK) 2018
- Basic Statistic uTorrent use to consume digital content in the UK 2012-2018, by legality group
- Basic Statistic Illegal computer software consumption in the UK 2021
Consumption behavior
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- Premium Statistic Digital content behavior in the UK as of 2018
- Premium Statistic Legality of digital content consumption in the United Kingdom (UK) 2020
- Premium Statistic Share of internet users downloading or streaming films illegally in the UK 2015-2021
- Basic Statistic Illegal digital TV program consumption in the United Kingdom (UK) 2015-2021
- Basic Statistic Illegal digital music consumption in the United Kingdom (UK) 2012-2021
- Basic Statistic Illegal digital video game consumption in the UK 2012-2022
- Basic Statistic Illegal e-book reading in the UK 2020-2022
Consumer demographics and attitudes
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- Premium Statistic Drivers of digital video purchases in the UK 2022
- Premium Statistic Drivers of digital audio purchases in the UK 2022
- Premium Statistic Digital content consumers in the UK 2018, by age group
- Premium Statistic Digital content consumers in the UK 2018, by gender
- Premium Statistic Digital content consumers in the UK 2018, by socio-economic group
- Premium Statistic Attitudes towards digital content in the United Kingdom (UK) as of March 2018
- Premium Statistic Factors discouraging illegal digital content consumption in the UK 2018
- Basic Statistic Confidence in knowing what is legal online in the United Kingdom as of 2018
Further related statistics
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- Cyberblocker services use to consume or share digital content in the UK 2012-2017
- Reasons why Russians do not pay for legal online content in 2019
- Share of Russians illegally using digital media in 2019, by format
- Book download piracy worldwide 2015, by device
- Online piracy market size in Russia 2015-2021
- Motivations for paying to consume digital content in the UK as of May 2018
- Frequency of video game downloading, streaming and accessing in the UK 2022
- Number of media piracy site visits worldwide 2016, by category
- Digital content market value in Russia 2013-2019
- Prices paid for for pirated content in Poland 2016, by type of content
- Share of sources for accessing online content legally vs illegally in Poland 2016
- Main motivators for video content infringement in the United Kingdom (UK) 2016
- Respondents who pay for pirated content in Poland 2016, by type of content
- Spain: media meshing and stacking 2016
- Reasons for stopping pirated media use South Korea 2021
- Japan: media meshing and stacking 2016
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- Motivations for paying to consume digital content in the UK as of May 2018
- Frequency of video game downloading, streaming and accessing in the UK 2022
- Number of media piracy site visits worldwide 2016, by category
- Digital content market value in Russia 2013-2019
- Prices paid for for pirated content in Poland 2016, by type of content
- Share of sources for accessing online content legally vs illegally in Poland 2016
- Main motivators for video content infringement in the United Kingdom (UK) 2016
- Respondents who pay for pirated content in Poland 2016, by type of content
- Spain: media meshing and stacking 2016
- Reasons for stopping pirated media use South Korea 2021
- Japan: media meshing and stacking 2016
Ofcom, & Kantar. (July 4, 2018). Legal and illegal distribution of digital media content consumed in the United Kingdom (UK) as of May 2018, by type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 31, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/291502/legal-and-illegal-split-of-digital-content-consumed-uk-by-type/
Ofcom, und Kantar. "Legal and illegal distribution of digital media content consumed in the United Kingdom (UK) as of May 2018, by type." Chart. July 4, 2018. Statista. Accessed March 31, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/291502/legal-and-illegal-split-of-digital-content-consumed-uk-by-type/
Ofcom, Kantar. (2018). Legal and illegal distribution of digital media content consumed in the United Kingdom (UK) as of May 2018, by type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 31, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/291502/legal-and-illegal-split-of-digital-content-consumed-uk-by-type/
Ofcom, and Kantar. "Legal and Illegal Distribution of Digital Media Content Consumed in The United Kingdom (Uk) as of May 2018, by Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Jul 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/291502/legal-and-illegal-split-of-digital-content-consumed-uk-by-type/
Ofcom & Kantar, Legal and illegal distribution of digital media content consumed in the United Kingdom (UK) as of May 2018, by type Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/291502/legal-and-illegal-split-of-digital-content-consumed-uk-by-type/ (last visited March 31, 2023)
Legal and illegal distribution of digital media content consumed in the United Kingdom (UK) as of May 2018, by type [Graph], Ofcom, & Kantar, July 4, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/291502/legal-and-illegal-split-of-digital-content-consumed-uk-by-type/