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Online music services used among copyright infringers in the United Kingdom (UK) 2018
Online music services used among copyright infringers in the United Kingdom (UK) 2018
Which sites or services have you used in the past three months to stream/access, or share music tracks or albums through the internet?
This statistic ranks online music services and sites by usage among music copyright infringers in the United Kingdom as of May 2018. Among those who had consumed any illegal music, 36 percent reported having used Spotify within the three months previous to survey.
Which sites or services have you used in the past three months to stream/access, or share music tracks or albums through the internet?
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| Share of respondents | |
|---|---|
| YouTube | 62% |
| Spotify | 36% |
| 19% | |
| Amazon Music | 19% |
| Apple Music | 16% |
| Google (Search Engine) | 16% |
| iTunes \ App Store \ ibookstore \ Apple Store | 13% |
| Amazon \ Amazon mp3 \ Kindle | 12% |
| Soundcloud | 10% |
| 9% | |
| Google Play \ Android Marketplace | 8% |
| Pirate Bay | 6% |
| Kodi | 4% |
| MP3Skull | 3% |
| BitTorrent software | 3% |
| Share of respondents | |
|---|---|
| YouTube | 62% |
| Spotify | 36% |
| 19% | |
| Amazon Music | 19% |
| Apple Music | 16% |
| Google (Search Engine) | 16% |
| iTunes \ App Store \ ibookstore \ Apple Store | 13% |
| Amazon \ Amazon mp3 \ Kindle | 12% |
| Soundcloud | 10% |
| 9% | |
| Google Play \ Android Marketplace | 8% |
| Pirate Bay | 6% |
| Kodi | 4% |
| MP3Skull | 3% |
| BitTorrent software | 3% |
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This statistic ranks online music services and sites by usage among music copyright infringers in the United Kingdom as of May 2018. Among those who had consumed any illegal music, 36 percent reported having used Spotify within the three months previous to survey.
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- July 2018
- Region
- United Kingdom
- Survey time period
- March to May 2018
- Number of respondents
- 396 respondents
- Age group
- 12 years and older
- Special properties
- All who have streamed or shared any illegal music in the past three months
- Supplementary notes
- Online (CAWI) and face-to-face (CAPI) surveys were used.
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- United Kingdom
- Survey time period
- March to May 2018
- Number of respondents
- 396 respondents
- Age group
- 12 years and older
- Special properties
- All who have streamed or shared any illegal music in the past three months
- Supplementary notes
- Online (CAWI) and face-to-face (CAPI) surveys were used.
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