This ranking presents data on the digital share of recorded music sales in European countries in 2016. That year, Sweden ranked highest with 70 percent of music sales going on music sold via digital channels.
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This ranking presents data on the digital share of recorded music sales in European countries in 2016. That year, Sweden ranked highest with 70 percent of music sales going on music sold via digital channels.
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- Worldwide retail sales value of music products by region in 2016 (in billion U.S. dollars)*Music products retail sales worldwide 2016, by region
- Recorded music industry revenue in Europe from 1997 to 2016 (in billion euros)Music industry revenue in Europe 1997-2016
- Ranking of European countries by total recorded music revenues in 2016 (in million U.S. dollars)Leading recorded music markets in Europe 2016
- Distribution of recorded music industry revenue in Europe from 2009 to 2014, by sectorMusic industry revenue in Europe 2009-2014, by sector
- Ranking of European countries by recorded music revenues per capita in 2014 (in U.S. dollars)Recorded music revenue per capita in European countries 2014
- Market revenues
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- Music industry revenue in Norway from 2012 to 2015 (in million NOK)Music industry revenue in Norway 2012-2015
- Music industry revenue in Denmark from 2011 to 2015, with a forecast to 2020 (in million DKK)Music industry revenue in Denmark from 2011-2020
- Recorded music industry revenue in Sweden from 2006 to 2016 (in million SEK)Music industry revenue in Sweden 2006-2016
- Recorded music industry income in France from 2002 to 2017 (in million euros)Recorded music industry income in France 2002-2017
- Revenues from music sales (physical and digital) in Germany from 1998 to 2017 (in million euros)Revenues from music sales in Germany 1998-2017
- Music industry income in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2003 to 2017 (in million GBP)Music industry income in the United Kingdom (UK) 2003-2017
- Revenues of the music and radio industries in Italy in selected years from 2014 to 2020* (in million euros)Italy: music and radio revenues in Italy 2014-2020
- Sales value of physical and digital sales of music recorded in Spain from 2001 to 2016 (in million euros)Music sales value: digital and physical music from Spain 2001-2016
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- Digital music revenue in selected European countries in 2018 (in million U.S. dollars)Digital Market Outlook: digital music revenue in European countries 2018
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- Revenue from digital music sales in Germany from 2004 to 2016 (in million euros)Digital music revenues in Germany 2004-2016
- Digital revenue of the music industry in France from 2006 to 2017 (in million euros)Digital revenue of the music industry in France from 2006 to 2017
- Recorded digital music industry revenue in Sweden from 2006 to 2016 (in million SEK)Digital music industry revenue in Sweden 2006-2016
- Digital music sales revenue in Norway from 2012 to 2015, by type (in million NOK)Digital music sales revenue in Norway 2012-2015, by type
- Annual revenue of the digital music industry in the Netherlands from 2012 to 2021 (in million euros)Digital music industry revenue in the Netherlands 2012-2021
- Music streaming
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- Revenue from music streaming (subscription services) in Germany from 2008 to 2017 (in million euros)Revenue from music streaming in Germany 2008-2017
- Trade value of music streaming in Italy in the first half of 2015 and 2016 (in million euros)Italy: music streaming trade value H1 2015-H1 2016
- Value of Spanish music streaming subscriptions and advertising in Spain from 2011 to 2016 (in 1,000 euros)Spanish music streaming sales value in Spain 2011-2016
- Sales revenue from music streaming subscriptions in Sweden from 2009 to 2016 (in million SEK)Sales revenue from music streaming in Sweden 2009-2016
- Income from music streaming in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2008 to 2017 (in million GBP)Music streaming income in the United Kingdom (UK) 2008-2017
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- Which of the following criteria are important to you when choosing the service you use to access music?Criteria for choosing digital music services in Europe 2016, by age
- Usage of free and paid online music services in Europe in 2016, by ageFree and paid online music service usage in Europe 2016, by age
- Usage of free and paid online music services in Europe in 2016, by genderFree and paid online music service usage in Europe 2016, by gender
- Number of persons listening to music during their free time in Germany from 2014 to 2017, by frequency (in millions)Frequency of listening to music during leisure time in Germany 2014-2017
- Most popular music genres in Germany in 2017Most popular music genres in Germany 2017
- Average daily time spent on listening to music media in Norway from 2005 to 2015 (in minutes)Average daily time spent on listening to music media in Norway 2005-2015
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- Average number of attendants at music festivals in Europe from 2014 to 2015Average attendance at music festivals in Europe 2014-2015
- Average price of music festival tickets in Europe from 2014 to 2017 (in euros)Average price of music festival tickets in Europe 2014-2017
- Live music revenue in Denmark from 2011 to 2015, with a forecast to 2020 (in million DKK)Live music revenue in Denmark from 2011-2020
- Revenue of the live music sector in Finland in selected years from 2011 to 2016 (in million euros)Revenue of the live music sector in Finland 2011-2016
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- Concerts turnover, box office and audience expenditure in Italy in 2017, by sector (in million euros)Turnover and box office of concerts in Italy 2017, by sector
- Top 5 of fee-based festivals with the highest number of visitors in the Netherlands in 2014 and 2015 (in 1,000s)*Top 5 fee-based festivals with the most visitors in the Netherlands 2014-2015
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- Gross digital revenue of music streaming in France from 2008 to 2014 (in million euros)
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