Paid downloads: most popular music genres in Germany 2015

This statistic shows the results of a survey on the most popular music genres for commercial music downloads in Germany from 2013 to 2015. In 2013, roughly 1.76 million Germans aged 14 years and older had paid for downloading rock music within the past six months.

Number of people who used the internet for paid music downloads in Germany from 2013 to 2015, by genre (in millions)

Characteristic	2013	2014	2015
-	-	-	-
-	-	-	-
-	-	-	-
-	-	-	-
-	-	-	-
-	-	-	-
-	-	-	-
-	-	-	-
-	-	-	-
-	-	-	-
-	-	-	-
-	-	-	-
-	-	-	-

Download

Source

Show detailed source information?

Already a member?

Source

Use Ask Statista Research Service

Release date

November 2015

More information

Region

Germany

Survey time period

2013 and 2015

Age group

14 years and older

Special properties

German-speaking population

Method of interview

Face-to-face interview

Supplementary notes

Information on base:
German-speaking population age 14 and older

Information on random sample:
2013: 23,083 respondents, projected base of 70.33 million people
2014: 23,093 respondents, projected base of 70.53 million people
2015: 23,090 respondents, projected base of 69.24 million people

The figures refer to the following studies: 2013: VuMA 2014; 2014: VuMA 2015; VuMA 2016

You can find further information on the methodology here.

This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Have you personally bought music CDs/DVDs or paid for downloading music online within the last six months?"
(Original German question: "Haben Sie persönlich für sich selbst in den letzten 6 Monaten bespielte Musik-CDs/-DVDs gekauft, oder kostenpflichtig im Internet heruntergeladen (Downloads)?"

Citation formats