This statistic displays the share of internet users who consumed digital content legally and illegally in the United Kingdom (UK) as of March 2018, by age group. As of March 2018, it was found that 19 percent of responding internet users aged between 16 to 24 years, who downloaded or streamed/accessed digital content online, consumed entirely legally.
Share of internet users who consume digital content legally and illegally in the United Kingdom (UK) as of March 2018, by age group
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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 2020-2021
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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- Frequency of online film and TV program downloading in the United Kingdom (UK) 2018
- Motivations for paying to consume digital content in the UK as of May 2018
- Online video downloading penetration in the UK March 2019, by demographic
- Websites with the most infringing URLs removed worldwide 2015
- Book torrent piracy worldwide 2015, by device
- Italy: lost digital sales due to piracy in music industry 2014
- Ownership of downloaded/streamed content before consumption in the UK as of May 2017
- Book download piracy worldwide 2015, by device
- Peer-to-peer services usage to consume or share digital content in the UK 2012-2018
- Opinions on artist compensation for internet music downloads in Finland 2015
- Croatia: online video sources 2015
- Israel: online video sources 2015
- Content industry import value South Korea 2020, by segment
- Mexico: most watched online video genres 2014
- United States: media meshing and stacking 2016
- Italy: media meshing and stacking 2016
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- Frequency of online film and TV program downloading in the United Kingdom (UK) 2018
- Motivations for paying to consume digital content in the UK as of May 2018
- Online video downloading penetration in the UK March 2019, by demographic
- Websites with the most infringing URLs removed worldwide 2015
- Book torrent piracy worldwide 2015, by device
- Italy: lost digital sales due to piracy in music industry 2014
- Ownership of downloaded/streamed content before consumption in the UK as of May 2017
- Book download piracy worldwide 2015, by device
- Peer-to-peer services usage to consume or share digital content in the UK 2012-2018
- Opinions on artist compensation for internet music downloads in Finland 2015
- Croatia: online video sources 2015
- Israel: online video sources 2015
- Content industry import value South Korea 2020, by segment
- Mexico: most watched online video genres 2014
- United States: media meshing and stacking 2016
- Italy: media meshing and stacking 2016
Intellectual Property Office (UK). (July 4, 2018). Share of internet users who consume digital content legally and illegally in the United Kingdom (UK) as of March 2018, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 23, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/454820/digital-content-consumers-in-the-uk-by-age-group/
Intellectual Property Office (UK). "Share of internet users who consume digital content legally and illegally in the United Kingdom (UK) as of March 2018, by age group." Chart. July 4, 2018. Statista. Accessed March 23, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/454820/digital-content-consumers-in-the-uk-by-age-group/
Intellectual Property Office (UK). (2018). Share of internet users who consume digital content legally and illegally in the United Kingdom (UK) as of March 2018, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 23, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/454820/digital-content-consumers-in-the-uk-by-age-group/
Intellectual Property Office (UK). "Share of Internet Users Who Consume Digital Content Legally and Illegally in The United Kingdom (Uk) as of March 2018, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Jul 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/454820/digital-content-consumers-in-the-uk-by-age-group/
Intellectual Property Office (UK), Share of internet users who consume digital content legally and illegally in the United Kingdom (UK) as of March 2018, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/454820/digital-content-consumers-in-the-uk-by-age-group/ (last visited March 23, 2023)
Share of internet users who consume digital content legally and illegally in the United Kingdom (UK) as of March 2018, by age group [Graph], Intellectual Property Office (UK), July 4, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/454820/digital-content-consumers-in-the-uk-by-age-group/