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Piracy behavior among movie viewers in the U.S. 2016
Movie piracy behavior among consumers in the United States as of September 2016
by Amy Watson,
last edited
Mar 21, 2018
The statistic gives information on the movie piracy behavior among consumers in the United States as of September 2016. According to the source, 24 percent of respondents pirate movies while the movie is in theaters.
Movie piracy behavior among consumers in the United States as of September 2016
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by Amy Watson,
last edited
Mar 21, 2018
The statistic gives information on the movie piracy behavior among consumers in the United States as of September 2016. According to the source, 24 percent of respondents pirate movies while the movie is in theaters.
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- February 2017
- Region
- United States
- Survey time period
- September 2016
- Number of respondents
- 1,000 respondents
- Age group
- 18 years and older
- Special properties
- among adults who pay for digital content online, including streaming subscriptions and paid downloads for music, movies and TV series
- Method of interview
- Online survey
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- February 2017
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- Region
- United States
- Survey time period
- September 2016
- Number of respondents
- 1,000 respondents
- Age group
- 18 years and older
- Special properties
- among adults who pay for digital content online, including streaming subscriptions and paid downloads for music, movies and TV series
- Method of interview
- Online survey
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Statistics on "Media piracy in the U.S. and worldwide"
- Overview
The most important statistics
- Number of visits to media piracy sites worldwide in 2018, by country (in billions)Number of media piracy site visits worldwide 2018, by country
- Average annual number of visits to media piracy sites per internet user worldwide in 2017, by countryAverage number of media piracy site visits per user worldwide 2017, by country
- Number of visits to media piracy sites worldwide in 2017, by medium (in billions)Number of media piracy site visits worldwide 2017, by medium
- Global online TV and movie revenue lost through piracy from 2010 to 2022 (in billion U.S. dollars)Online TV and movie revenue lost through piracy worldwide 2010-2022
- Online TV and movie revenue lost through piracy in 2016 and 2022, by country (in billion U.S. dollars)Countries with most online TV/movie revenue lost through piracy 2016-2022
- Consumer behavior
The most important statistics
- Share of consumers who pirate content more than once a week in selected countries worldwide as of February 2017Countries with most weekly viewers of pirated content 2017
- Share of consumers who acquired or accessed illegal media content within the last year in selected countries worldwide in 2018Share of viewers who pirate media in selected countries worldwide in 2018
- Do you ever ”pirate” media such as movies, television shows, or music?Share of viewers who pirate media in the U.S. 2017, by age group
- Do you consider pirating media such as movies, television shows, or music to be theft?Share of viewers who consider media piracy theft in the U.S. 2017
- Have you ever pirated media by downloading the files to your computer?Share of viewers who pirate media by downloading files in the U.S. 2017
- Have you ever pirated media by streaming it online?Share of viewers who pirate media by streaming online in the U.S. 2017
- Have you ever used an unauthorized streaming service to consume media?Share of viewers who used an unauthorized streaming service in the U.S. 2017
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- Preferred platform for pirated TV media worldwide in 2016 and 2017Preferred platform for pirated TV media worldwide in 2016 and 2017
- Most common illegal channels to consume movies and TV series worldwide in 2017Most popular ways to pirate to video content worldwide in 2017
- Most popular video piracy websites worldwide in July 2017, by number of unique visitors (in millions)Most visited video piracy websites worldwide 2017
- Most pirated TV channels worldwide in 2017, by traffic shareTop pirated TV channels worldwide 2017
- Share of TV piracy traffic in the United States in 2017, by deviceTV piracy traffic in the U.S. 2017, by type
- Share of viewers who use illegal file sharing services to stream or download video content in the United States in 2017, by ageViewers who use illegal file sharing services in the U.S. 2017, by age
- Reasons for using illegal file sharing services to stream or download video content in the United States in 2017Reasons for illegal file sharing service usage in the U.S. 2017
- Share of consumers who watch a movie or TV series from an illegal channel in selected countries worldwide in 2017Global reach of video piracy in selected countries worldwide 2017
- Music piracy
The most important statistics
- Share of consumers who use illegal file sharing services to stream or download music or radio content in the United States in 2017, by ageConsumers usage of illegal music/radio file sharing services in the U.S. 2017, by age
- Reasons for using illegal file sharing services to stream or download music or radio in the United States in 2017Reasons for using illegal music or radio file sharing services in the U.S. 2017
- Most common illegal channels to consume music worldwide in 2017Most popular ways to pirate to recorded music worldwide in 2017
- Most common reasons for streaming music from illegal sources worldwide in 2017Most popular reasons for streaming music illegally worldwide in 2017
- Most common reasons for downloading music from illegal sources worldwide in 2017Most popular reasons for downloading music illegally worldwide in 2017
- Share of consumers who access music through illegal channels worldwide in 2017, by countryGlobal reach of music piracy in selected countries worldwide 2017
- Share of global internet users who access music through copyright infringement as of 2017, by age groupGlobal reach of music copyright infringement 2017, by age
- Most popular ways of accessing pirated music content worldwide in 2017 (in billion visits)Methods for pirating music content worldwide 2017
- Book piracy
The most important statistics
- Share of consumers who access e-books or audiobooks through illegal channels worldwide in 2017, by countryGlobal reach of e-book and audiobook piracy in selected countries worldwide 2017
- Key figures on illegal e-book downloads in the United States in 2017Key figures on book piracy in the U.S. 2017
- Distribution of illegal book downloaders in the United States in 2017, by ageBook piracy in the U.S. 2017, by age
- Reasons for downloading illegal e-books from torrent sites in the United States in 2017Book piracy drivers in the U.S. 2017
- Most popular methods for downloading illegal e-books in the United States in 2017Book piracy downloads in the U.S. 2017, by method
- Most popular sites for downloading illegal e-books in the United States in 2017Book piracy sites in the U.S. 2017
- Most popular genres of illegal e-book downloads in the United States in 2017Genres of pirated book downloads in the U.S. 2017
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- Online film consumption in the United Kingdom (UK) 2012-2018, by frequency
- Monthly reach of illegal video consumption in selected Nordic countries 2017
- U.S. households: movies downloaded in the past 30 days (as of Q1 2009)
- Digital film consumption in the United Kingdom (UK) 2012-2018, by paid and free
- Illegal channels used to consume films and series in the Netherlands 2017
- Leading reasons for illegal films and series downloads in the Netherlands 2017
- Leading reasons for illegal streaming of films and series in the Netherlands 2017
- Purchase frequency of films to download online or in VOD France 2016
- Number of regular visitors of audiovisual piracy websites in France 2009-2015
- Illegally downloading movies and TV series in Sweden 2017, by frequency
Statistics on "Media piracy in the U.S. and worldwide"
- Number of media piracy site visits worldwide 2018, by country
- Average number of media piracy site visits per user worldwide 2017, by country
- Number of media piracy site visits worldwide 2017, by medium
- Online TV and movie revenue lost through piracy worldwide 2010-2022
- Countries with most online TV/movie revenue lost through piracy 2016-2022
- Countries with most weekly viewers of pirated content 2017
- Share of viewers who pirate media in selected countries worldwide in 2018
- Share of viewers who pirate media in the U.S. 2017, by age group
- Share of viewers who consider media piracy theft in the U.S. 2017
- Share of viewers who pirate media by downloading files in the U.S. 2017
- Share of viewers who pirate media by streaming online in the U.S. 2017
- Share of viewers who used an unauthorized streaming service in the U.S. 2017
- Preferred platform for pirated TV media worldwide in 2016 and 2017
- Most popular ways to pirate to video content worldwide in 2017
- Most visited video piracy websites worldwide 2017
- Top pirated TV channels worldwide 2017
- TV piracy traffic in the U.S. 2017, by type
- Viewers who use illegal file sharing services in the U.S. 2017, by age
- Reasons for illegal file sharing service usage in the U.S. 2017
- Global reach of video piracy in selected countries worldwide 2017
- Consumers interested in pirating movies currently in theaters 2017
- Consumers interested in pirating TV series 2017
- Game of Thrones downloads and streams worldwide as of September 2017, by episode
- Distribution of Game of Thrones illegal downloads worldwide as of September 2017
- Consumers usage of illegal music/radio file sharing services in the U.S. 2017, by age
- Reasons for using illegal music or radio file sharing services in the U.S. 2017
- Most popular ways to pirate to recorded music worldwide in 2017
- Most popular reasons for streaming music illegally worldwide in 2017
- Most popular reasons for downloading music illegally worldwide in 2017
- Global reach of music piracy in selected countries worldwide 2017
- Global reach of music copyright infringement 2017, by age
- Methods for pirating music content worldwide 2017
- Methods for pirated music delivery worldwide 2017
- Small business owners illegally streaming music worldwide 2018
- Global reach of e-book and audiobook piracy in selected countries worldwide 2017
- Key figures on book piracy in the U.S. 2017
- Book piracy in the U.S. 2017, by age
- Book piracy drivers in the U.S. 2017
- Book piracy downloads in the U.S. 2017, by method
- Book piracy sites in the U.S. 2017
- Genres of pirated book downloads in the U.S. 2017
- Reasons for downloading TV files and movies in the U.S. in 2011
- Most pirated movies of Q3 2016
- Most illegally downloaded movies worldwide May 2019
- Usage after watching of digital and physical copies owned by pirates in Italy 2018
- Leading illegally downloaded movies in the Netherlands 2014
- Frequency of paying for movie downloads among gamers in the U.S. 2016
- Online film consumption in the United Kingdom (UK) 2012-2018, by frequency
- Monthly reach of illegal video consumption in selected Nordic countries 2017
- U.S. households: movies downloaded in the past 30 days (as of Q1 2009)
- Digital film consumption in the United Kingdom (UK) 2012-2018, by paid and free
- Illegal channels used to consume films and series in the Netherlands 2017
- Leading reasons for illegal films and series downloads in the Netherlands 2017
- Leading reasons for illegal streaming of films and series in the Netherlands 2017
- Purchase frequency of films to download online or in VOD France 2016
- Number of regular visitors of audiovisual piracy websites in France 2009-2015
- Illegally downloading movies and TV series in Sweden 2017, by frequency
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