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Preferred platform for pirated TV media worldwide in 2016 and 2017
Preferred platform for pirated TV media worldwide in 2016 and 2017
by Amy Watson,
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Apr 26, 2019
The statistic presents data on the preferred platform for pirated TV worldwide in 2016 and 2017. According to the source, mobile devices (including phones and tablets) accounted for 52 percent of visits to illegal television streaming sites in 2017, an increase from 32 percent in 2016.
Preferred platform for pirated TV media worldwide in 2016 and 2017
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by Amy Watson,
last edited
Apr 26, 2019
The statistic presents data on the preferred platform for pirated TV worldwide in 2016 and 2017. According to the source, mobile devices (including phones and tablets) accounted for 52 percent of visits to illegal television streaming sites in 2017, an increase from 32 percent in 2016.
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Mobile includes phones and tablets
Desktop includes computers and laptops
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Mobile includes phones and tablets
Desktop includes computers and laptops
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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
- Video piracy
The most important statistics
- 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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- Book torrent piracy worldwide 2015, by device
- Book piracy in the U.S. 2017, by education
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Statistics on "Media piracy in the U.S. and worldwide - Overview"
- 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
Statistics on "Media piracy in the U.S. and worldwide - Consumer behavior"
- 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
Statistics on "Media piracy in the U.S. and worldwide - Video piracy"
- 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
Statistics on "Media piracy in the U.S. and worldwide - Music piracy"
- 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
Statistics on "Media piracy in the U.S. and worldwide - Book piracy"
- 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
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- Music piracy traffic worldwide 2017, by device
- Number of media piracy site visits worldwide 2016, by category
- Share of media piracy site visits worldwide 2018, by content type
- Number of mobile media piracy site visits worldwide 2016, by category
- Book download piracy worldwide 2015, by device
- Illegal football downloading: main reasons in Spain 2017
- Illegally downloading movies and TV series in Sweden 2017, by frequency
- Measures against online piracy awareness in Spain and abroad 2015
- Number of illegal downloads of Netflix's original series 2013-2014
- Illegal downloading in Norway 2009-2014
- Book torrent piracy worldwide 2015, by device
- Book piracy in the U.S. 2017, by education
- Book piracy negative drivers in the U.S. 2017
- Book piracy website traffic worldwide 2015
- Book piracy in the U.S. 2017, by gender
- Most popular reasons for rebooting TV shows in the U.S. by age 2017
- Viewership of Discovery Channel's Shark Week in the U.S. 2014
- Usage of traditional commercial TV channels weekly in the Nordics 2019
- Share of traffic to online directories sites 2015
- Super rugby viewers in New Zealand FY 2018, by gender
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