Most popular reasons for downloading music illegally worldwide in 2017

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Marie Charlotte Götting,
Feb 13, 2024
The statistic shows the most common reasons for downloading music from illegal sources worldwide in 2017. During the survey, 16 percent of respondents stated that they downloaded music from illegal sources because of the quality of the sound.

Most common reasons for downloading music from illegal sources worldwide in 2017

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Release date

July 2018

Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

2017

Number of respondents

35,000 respondents

Age group

14 years and older

Special properties

among internet users

Supplementary notes

The source does not specify the type of survey or the date of survey.

Respondents came from the following countries: France, Germany, The Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, Brazil, Canada, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, and Thailand

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