Software Piracy

Illegal Business Software in Use Worldwide

Unlicensed business software used on PCs is very widespread worldwide. According to findings by the Washington-based Business Software Alliance (BSA), up to 66 percent of software on PCs in China is unlicensed. In the U.S., the share stands at 15 percent, which translates into a commercial software value of some $8.6 billion for 2017.

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This chart shows the share of unlicensed software on desktop PCs in selected countries (in %)

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Business software usage in selected countries in the Western Balkans 2023
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Business software usage at enterprises in Serbia 2023, by type
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Leading 10 countries' share of software piracy site visits worldwide 2020-2021
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Visits to software piracy sites worldwide 2020-2021, per quarter
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Latin America: leading sources of information for business software purchase 2018
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Top 10 countries for visits to software piracy sites worldwide 2020-2021, per quarter

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