According to a global study held in 2019, 26 percent of surveyed internet users worldwide had bought a CD or vinyl record or paid to download music in the last month. Results varied by country, with just 14 percent of Swedish respondents having purchased music recently at the time of survey, compared to 34 percent of U.S. internet users and 44 percent of South Koreans.
Share of internet users who purchased music in the last month in selected countries worldwide as of May 2019
Countries surveyed include: Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Russia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States.
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IFPI. (September 24, 2019). Share of internet users who purchased music in the last month in selected countries worldwide as of May 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1102346/music-purchasing-worldwide/
IFPI. "Share of internet users who purchased music in the last month in selected countries worldwide as of May 2019." Chart. September 24, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1102346/music-purchasing-worldwide/
IFPI. (2019). Share of internet users who purchased music in the last month in selected countries worldwide as of May 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1102346/music-purchasing-worldwide/
IFPI. "Share of Internet Users Who Purchased Music in The Last Month in Selected Countries Worldwide as of May 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Sep 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1102346/music-purchasing-worldwide/
IFPI, Share of internet users who purchased music in the last month in selected countries worldwide as of May 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1102346/music-purchasing-worldwide/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Share of internet users who purchased music in the last month in selected countries worldwide as of May 2019 [Graph], IFPI, September 24, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1102346/music-purchasing-worldwide/
