A study on the manipulation of online music streaming, conducted in France in 2021, found that 13.3 percent of streams accumulated by the Top 10 songs on Qobuz were detected as fake by the music streaming company. Among the songs within the Top 10.000, this marks by far the highest share of fake streams, followed by the Top 100 songs with a share of 9.2 percent and the Top 1000 songs with 3.6 percent. As a matter of comparison, the share by the Top 10.000 as a whole stood at 2.8.
Share of music streams detected as fake on Qobuz in France in 2021, by place in the ranking
Fake music streams are one possible mechanism of manipulating online music streaming with intent to defraud and to artificially increase the performance and, hence, the revenue of a music piece. Fake music streams are illegitimate streams performed either by bots or by real persons receiving payment in return.
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Centre national de la musique. (January 16, 2023). Share of music streams detected as fake on Qobuz in France in 2021, by place in the ranking [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1365939/fake-music-streaming-share-qobuz-france/
Centre national de la musique. "Share of music streams detected as fake on Qobuz in France in 2021, by place in the ranking." Chart. January 16, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1365939/fake-music-streaming-share-qobuz-france/
Centre national de la musique. (2023). Share of music streams detected as fake on Qobuz in France in 2021, by place in the ranking. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1365939/fake-music-streaming-share-qobuz-france/
Centre national de la musique. "Share of Music Streams Detected as Fake on Qobuz in France in 2021, by Place in The Ranking." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Jan 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1365939/fake-music-streaming-share-qobuz-france/
Centre national de la musique, Share of music streams detected as fake on Qobuz in France in 2021, by place in the ranking Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1365939/fake-music-streaming-share-qobuz-france/ (last visited December 23, 2024)
Share of music streams detected as fake on Qobuz in France in 2021, by place in the ranking [Graph], Centre national de la musique, January 16, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1365939/fake-music-streaming-share-qobuz-france/
