This statistic shows the rate of unlicensed software use in several regions worldwide, from 2009 to 2017. In 2017, 16 percent of software used in North America was unlicensed.
Share of unlicensed software in different global regions from 2009 to 2017
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Business Software Alliance. (June 5, 2018). Share of unlicensed software in different global regions from 2009 to 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/263161/percentage-of-pirated-software-in-several-global-regions/
Business Software Alliance. "Share of unlicensed software in different global regions from 2009 to 2017." Chart. June 5, 2018. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/263161/percentage-of-pirated-software-in-several-global-regions/
Business Software Alliance. (2018). Share of unlicensed software in different global regions from 2009 to 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/263161/percentage-of-pirated-software-in-several-global-regions/
Business Software Alliance. "Share of Unlicensed Software in Different Global Regions from 2009 to 2017." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Jun 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/263161/percentage-of-pirated-software-in-several-global-regions/
Business Software Alliance, Share of unlicensed software in different global regions from 2009 to 2017 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/263161/percentage-of-pirated-software-in-several-global-regions/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Share of unlicensed software in different global regions from 2009 to 2017 [Graph], Business Software Alliance, June 5, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/263161/percentage-of-pirated-software-in-several-global-regions/