This statistic displays the regular music-related activities carried out by consumers in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2013. Roughly 38 percent of respondents reported consuming or discovering music by watching music videos on YouTube or Vimeo.
Thinking about how you discover, consume and interact with music which of the following do you do at least once a month?
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Listen to the radio
70%
Watch music videos e.g. YouTube, Vimeo
38%
Buy CDs online (e.g. Amazon) or in the high street (e.g. HMV)
35%
Watch music TV shows e.g. XFactor, Later With Jools Holland
32%
Watch music TV channels e.g. VH1, Clubland TV
22%
Listen to streaming music for free e.g. Spotity Free, Soundcloud
17%
Go to see bands, singers, or DJs play live
16%
Pay to download single tracks e.g. iTunes Store
14%
Pay to download albums e.g. iTunes Store
14%
Download music for free from file sharing networks e.g. Pirate Bay, uTorrents
8%
I use a music cloud locker service for free e.g. Amazon Cloud Player, Apple iCloud, Google Play Music
8%
None of the above
8%
I trade music with my friends (swap music between phones, hard drives, online with Dropbox etc.
6%
Pay for a music subscription e.g. Spotify Premium, Deezer
4%
I pay to use a music cloud locker service e.g. Amazon Cloud Player, Apple iTunes Match, Google Play Music
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MIDiA Research. (December 19, 2013). Thinking about how you discover, consume and interact with music which of the following do you do at least once a month? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/286854/music-activities-carried-out-monthly-in-the-uk/
MIDiA Research. "Thinking about how you discover, consume and interact with music which of the following do you do at least once a month?." Chart. December 19, 2013. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/286854/music-activities-carried-out-monthly-in-the-uk/
MIDiA Research. (2013). Thinking about how you discover, consume and interact with music which of the following do you do at least once a month?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/286854/music-activities-carried-out-monthly-in-the-uk/
MIDiA Research. "Thinking about How You Discover, Consume and Interact with Music Which of The following Do You Do at Least Once a Month?." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Dec 2013, https://www.statista.com/statistics/286854/music-activities-carried-out-monthly-in-the-uk/
MIDiA Research, Thinking about how you discover, consume and interact with music which of the following do you do at least once a month? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/286854/music-activities-carried-out-monthly-in-the-uk/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Thinking about how you discover, consume and interact with music which of the following do you do at least once a month? [Graph], MIDiA Research, December 19, 2013. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/286854/music-activities-carried-out-monthly-in-the-uk/
