The statistic presents data on computer software consumption behavior among internet users in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2021. During the survey, 17 percent of the respondents said that they had downloaded computer software within the past three months.
Have you done the following with computer software in the past 3 months?
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Downloaded
17%
Streamed/accessed
10%
Physical purchases
3%
0%2.5%5%7.5%10%12.5%15%17.5%20%
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Intellectual Property Office (UK), & GOV.UK. (November 25, 2021). Have you done the following with computer software in the past 3 months? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 06, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/291117/computer-software-consumption-behavior-in-the-uk/
Intellectual Property Office (UK), und GOV.UK. "Have you done the following with computer software in the past 3 months?." Chart. November 25, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/291117/computer-software-consumption-behavior-in-the-uk/
Intellectual Property Office (UK), GOV.UK. (2021). Have you done the following with computer software in the past 3 months?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/291117/computer-software-consumption-behavior-in-the-uk/
Intellectual Property Office (UK), and GOV.UK. "Have You Done The following with Computer Software in The past 3 Months?." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Nov 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/291117/computer-software-consumption-behavior-in-the-uk/
Intellectual Property Office (UK) & GOV.UK, Have you done the following with computer software in the past 3 months? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/291117/computer-software-consumption-behavior-in-the-uk/ (last visited May 06, 2025)
Have you done the following with computer software in the past 3 months? [Graph], Intellectual Property Office (UK), & GOV.UK, November 25, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/291117/computer-software-consumption-behavior-in-the-uk/
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