The statistic presents data on digital music consumption among internet users in the United Kingdom as of eight survey waves running between August 2012 and March 2018. As of wave eight, ending March 2018, 47 percent of respondents reported ever having consumed digital music, compared to 37 percent that reported having consumed digital music (via streaming, accessing or downloading) in the three months previous to survey.
Have you consumed digital music?*
Characteristic
Ever done
Past three months
August to October 2012
48%
36%
November 2012 to January 2013
50%
38%
March to May 2013
48%
35%
March to May 2015
46%
35%
March to May 2016
48%
37%
March 2017
47%
37%
March 2018
47%
37%
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* Consumed includes streaming, accessing and downloading. Excludes use of online radio stations. Music videos and short video clips were asked separately.
** Base of most recent survey wave (Wave 8). Base varied by wave: n (W2) = 4,728; n (W3) = 4,708; n (W4) = 4,673; n(W5) = 4,552, n(W6) = 4,670, n(W7) = 4,573. Online (CAWI) and face-to-face (CAPI) surveys were used. The source does not provide detailed information regarding the question. The chosen wording here might therefore differ slightly from the survey. Data for waves previous to Wave 8 published earlier by the source.
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Ofcom, & Kantar. (July 4, 2018). Have you consumed digital music?* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 25, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/291242/digital-music-consumption-in-the-united-kingdom-by-frequency/
Ofcom, und Kantar. "Have you consumed digital music?*." Chart. July 4, 2018. Statista. Accessed April 25, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/291242/digital-music-consumption-in-the-united-kingdom-by-frequency/
Ofcom, Kantar. (2018). Have you consumed digital music?*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 25, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/291242/digital-music-consumption-in-the-united-kingdom-by-frequency/
Ofcom, and Kantar. "Have You Consumed Digital Music?*." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Jul 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/291242/digital-music-consumption-in-the-united-kingdom-by-frequency/
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