This statistic presents the findings of a survey on the computer software consumption, by paid or free accessing, among computer software consumers in the United Kingdom (UK) from August 2012 to March 2018, in seven survey waves. As of the most recent survey wave, ending March 2018, 29 percent of those who had consumed computer software did so entirely for free.
Was the computer software you consumed paid or free?
all who have downloaded or streamed/accessed computer software in the past three months
Supplementary notes
* Base of most recent survey wave (Wave 8). Base varied by wave: n (W2) = 661; n (W3) = 751; n (W4) = 685; n (W5) = 577; n (W6) = 582; n (W7) = 615; n (W8) = 572. 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.
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Intellectual Property Office (UK), & Ofcom, & Kantar. (July 6, 2018). Was the computer software you consumed paid or free? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/291283/computer-software-consumption-by-paid-and-free-in-the-uk/
Intellectual Property Office (UK), und Ofcom, und Kantar. "Was the computer software you consumed paid or free?." Chart. July 6, 2018. Statista. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/291283/computer-software-consumption-by-paid-and-free-in-the-uk/
Intellectual Property Office (UK), Ofcom, Kantar. (2018). Was the computer software you consumed paid or free?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/291283/computer-software-consumption-by-paid-and-free-in-the-uk/
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Intellectual Property Office (UK) & Ofcom & Kantar, Was the computer software you consumed paid or free? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/291283/computer-software-consumption-by-paid-and-free-in-the-uk/ (last visited November 22, 2024)
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