According to a survey conducted between August 2012 and March 2022, the share of internet users in the United Kingdom (UK) who had consumed digital music illegally had dropped from 20 percent in 2019 to 15 percent in 2021 before increasing to a share of 25 percent in 2022. The second lowest figure at 18 percent of all respondents was reported in 2017 and 2020.
Illegal digital music consumption in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2012-2022
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GOV.UK, & Intellectual Property Office (UK). (February 3, 2023). Illegal digital music consumption in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2012-2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/291298/illegal-digital-music-consumption-in-the-united-kingdom/
GOV.UK, und Intellectual Property Office (UK). "Illegal digital music consumption in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2012-2022." Chart. February 3, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/291298/illegal-digital-music-consumption-in-the-united-kingdom/
GOV.UK, Intellectual Property Office (UK). (2023). Illegal digital music consumption in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2012-2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/291298/illegal-digital-music-consumption-in-the-united-kingdom/
GOV.UK, and Intellectual Property Office (UK). "Illegal Digital Music Consumption in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2012-2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Feb 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/291298/illegal-digital-music-consumption-in-the-united-kingdom/
GOV.UK & Intellectual Property Office (UK), Illegal digital music consumption in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2012-2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/291298/illegal-digital-music-consumption-in-the-united-kingdom/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Illegal digital music consumption in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2012-2022 [Graph], GOV.UK, & Intellectual Property Office (UK), February 3, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/291298/illegal-digital-music-consumption-in-the-united-kingdom/
