According to a survey run in waves between 2015 and 2022 in the United Kingdom (UK), 19 percent of internet users reported consuming digital TV shows illegally in 2022. The lowest figure was reported in the years 2020 and 2021 within the eight-year survey period, while the highest figure was reported in 2018 - here, 23 percent of respondents admitted to illegal consumption of TV programs.
Share of internet users consuming digital television programs illegally in the past three months in the United Kingdom from 2015 to 2022
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GOV.UK. (February 3, 2023). Share of internet users consuming digital television programs illegally in the past three months in the United Kingdom from 2015 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/291302/illegal-digital-tv-program-consumption-in-the-united-kingdom/
GOV.UK. "Share of internet users consuming digital television programs illegally in the past three months in the United Kingdom from 2015 to 2022." Chart. February 3, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/291302/illegal-digital-tv-program-consumption-in-the-united-kingdom/
GOV.UK. (2023). Share of internet users consuming digital television programs illegally in the past three months in the United Kingdom from 2015 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/291302/illegal-digital-tv-program-consumption-in-the-united-kingdom/
GOV.UK. "Share of Internet Users Consuming Digital Television Programs Illegally in The past Three Months in The United Kingdom from 2015 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Feb 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/291302/illegal-digital-tv-program-consumption-in-the-united-kingdom/
GOV.UK, Share of internet users consuming digital television programs illegally in the past three months in the United Kingdom from 2015 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/291302/illegal-digital-tv-program-consumption-in-the-united-kingdom/ (last visited November 19, 2024)
Share of internet users consuming digital television programs illegally in the past three months in the United Kingdom from 2015 to 2022 [Graph], GOV.UK, February 3, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/291302/illegal-digital-tv-program-consumption-in-the-united-kingdom/