This statistic presents the share of legal digital content consumers that used Facebook to consume and/or share digital content in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2012 to 2018. As of the most recent survey wave, ending in March 2018, 18 percent of respondents reported using Facebook in this way.
Use of Facebook to consume or share digital content in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2012 to 2018
non-infringers**; those who had downloaded, streamed/accessed or shared any of the six content types in the past three months***
Supplementary notes
Base of most recent survey wave (Wave 6). Base varied by wave: n (W2) = 2,062; n (W3) = 2,206; n (W4) = 2,034; n (W5) =1,171; n (W6) = 2,284; n (W7) = 2,254. * Only respondents that reported having consumed no illegal digital content. ** Content types included: music, e-books, video games, computer software, films and tv shows. Online (CAWI) and face-to-face (CAPI) surveys were used. Data for waves previous to Wave 5 published earlier by the source.
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Ofcom, & Intellectual Property Office (UK), & Kantar. (July 4, 2018). Use of Facebook to consume or share digital content in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2012 to 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/291459/use-of-facebook-to-consume-or-share-digital-content-in-the-united-kingdom/
Ofcom, und Intellectual Property Office (UK), und Kantar. "Use of Facebook to consume or share digital content in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2012 to 2018." Chart. July 4, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/291459/use-of-facebook-to-consume-or-share-digital-content-in-the-united-kingdom/
Ofcom, Intellectual Property Office (UK), Kantar. (2018). Use of Facebook to consume or share digital content in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2012 to 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/291459/use-of-facebook-to-consume-or-share-digital-content-in-the-united-kingdom/
Ofcom, and Intellectual Property Office (UK), and Kantar. "Use of Facebook to Consume or Share Digital Content in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2012 to 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Jul 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/291459/use-of-facebook-to-consume-or-share-digital-content-in-the-united-kingdom/
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Use of Facebook to consume or share digital content in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2012 to 2018 [Graph], Ofcom, & Intellectual Property Office (UK), & Kantar, July 4, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/291459/use-of-facebook-to-consume-or-share-digital-content-in-the-united-kingdom/
