This statistic displays the mean number of online digital content services used in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2012 and 2017, broken down by legality group. Among those who reported consuming any illegal content, a mean of 6.9 content services were used, as of the most recent survey wave.
Mean number of digital content services used to consume and share content online in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2012 to 2017, by legality group
Characteristic
Any illegal (copyright infringers)
100% legal (non-infringers)
Alll who consumed or shared content in the past three months
All who have downloaded or streamed/accessed any of the six content types in the past three months**
Supplementary notes
* Base of most recent survey wave (Wave 7). Base varied by wave: n (W2) = 2,932; n (W3) = 3,130; n (W4) = 2,936; n (W5) = 2,864; n (W6) = 3,040; n (W7) = 3,014. ** Content types included: music, films, television programs, e-books, video games, and computer software. Online (CAWI) and face-to-face (CAPI) surveys were used. Data for waves previous to Wave 7 published earlier by the source.
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Ofcom, & Kantar. (July 14, 2017). Mean number of digital content services used to consume and share content online in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2012 to 2017, by legality group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/291491/number-of-digital-content-services-used-uk-by-legality-group/
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