This statistic displays a ranking of leading digital film services by usage in the United Kingdom as of March 2019. During the survey period, 82 percent of respondents reported using paid subscriptions to online video streaming services to stream full lengths films.
Which of the following have you used to stream full-length films in the past three months?
Characteristic
Share of respondents
A paid subscription to an online video streaming service (Netflix, Amazon Prime Video etc.)
82%
TV Catch-up services (BBC iPlayer, 4OD etc.)
38%
A free streaming video site such as YouTube, Vevo or Vimeo
24%
A free website which hosts or links to full length films
10%
Renting individual full-length films through television services (Sky Go, Virgin Media etc.)
9%
Through apps/services that you do not have a paid subscription to, but can be accessed through apps/services such as "fully-loaded" Kodi
7%
Stream for free on the internet, without really being sure where it comes from
5%
A paid subscription to an IPTV provider that gives you access to content from apps/services without you needing to sign-up for a separate (paid) subscription
4%
On Social media services such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or Snapchat
4%
A file hosting website or cyberlocker
3%
Receiving links to websites where you can stream films online, sent to you via email, messaging apps (WhatsApp etc.), via social media or on a forum online
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Intellectual Property Office (UK), & GOV.UK. (February 24, 2020). Which of the following have you used to stream full-length films in the past three months? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/291749/leading-digital-film-services-uk-by-usage/
Intellectual Property Office (UK), und GOV.UK. "Which of the following have you used to stream full-length films in the past three months? ." Chart. February 24, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/291749/leading-digital-film-services-uk-by-usage/
Intellectual Property Office (UK), GOV.UK. (2020). Which of the following have you used to stream full-length films in the past three months? . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/291749/leading-digital-film-services-uk-by-usage/
Intellectual Property Office (UK), and GOV.UK. "Which of The following Have You Used to Stream Full-length Films in The past Three Months? ." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Feb 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/291749/leading-digital-film-services-uk-by-usage/
Intellectual Property Office (UK) & GOV.UK, Which of the following have you used to stream full-length films in the past three months? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/291749/leading-digital-film-services-uk-by-usage/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Which of the following have you used to stream full-length films in the past three months? [Graph], Intellectual Property Office (UK), & GOV.UK, February 24, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/291749/leading-digital-film-services-uk-by-usage/
