This statistic shows the results of a survey on the usage of paid music downloads or streaming in Germany from 2013 to 2016. In 2016, 9.15 million people among the German-speaking population aged 14 years and older had paid money for downloading music from the internet or streaming songs online.
Number of online shoppers who paid for music downloads or streaming in Germany from 2013 to 2016
(in millions)
Information on the basic population:
This survey is based on the German-speaking population aged 14 years and older, in private households at the place of main residence.
Information on the basic sample:
2013: 8,702 respondents, projected base of 70.33 million persons
2014: 8,156 respondents, projected base of 70.52 million persons
2015: 7,009 respondents, projected base of 69.24 million persons
2016: 7,026 respondents, projected base of 69.56 million persons
Information on the target group "German-speaking online buyers":
2013: projected base of 43.95 million persons
2014: projected base of 44.16 million persons
2015: projected base of 45.33 million persons
2016: projected base of 47.01 million persons
The wording of the question was: "There are various services and products offered on the internet, which can be used or ordered and have to be paid for. This list contains a selection of those products. Please indicate all those of which you would say: 'I do/use/buy this on the internet.'
Fee-based music downloads or streaming."
(Original German survey question: "Im Internet gibt es ja ganz verschiedene Dienstleistungen, Waren- und Serviceangebote, die man in Anspruch nehmen oder bestellen kann und die man dann bezahlen muss. Hier auf dieser Liste sind verschiedene Angebote aufgeschrieben. Bitte nennen Sie mir alle Punkte, bei denen Sie sagen: 'So etwas mache ich über das Internet, das nutze oder kaufe ich im Internet.' Produkt: Kostenpflichtiges Herunterladen oder Anhören von Musikstücken.")
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IfD Allensbach. (November 10, 2016). Number of online shoppers who paid for music downloads or streaming in Germany from 2013 to 2016 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 04, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/452791/paid-music-downloads-and-streaming-in-germany/
IfD Allensbach. "Number of online shoppers who paid for music downloads or streaming in Germany from 2013 to 2016 (in millions)." Chart. November 10, 2016. Statista. Accessed December 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/452791/paid-music-downloads-and-streaming-in-germany/
IfD Allensbach. (2016). Number of online shoppers who paid for music downloads or streaming in Germany from 2013 to 2016 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/452791/paid-music-downloads-and-streaming-in-germany/
IfD Allensbach. "Number of Online Shoppers Who Paid for Music Downloads or Streaming in Germany from 2013 to 2016 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Nov 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/452791/paid-music-downloads-and-streaming-in-germany/
IfD Allensbach, Number of online shoppers who paid for music downloads or streaming in Germany from 2013 to 2016 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/452791/paid-music-downloads-and-streaming-in-germany/ (last visited December 04, 2024)
Number of online shoppers who paid for music downloads or streaming in Germany from 2013 to 2016 (in millions) [Graph], IfD Allensbach, November 10, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/452791/paid-music-downloads-and-streaming-in-germany/
