Number of users of commercial music download websites in Germany 2018-2021

Information on basic sample:
The survey is based on the German-speaking population aged 14 years and older.

Information on random sample:
2018: 23,389 respondents, projected base of 70.45 million people
2019: 23,120 respondents, projected base of 70.60 million people
2020: 23,138 respondents, projected base of 70.63 million people
2021: 22,563 respondents, projected base of 70.54 million people

The figures refer to the following studies:
2018: VuMA 2019; 2019: VuMA 2020; 2020: VuMA 2021; 2021: VuMA 2022.

You can find more information on the methodology of the study here and in the report.

The question was phrased by the source as follows: "Which commercial websites have you used for paid music downloads?"
(Original German question: "Und von welchen kommerziellen Portalen haben Sie kostenpflichtige Musik heruntergeladen?")