This statistic displays the share of internet users who consumed digital content legally and illegally in the United Kingdom (UK) as of March 2018, by age group. As of March 2018, it was found that 19 percent of responding internet users aged between 16 to 24 years, who downloaded or streamed/accessed digital content online, consumed entirely legally.
Share of internet users who consume digital content legally and illegally in the United Kingdom (UK) as of March 2018, by age group
among those who have downloaded or streamed/accessed books, computer software, films, music, TV programs or video games in the past three months.
Supplementary notes
* According to the source: "Numbers may not add up due to rounding."
** Base varied by content type: Any illegal n = 497; 100% legal n = 2,142; Total content consumers n = 2,869.
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Intellectual Property Office (UK). (July 4, 2018). Share of internet users who consume digital content legally and illegally in the United Kingdom (UK) as of March 2018, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/454820/digital-content-consumers-in-the-uk-by-age-group/
Intellectual Property Office (UK). "Share of internet users who consume digital content legally and illegally in the United Kingdom (UK) as of March 2018, by age group." Chart. July 4, 2018. Statista. Accessed November 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/454820/digital-content-consumers-in-the-uk-by-age-group/
Intellectual Property Office (UK). (2018). Share of internet users who consume digital content legally and illegally in the United Kingdom (UK) as of March 2018, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/454820/digital-content-consumers-in-the-uk-by-age-group/
Intellectual Property Office (UK). "Share of Internet Users Who Consume Digital Content Legally and Illegally in The United Kingdom (Uk) as of March 2018, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Jul 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/454820/digital-content-consumers-in-the-uk-by-age-group/
Intellectual Property Office (UK), Share of internet users who consume digital content legally and illegally in the United Kingdom (UK) as of March 2018, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/454820/digital-content-consumers-in-the-uk-by-age-group/ (last visited November 03, 2024)
Share of internet users who consume digital content legally and illegally in the United Kingdom (UK) as of March 2018, by age group [Graph], Intellectual Property Office (UK), July 4, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/454820/digital-content-consumers-in-the-uk-by-age-group/
