This statistic shows the share of respondents who legally and illegally download or stream music in the Netherlands in 2012, by frequency. The survey data shows that roughly 12 percent of the Dutch respondents had illegally downloaded or streamed music less than one year ago.
When have you last downloaded music?*
Characteristic
Total legal buying, downloading and streaming
Total unpaid downloading and streaming, illegal
Never
6.7%
65.9%
Less than one year ago
32.5%
12.4%
6-12 months ago
9%
3.4%
3-6 months ago
7.8%
2.1%
1-3 months ago
14.1%
5.2%
Week to a month ago
11.4%
4.7%
Less than one week ago
18.4%
6.3%
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Share of respondents6.7%6.7%32.5%32.5%9%9%7.8%7.8%14.1%14.1%11.4%11.4%18.4%18.4%65.9%65.9%12.4%12.4%3.4%3.4%2.1%2.1%5.2%5.2%4.7%4.7%6.3%6.3%Total legal buying, downloading and streamingTotal unpaid downloading and streaming, illegalNeverLess than one year ago6-12 months ago3-6 months ago1-3 months agoWeek to a month agoLess than one week ago
0%20%40%60%80%
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* This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Wanneer voor het laatst iets aangeschaft/ gedownload via betreffende kanalen?" Translation: "When have you last ordered/downloaded something via one of the following channels?"
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Institute for Information Law, & CentERdata. (October 16, 2012). When have you last downloaded music?* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 19, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/604162/legal-and-illegal-music-downloads-in-the-netherlands-by-frequency/
Institute for Information Law, und CentERdata. "When have you last downloaded music?*." Chart. October 16, 2012. Statista. Accessed February 19, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/604162/legal-and-illegal-music-downloads-in-the-netherlands-by-frequency/
Institute for Information Law, CentERdata. (2012). When have you last downloaded music?*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 19, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/604162/legal-and-illegal-music-downloads-in-the-netherlands-by-frequency/
Institute for Information Law, and CentERdata. "When Have You Last Downloaded Music?*." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Oct 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/604162/legal-and-illegal-music-downloads-in-the-netherlands-by-frequency/
Institute for Information Law & CentERdata, When have you last downloaded music?* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/604162/legal-and-illegal-music-downloads-in-the-netherlands-by-frequency/ (last visited February 19, 2025)
When have you last downloaded music?* [Graph], Institute for Information Law, & CentERdata, October 16, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/604162/legal-and-illegal-music-downloads-in-the-netherlands-by-frequency/
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