Music piracy by internet users and Gen Z consumers worldwide 2019, by method

According to a global study held in 2019, 23 percent of respondents aged between 16 and 64 years old got their music via stream ripping. Stream ripping is the most common form of online music copyright infringement and involves creating a file from online content which is then downloadable, and 34 percent of Gen Z internet users admitting to using this method to access music illegally. Copyright infringement was also a more common practice among Gen Z consumers than total internet user, with 38 percent getting their music this way compared to 27 percent of the total sample.