Media piracy in the U.S. and worldwide

Statistics report on media piracy in the U.S. and worldwide

Media piracy in the U.S. and worldwide

This report has been compiled to provide statistical information about media piracy in the United States.

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Overview

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  • Premium Statistic Number of media piracy site visits worldwide 2020, by country
  • Premium Statistic Average number of media piracy site visits per user worldwide 2017, by country
  • Premium Statistic Number of media piracy site visits worldwide 2017, by medium
  • Premium Statistic Online TV and movie revenue lost through piracy worldwide 2010-2022
  • Premium Statistic Countries with most online TV/movie revenue lost through piracy 2016-2022

Consumer behavior

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  • Premium Statistic Countries with most weekly viewers of pirated content 2017
  • Premium Statistic Share of viewers who pirate media in selected countries worldwide in 2018
  • Premium Statistic Share of viewers who pirate media in the U.S. 2017, by age group
  • Premium Statistic Share of viewers who consider media piracy theft in the U.S. 2017
  • Premium Statistic Share of viewers who pirate media by downloading files in the U.S. 2017
  • Premium Statistic Share of viewers who pirate media by streaming online in the U.S. 2017
  • Premium Statistic Share of viewers who used an unauthorized streaming service in the U.S. 2017

Video piracy

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  • Premium Statistic Preferred platform for pirated TV media worldwide in 2016 and 2017
  • Premium Statistic Most popular ways to pirate to video content worldwide in 2017
  • Premium Statistic Most visited video piracy websites worldwide 2017
  • Premium Statistic Top pirated TV channels worldwide 2017
  • Premium Statistic TV piracy traffic in the U.S. 2017, by type
  • Premium Statistic Viewers who use illegal file sharing services in the U.S. 2017, by age
  • Premium Statistic Reasons for illegal file sharing service usage in the U.S. 2017
  • Basic Statistic Global reach of video piracy in selected countries worldwide 2017
  • Basic Statistic Consumers interested in pirating movies currently in theaters 2017
  • Basic Statistic Consumers interested in pirating TV series 2017
  • Premium Statistic Game of Thrones downloads and streams worldwide as of September 2017, by episode
  • Premium Statistic Distribution of Game of Thrones illegal downloads worldwide as of September 2017

Music piracy

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  • Premium Statistic Consumers usage of illegal music/radio file sharing services in the U.S. 2017, by age
  • Premium Statistic Reasons for using illegal music or radio file sharing services in the U.S. 2017
  • Premium Statistic Most popular ways to pirate to recorded music worldwide in 2017
  • Premium Statistic Most popular reasons for streaming music illegally worldwide in 2017
  • Premium Statistic Most popular reasons for downloading music illegally worldwide in 2017
  • Basic Statistic Global reach of music piracy in selected countries worldwide 2017
  • Basic Statistic Music piracy by internet users and Gen Z consumers worldwide 2019, by method
  • Premium Statistic Methods for pirating music content worldwide 2017
  • Premium Statistic Methods for pirated music delivery worldwide 2017
  • Premium Statistic Small business owners illegally streaming music worldwide 2018

Book piracy

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  • Basic Statistic Global reach of e-book and audiobook piracy in selected countries worldwide 2017
  • Premium Statistic Key figures on book piracy in the U.S. 2017
  • Premium Statistic Book piracy in the U.S. 2017, by age
  • Premium Statistic Book piracy drivers in the U.S. 2017
  • Premium Statistic Book piracy downloads in the U.S. 2017, by method
  • Premium Statistic Book piracy sites in the U.S. 2017
  • Premium Statistic Genres of pirated book downloads in the U.S. 2017

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