This statistic presents data on digital music consumption, by paid or free accessing, among digital music consumers in the United Kingdom (UK) from August 2012 to May 2018, in eight survey waves. As of the most recent survey wave, ending May 2018, 32 percent of those who consumed digital music did so entirely for free.
Was the digital music you consumed free or paid?
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Ofcom, & Kantar. (July 4, 2018). Was the digital music you consumed free or paid? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 31, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/291275/digital-music-consumption-by-paid-and-free-in-the-uk/
Ofcom, und Kantar. "Was the digital music you consumed free or paid?." Chart. July 4, 2018. Statista. Accessed May 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/291275/digital-music-consumption-by-paid-and-free-in-the-uk/
Ofcom, Kantar. (2018). Was the digital music you consumed free or paid?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/291275/digital-music-consumption-by-paid-and-free-in-the-uk/
Ofcom, and Kantar. "Was The Digital Music You Consumed Free or Paid?." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Jul 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/291275/digital-music-consumption-by-paid-and-free-in-the-uk/
Ofcom & Kantar, Was the digital music you consumed free or paid? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/291275/digital-music-consumption-by-paid-and-free-in-the-uk/ (last visited May 31, 2024)
Was the digital music you consumed free or paid? [Graph], Ofcom, & Kantar, July 4, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/291275/digital-music-consumption-by-paid-and-free-in-the-uk/