Illegal media consumption in the United Kingdom (UK)

Statistics report on illegal media consumption in the United Kingdom (UK)

Illegal media consumption in the United Kingdom (UK)

This report presents a selected range of statistics and data about illegal media consumption in the United Kingdom. In addition to data on estimated losses from illegal content consumption, it also features information about consumption behavior for different types of media as well as survey results on consumer demographics and attitudes.

Table of contents

Overview

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  • Premium Statistic Number of media piracy site visits worldwide 2020, by country
  • Premium Statistic Distribution of paid and free digital content consumed in the UK in 2019, by type
  • Basic Statistic Legal and illegal split of digital content consumed in the UK 2018, by type
  • Basic Statistic Illegal digital media content consumption in the UK 2022

Online services and software usage

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  • Premium Statistic Leading digital film services used by copyright infringers in the UK 2018
  • Premium Statistic Leading online television services used among copyright infringers in the UK 2018
  • Basic Statistic Online music services used among copyright infringers in the United Kingdom (UK) 2018
  • Basic Statistic uTorrent use to consume digital content in the UK 2012-2018, by legality group
  • Basic Statistic Illegal computer software consumption in the UK 2022

Consumption behavior

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  • Basic Statistic Digital content behavior in the UK as of 2018
  • Premium Statistic Legality of digital content consumption in the United Kingdom (UK) 2022
  • Premium Statistic Share of internet users downloading or streaming films illegally in the UK 2015-2022
  • Basic Statistic Illegal digital TV program consumption in the United Kingdom (UK) 2015-2022
  • Basic Statistic Illegal digital music consumption in the United Kingdom (UK) 2012-2022
  • Basic Statistic Illegal digital video game consumption in the UK 2012-2022
  • Basic Statistic Illegal e-book reading in the UK 2020-2022

Consumer demographics and attitudes

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  • Premium Forecast Drivers of digital video purchases in the UK 2023
  • Premium Forecast Drivers of digital audio purchases in the UK 2023
  • Basic Statistic Digital content consumers in the UK 2018, by age group
  • Basic Statistic Digital content consumers in the UK 2018, by gender
  • Basic Statistic Digital content consumers in the UK 2018, by socio-economic group
  • Premium Statistic Attitudes towards digital content in the United Kingdom (UK) as of March 2018
  • Basic Statistic Factors discouraging illegal digital content consumption in the UK 2018
  • Basic Statistic Confidence in knowing what is legal online in the United Kingdom as of 2018
  • Basic Statistic Distribution of illegal digital content consumers in the UK 2018, by age group
  • Basic Statistic Distribution of illegal digital content consumers in the UK 2018, by gender

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