Consumer expenditure on recorded music in the UK 2020-2023, by format

Published by Patrick Leu, Apr 28, 2025

According to a study from 2023, the highest amount spent by UK consumers for recorded music was for subscriptions. That year, UK consumers spent a total of over 2.2 billion British pounds of which 1.87 billion were devoted to subscriptions. At the same time, people spent less money on physical formats and downloads compared to the previous year.

Consumer expenditure on recorded music in the United Kingdom from 2020 to 2023, by format (in million GBP)

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July 2024

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United Kingdom

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2020 to 2023

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