Global legal and illegal computer software 2009-2017

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Lionel Sujay Vailshery,
Jul 18, 2022
This statistic shows the proportion of legal and illegal (unlicensed) computer software worldwide, from 2009 to 2017 worldwide. In 2017, 63 percent of software used globally was licensed.

Global share of legal and illegal computer software installed from 2009 to 2017

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June 2018

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Worldwide

Survey time period

2009 to 2017

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