Share of internet users downloading or streaming films illegally in the UK 2015-2022

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Laura Carollo,
Jan 16, 2024
During a 2022 study fielded in the United Kingdom, 20 percent of responding internet users said they had downloaded and/or streamed a movie illegally throughout the three months preceding the survey. In 2019, the figure reached a record high of 27 percent.

Percentage of internet users who downloaded and/or streamed films illegally in the United Kingdom from 2015 to 2022

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Release date

March 2023

Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

2015 to 2022

Number of respondents

5,741*

Age group

12 years and older

Special properties

during the three months preceding the survey

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

* Number of respondents in 2022.
2021: n = 5,000
2020: n = 5,004
2019: n = 1,922
2018: n = 4,032
2017: n = 4,573
2016: n = 4,670
2015: n = 4,552

Prior to 2019, data collection included face-to-face interviews.
This statistic using original data from the Government Digital Service and includes copyright material licensed under © Crown, the Open Government License v3.0

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