According to a survey conducted in 2022, the share of internet users in the United Kingdom who had consumed e-books illegally via either a mix of legal and illegal sources or exclusively illegal sources was 24 percent in the three months running to the survey. This was up by 10 percent from the previous year.
Illegal e-book consumption in the last three months in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2020 to 2022
Characteristic
Mix of legal and illegal sources
Only illegal sources
2022
13%
11%
2021
8%
6%
2020
10%
7%
0%2.5%5%7.5%10%12.5%15%
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Intellectual Property Office (UK). (February 3, 2023). Illegal e-book consumption in the last three months in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2020 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 09, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/291306/illegal-ebook-consumption-in-the-united-kingdom/
Intellectual Property Office (UK). "Illegal e-book consumption in the last three months in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2020 to 2022." Chart. February 3, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/291306/illegal-ebook-consumption-in-the-united-kingdom/
Intellectual Property Office (UK). (2023). Illegal e-book consumption in the last three months in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2020 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/291306/illegal-ebook-consumption-in-the-united-kingdom/
Intellectual Property Office (UK). "Illegal E-book Consumption in The Last Three Months in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2020 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Feb 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/291306/illegal-ebook-consumption-in-the-united-kingdom/
Intellectual Property Office (UK), Illegal e-book consumption in the last three months in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2020 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/291306/illegal-ebook-consumption-in-the-united-kingdom/ (last visited May 09, 2025)
Illegal e-book consumption in the last three months in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2020 to 2022 [Graph], Intellectual Property Office (UK), February 3, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/291306/illegal-ebook-consumption-in-the-united-kingdom/
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