This statistic shows the results of a survey on the most popular commercial portals for downloading music in Germany from 2019 to 2021. In 2021, roughly 13.5 percent of the German-speaking population aged 14 years and older had downloaded music via Spotify.
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Ranking of the most popular commercial portals for downloading music based in usage in Germany from 2019 to 2021
*No longer included from 2017 onwards. ** Category first included in 2018.
Information on base:
German-speaking population age 14 and older
Information on random sample:
2019: 23,120 respondents, projected base of 70.60 million people
2020: 23,138 respondents, projected base of 70.63 million people
2021: 22,563 respondents, projected base of 70.54 million people
They refer to the following studies: 2019: VuMA 2020; 2020: VuMA 2021; 2021: VuMA 2022.
You can find further information on the methodology here.
Multiple answers were possible. Hence, percentage points may exceed 100 percent.
The question was phrased by the source as follows: "Which commercial platforms have you used for paid music downloads?" (Original German question: "Und von welchen kommerziellen Portalen haben Sie kostenpflichtige Musik heruntergeladen?")
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VuMA. (November 17, 2021). Ranking of the most popular commercial portals for downloading music based in usage in Germany from 2019 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 17, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/453093/music-downloads-most-popular-commercial-portals-germany/
VuMA. "Ranking of the most popular commercial portals for downloading music based in usage in Germany from 2019 to 2021." Chart. November 17, 2021. Statista. Accessed June 17, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/453093/music-downloads-most-popular-commercial-portals-germany/
VuMA. (2021). Ranking of the most popular commercial portals for downloading music based in usage in Germany from 2019 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 17, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/453093/music-downloads-most-popular-commercial-portals-germany/
VuMA. "Ranking of The Most Popular Commercial Portals for Downloading Music Based in Usage in Germany from 2019 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Nov 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/453093/music-downloads-most-popular-commercial-portals-germany/
VuMA, Ranking of the most popular commercial portals for downloading music based in usage in Germany from 2019 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/453093/music-downloads-most-popular-commercial-portals-germany/ (last visited June 17, 2025)
Ranking of the most popular commercial portals for downloading music based in usage in Germany from 2019 to 2021 [Graph], VuMA, November 17, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/453093/music-downloads-most-popular-commercial-portals-germany/