In a press release, YouGov’s associate director Justin Marshall said: ‘While illegal downloads still present a significant challenge to the music industry, there appears to be some light at the end of the tunnel.
Thirty-six percent of the people surveyed who pirate music say torrenting sites are becoming increasingly difficult to use, helping to further explain the shift in consumer habits. Those surveyed said the rise of streaming services like Apple Music and Spotify had stopped them from illegally downloading music by offering fair pricing, and often providing a free streaming option. Twenty-two percent of those who admitted to pirating music also claimed they would stop illegally downloading music within the next five years. The report has revealed that streaming may be responsible for gradually reducing rates of music piracy by offering more affordable and accessible means of music consumption.Īround one in ten of the people surveyed in the YouGov study said they illegally download music, a drop of 18 percent since 2013. A newly released YouGov study claims that the number of UK residents illegally downloading music has fallen dramatically in the last five years.
