According to a study from August 2023, the highest amount spent by UK consumers for recorded music was for subscriptions. In 2022, UK consumers spent a total of nearly two billion British pounds of which 1.6 billion were for subscriptions. At the same time, people spent less money on physical formats and downloads compared to the previous year.
Consumer expenditure on recorded music in the United Kingdom from 2020 to 2022, by format (in million GBP)
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Ofcom. (August 3, 2023). Consumer expenditure on recorded music in the United Kingdom from 2020 to 2022, by format (in million GBP) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1424554/consumer-expenditure-recorded-music-uk/
Ofcom. "Consumer expenditure on recorded music in the United Kingdom from 2020 to 2022, by format (in million GBP) ." Chart. August 3, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1424554/consumer-expenditure-recorded-music-uk/
Ofcom. (2023). Consumer expenditure on recorded music in the United Kingdom from 2020 to 2022, by format (in million GBP) . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1424554/consumer-expenditure-recorded-music-uk/
Ofcom. "Consumer Expenditure on Recorded Music in The United Kingdom from 2020 to 2022, by Format (in Million Gbp) ." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Aug 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1424554/consumer-expenditure-recorded-music-uk/
Ofcom, Consumer expenditure on recorded music in the United Kingdom from 2020 to 2022, by format (in million GBP) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1424554/consumer-expenditure-recorded-music-uk/ (last visited June 10, 2024)
Consumer expenditure on recorded music in the United Kingdom from 2020 to 2022, by format (in million GBP) [Graph], Ofcom, August 3, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1424554/consumer-expenditure-recorded-music-uk/