Music streaming downoading and CD purchasing
Music streaming downoading and CD purchasing 55QAP
The graph illustrates trends in music buying habits between 2011 and 2018. It presents three different methods: streaming, downloading and buying CDs.
Overall, both downloads and physical sales of music have steadily declined. The latter has slumped since 2011, while the downturn for the former began in 2014. However, there has been a sharp rise in people streaming music since 2013.
In 2011, the majority of music sales were of CDs, at 55% of all sales. In contrast, streaming was not common at all at only 5%. Also, although people had started to download music, it only represented 35% of sales. As sales of CDs began to fall, downloads started to rise. They rose steadily and downloads overtook physical sales in mid-2013. During the same period, streaming doubled to 10% but then it started to grow more dramatically.
Downloads peaked in 2014 at about 43% of sales but fell to 30% by 2018. This was slightly higher than physical sales, which shrank to 25%. Streaming, on the other hand, overtook both of them and accounted for just over 40% of sales in 2018
The graph illustrates trends in
music
buying habits between 2011 and 2018. It presents three
different
methods:
streaming
, downloading and buying CDs.
Overall
, both
downloads
and physical
sales
of
music
have
steadily
declined. The latter has slumped since 2011, while the downturn for the former began in 2014.
However
, there has been a sharp rise in
people
streaming
music
since 2013.
In 2011, the majority of
music
sales
were of CDs, at 55% of all
sales
.
In contrast
,
streaming
was not common at all at
only
5%.
Also
, although
people
had
started
to
download
music
, it
only
represented 35% of
sales
. As
sales
of CDs began to fall,
downloads
started
to rise. They rose
steadily
and
downloads
overtook physical
sales
in mid-2013. During the same period,
streaming
doubled to 10%
but
then it
started
to grow more
dramatically
.
Downloads peaked in 2014 at about 43% of
sales
but
fell to 30% by 2018. This was
slightly
higher than physical
sales
, which shrank to 25%.
Streaming
,
on the other hand
, overtook both of them and accounted for
just
over 40% of
sales
in 2018