Global File Sharing Stats

This Infographic Explores the Highest Number of Downloads Worldwide

The music industry has been forever changed by the Internet and this infographic lists various cities around the globe with the highest number of downloads.

Sharing music has become a mainstay on the world wide web and the music industry has continually tried to stop it from happening since day one. However, despite many lawsuits and cease-and-desists, the file sharing network continues to stay online.

Here, we see that London is the city with the highest number of shares with Sao Paulo and Istanbul coming in at third and fourth. In London, One Direction, Drake and Lana Del Rey are amongst the highest shared artists. Globally, One Direction takes the cake for the highest number of song shares and Tuesday being the day of the week with the most worldwide shares.

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Where This Applies

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SCORE
1.0 out of 10
GENDER
70% Men30% Women
MARKETTop markets: North America, South America, Europe, Asia
GENERATION
  • Gen Z (primary audience)
  • Gen Alpha (primary audience)
  • Millennial (primary audience)
  • Gen X (primary audience)
POPULARITY
Popularity 16%
Activity 7%
Freshness 8%

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