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CONTENTS                                                                                                         INTRODUCTION
                                                                                                                 MUSIC IS AN INTEGR AL PART OF OUR LIVES

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                                                                                                                 The Music Consumer Insight                         increasing the availability of music, record
 01       MUSIC CONSUMPTION IN 2018                                                                         04                                                      companies have licensed over 45 million
                                                                                                                 Report tells the story of how                      tracks to hundreds of digital services around
                                                                                                                 recorded music is woven into                       the world.
02        MUSIC IS AN INTEGR AL PART OF OUR DAILY LIVES                                                     06
                                                                                                                 the lives of people around                         However, for music to thrive in a digital
03        THE WORLD’S FAVOURITE GENRES                                                                      08
                                                                                                                 the world.
                                                                                                                                                                    world there must be a fair digital
                                                                                                                                                                    marketplace. This report also shows the
                                                                                                                 We are passionate about music. It is               challenges the music community continues
04        MUSIC DRIVES TECHNOLO GY ENGAGEMENT                                                               10   personal to us. Increasingly accessible,           to face – both in the form of the evolving
                                                                                                                 music is embraced across genres and                threat of copyright infringement and in fair
                                                                                                                 geographies, ages and formats - from               revenues not being returned by some user-
05        ON-DEMAND STRE AMING LE ADS MUSIC CONSUMP TION GLOBALLY                                           12
                                                                                                                 radio to streaming and beyond.                     upload services.

                                                                                                                 This report looks at how music soundtracks         Music unites us globally and adds enormous
06        UNLICENSED MUSIC                                                                                  14
                                                                                                                 the many parts of our day and how                  value to people’s lives. Record companies
                                                                                                                 this love of music is also driving fans’           are essential to this as they continue to
07        COUNTRY FO CUS: CHINA                                                                             16   growing adoption of technologies. From             develop, support and invest in music,
                                                                                                                 smartphones to smart speakers, music               playing a crucial role in ensuring that it
                                                                                                                 is a force ushering in these connected             continues on its exciting journey around
08        COUNTRY FO CUS: INDIA                                                                             18
                                                                                                                 devices that are being taken up globally.          the world.

                                                                                                                 As ever, local repertoire continues to             " R E C O R D C O M PA N I E S
METHOD OLO GY                                                                                                    dominate countries' charts. There will always      C O N T I N U E T O D E V E L O P,
IFPI conducted global research in April-May 2018 which explored the way consumers engage and access              be something special about local music that        S U P P O RT A N D I N V E S T I N M U S I C ,
music across licensed and unlicensed services.                                                                   speaks to us. In this interconnected world,
                                                                                                                                                                    P L AY I N G A C R U C I A L R O L E I N
                                                                                                                 country-specific genres, like K-Pop in Korea
The fieldwork was carried out by AudienceNet amongst a demographically representative sample of the                                                                 E N S U R I N G T H AT I T C O N T I N U E S
                                                                                                                 and música popular brasileira in Brazil, are
online population aged 16-64 in the following territories: Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, France,                                                            O N I T S E XC I T I N G J O U R N E Y
                                                                                                                 not only embraced at home but are also
Germany, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, Poland, Russia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden,
                                                                                                                 beginning to find a broader global audience.       A RO U N D T H E W O R L D . "
United Kingdom and United States. In addition, the study was also conducted in China and India but results
from these two countries are not included in “global” figures. In each country, nationally representative
                                                                                                                 In this year’s report, for the first time, we      FRANCES MOORE | CHIEF EXECUTIVE, IFPI
quota samples of between 1,000-2,000 respondents were set in accordance with online population size and
                                                                                                                 take a close look at the exciting, evolving
demographic structure, as determined by the latest respective census data in each territory. This ensured
                                                                                                                 music markets in China and India. In both
that a standard error of +/- 3% was achieved throughout the data, at a 95% confidence level.
                                                                                                                 countries, music fans are highly engaged
These twenty territories accounted for 91.3% of global recorded music market revenues in 2017.                   with licensed music and local music is
For more about IFPI visit www.ifpi.org                                                                           flourishing.

                                                                                                                 Across the globe, record companies are
                                                                                                                 working to sustain and develop these rich
                                                                                                                 and diverse ways in which music is being
                                                                                                                 enjoyed. Driving digital innovation and
© IFPI 2018 All data, copy and images are subject to copyright.

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MUSIC CONSUMPTION
IN 2018

Based on research conducted by IFPI in 2018, this report provides
a snapshot of how consumers across 18 of the world’s leading                                                                                          On average consumers spend

                                                                                                                                                      17.8hrs
music markets are engaging with recorded music.

                                                                                                                                                           listening to music each
                                                                                                                                                                 week globally

                                                                                                                  2.5hrs      a day

                                                                                                                      86%
                                                                                                                  of consumers are listening to music through
                                                                                                                                                                           50%
                                                                                                                                                                   of 16-24s would choose audio streaming if
                                                                                                                  on-demand streaming                              there were only one way to listen to music

                                                                                                                      75%
                                                                                                                  of consumers use smartphones to listen
                                                                                                                                                                           38%
                                                                                                                                                                   of consumers obtain music through
                                                                                                                  to music                                         copyright infringement

Base: All participants (n=19,000) from the 18 countries surveyed (Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, France,
Germany, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, Poland, Russia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, UK, US)                                                   MUS IC CO N SU MER IN S IGH T R EP ORT 2018   |
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MUSIC IS AN INTEGRAL
PA RT O F O U R D A I LY L I V E S

Consumers are embracing music at all points of the day,
demonstrating the importance and value that it has in our lives.

17.8hrs
                                             CONSUMERS MOST T YPICALLY                                                              YOUNGER CONSUMERS ARE
                                             LISTEN TO MUSIC WHILE:                                                                 LISTENING TO MORE MUSIC IN
                                                                                                                                    MORE WAYS
spent listening to music                                                                                                           Younger consumers (16-24s) are more
                                             In the car                                Going to sleep                               likely to listen to music during any activity
each week globally                                                                                                                  and much more likely to listen on their
                                                                        66% (global)          19% (global)                          way to work or education or while at
                                                                                                                                    work or education.
                                                   South Africa                             Brazil
                                                                             80%                                         33%
                                                   Germany                                  Poland
                                                                             77%                                         29%             72%
                                                                                                                                                            69%
                                                   US                                       South Africa
                                                                             75%                                         25%

                                             Commuting to work or education

                                                                      54% (global)     Relaxing at home
                                                                                                                  63% (global)
                                                   Argentina
                                                                             62%                                                                                               30%
                                                                                       Cooking and cleaning
                                                   Mexico
                                                                             62%                            54% (global)
                                                   Germany
                                                                             60%       Exercising or at the gym
                                                                                                        36% (global)                 Commuting             Relaxing             Going
                                             Working or studying                                                                      to work or           at home             to sleep

                                                                  40% (global)         At concerts, gigs and festivals                education

                                                                                                        36%   (global)
                                                   Mexico
                                                                             68%

                                                   Argentina
                                                                             58%
                                                   South Africa
                                                                             57%
Base: All participants (n=19,000) from all
18 countries surveyed                                                                                                            MUS IC CO N SU MER IN S IGH T R EP ORT 2018   |
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THE WORLD’S
FAVO U R I T E G E N R E S
                                                                                           JAPAN                   KOREA                      FRANCE                        POLAND

WHAT MUSIC D O PEOPLE T YPICALLY LISTEN TO?                                                LO CAL MUSIC IS EMBR ACED BY CONSUMERS

                                                                                           66%                     62%                        69%                           28%
HERE WE TAKE A LO OK AT THE TOP TEN GENRES                                                 Local culture influences consumers' listening habits, with many enjoying domestic genres.

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                                                                                           JAPAN                   KOREA                      FRANCE                        POLAND

                       %                                   %                          %    Two-thirds of           62% of consumers           In France, 69%                In Poland, 28%

                 64                                  57                            32
                                                                                           consumers in Japan      in Korea like K-Pop        listen to Variété             listen to Disco Polo

01                                  02                               03
                                                                                           66%
                                                                                           listen to J-Pop with
                                                                                           29% listening to
                                                                                           music from anime
                                                                                                                   62%
                                                                                                                   (and 22% listen to
                                                                                                                   K-Trot)                    69%
                                                                                                                                              Française
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                       %                                   %          House           %    Two-thirds of           62% of consumers           In France, 69%                In Poland, 28%

                 64                                  57                            32
                                                                                           consumers in Japan      in Korea like K-Pop        listen to Variété             listen to Disco Polo
04                                  05                               06                    listen to J-Pop with
                                                                                           29% listening to
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  Pop                  %              Rock                 %          Dance/Electronic/%           IN ARGENTINA               IN MEXICO                               IN BRAZIL

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                                                                                           L ATIN AMERICAN CONSUMERS ARE ENGAGED WITH LO C AL GENRES

  (film or TV)         %              Rap/Trap             %          Songwriter      %            IN ARGENTINA                IN MEXICO                                IN BRAZIL

07               30                 08              26               09            24                43%                       55%                                      55%
  Soundtracks          %              Hip-Hop/             %          Singer/         %

                 24                                 23                             22
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                                                                                                   Latin music               Latin music                          Música popular
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                                    08
                                     R&B
                                                                     09
                                                                      Soul/Blues
                                                                                                     43%                       55%                                      55%
  (including Opera) %                                      %                          %

10               24                                  23                            22                36%
                                                                                                   Latin music
                                                                                                                               42%
                                                                                                                             Latin music
                                                                                                                                                           39%            34%
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  Classical         %                 R&B                             Soul/Blues

                 19
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                                                                                                                              Mexican                   Universitário               Pagode

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Base: All participants (n=19,000) from all 18 countries surveyed.
Genre data is based on the participants’ own definitions of genre.                                                                         MUS IC CO N SU MER IN S IGH T R EP ORT 2018   |
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                                                                                              Base: All participants (n=19,000) from all 18 countries surveyed.

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ON-DEMAND                                                                                                VIDEO STRE AMING MAKES UP MORE THAN HALF OF ON-DEMAND
                                                                                                         MUSIC STRE AMING TIME
STREAMING LEADS MUSIC                                                                                                                                                                                52% is on video

                                                                                                         47%
                                                                                                                                                                                                     streaming
C O N S U M P T I O N G L O B A L LY                                                                                                                                                                 28% is on paid
                                                                                                         of time spent listening                                                                     audio streaming

                                                                                                           47%
                                                                                                         to on-demand music is
Licensed on-demand streaming is popular                                                                  on YouTube                                                                                  20% is on free
                                                                                                                                                                                                     audio streaming
with consumers the world over.                                                                                    of time spent listening
                                                                                                                   to on-demand music
                                                                                                         HOWEVER, is     on YouTube
                                                                                                                       USER       Estimated Annual Revenue Per User                       3 5 % S AY A M A I N

86%
of consumers are listening to music
                                                            AUDIO STRE AMING USE

                                                            GLOBAL: 61%
                                                                                                         UPLOAD SERVICES
                                                                                                         ARE NOT
                                                                                                         RETURNING
                                                                                                                                                                                          R E A SO N FO R N OT
                                                                                                                                                                                          U S I N G A PA I D AU D I O
through on-demand streaming (audio                                                                       FAIR VALUE                                                                       SUBSCRIPTION IS
and video)                                              Russia 87%                                       TO THE
                                                                                                            28% |MUSIC
                                                                                                                                                                                          US$20
                                                                                                         COMMUNIT Y
                                                                                                                   is on paid audio streaming              US$20
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UNLICENSED MUSIC

Record companies are taking action globally against stream
ripping sites that undermine legitimate services and pay no                                     GLOBALLY
                                                                                                GLOBALLY
money to those investing in and creating the music. Despite
some successes, the problem persists.                                                       38%

                                                                                       CONSUME MUSIC THROUGH
                                                                                       CONSUME MUSIC THROUGH
                                                                                       COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT
                                                                                       COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT

                                                                              STRE AM RIPPING IS THE MOST-USED FORM
                                                                                    OF COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT

                                                                       32%                     23%                              17%
                                                                      of all consumers       of all consumers             of all consumers use
                                                                      of all consumers       of all consumers             of all consumers use
                                                                   download music through download music through        search engines to locate
                                                                   download music through download music through        search engines to locate
                                                                       stream ripping       cyberlockers or P2P            infringing content
                                                                       stream ripping       cyberlockers or P2P            infringing content

                                                                          STRE AM RIPPING USERS ARE MORE LIKELY TO SAY
                                                                        THAT THEY RIP MUSIC SO THEY HAVE MUSIC TO LISTEN
                                                                         TO OFFLINE. THIS ME ANS THEY CAN AVOID PAYING
                                                                            FOR A PREMIUM STRE AMING SUBSCRIPTION.

Base: All participants (n=19,000) from all 18 countries surveyed                                    MUS IC CO N SU MER IN S IGH T R EP ORT 2018   |
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C O U N T RY                                            96%
                                                        of consumers in China listen
                                                                                             CHINA’S FAVOURITE GENRES
                                                        to licensed music
FOCUS:                                                                                        01                  02                                  03
                                                        89%
                                                        of music consumers in China

CHINA
                                                        listen to licensed audio streaming
                                                                                                      C-Pop                 Pop                                  Folk

                                                        15.4hrs
                                                        listening to music each week

                                                                                             04                   05

                                           TOP LISTENING ACTIVITIES
Chinese consumers are
                                           Relaxing at home
                                                                                                      Country           Soundtracks
highly engaged with                                                                                                      (film or TV)
licensed music.                            74%
                                           In the car                                        CONSUMERS USE MESSENGER APPS
                                                                                             TO SHARE THEIR FAVOURITE MUSIC
                                           50%                                               WeChat

                                           Going to sleep
                                                                                             65%
                                           49%                                               QQ

                                           Exercising or at the gym
                                                                                             64%
                                           49%                                               Weibo

                                                                                             62%
                                           Commuting to work or education

                                           42%
Base: All participants surveyed in China
(n=2,000)                                                                                                                     MUS IC CO N SU MER IN S IGH T R EP ORT 2018   |
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C O U N T RY                                         SMARTPHONES ARE THE DEVICE            TOP LISTENING ACTIVITIES
                                                     OF CHOICE
FOCUS:                                                                                     While relaxing at home               While cooking or cleaning

                                                     96%                                   79%                                  48%
INDIA
                                                     of consumers are listening to music
                                                     on smartphones – the highest rate
                                                     in the world

                                                                                           In the car                           On commute to work or education

                                                                                           59%                                  43%
Indian consumers
favour local genres.
                                                     99%
                                                     of 16-24 year olds listen to music
                                                                                           While going to sleep
                                                     on a smartphone

                                                                                           54%
                                                     96%
                                                     of consumers in India listen to
                                                                                           INDIA’S FAVOURITE GENRES

                                                     licensed music
                                                                                            01                      02                               03

                                                                                                 Bollywood               Bollywood                        Indian classical

                                                     95%
                                                                                                    new                      old                               music

                                                     listen to music through on-demand
                                                     streaming
                                                                                            04                      05

                                                                                                        Pop                Rock

Base: All participants surveyed in India (n=2,000)                                                                           MUS IC CO N SU MER IN S IGH T R EP ORT 2018   |
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