According to a study from 2024, the highest amount spent by UK consumers for recorded music was for subscriptions. That year, UK consumers spent a total of around **** billion British pounds on recorded music, of which about **** billion were devoted to subscriptions. At the same time, people spent slightly more money on physical formats compared to the previous year.
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Ofcom. (July 30, 2025). Consumer expenditure on recorded music in the United Kingdom from 2020 to 2024, by format (in million GBP) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved July 25, 2026, from /statistics/1424554/consumer-expenditure-recorded-music-uk/
Ofcom. "Consumer expenditure on recorded music in the United Kingdom from 2020 to 2024, by format (in million GBP) ." Chart. July 30, 2025. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Accessed July 25, 2026. /statistics/1424554/consumer-expenditure-recorded-music-uk/
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Consumer expenditure on recorded music in the United Kingdom from 2020 to 2024, by format (in million GBP) [Graph], Ofcom, July 30, 2025. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1424554/consumer-expenditure-recorded-music-uk/