*No longer included from 2017 onwards. ** Category first included in 2018.
Information on base:
German-speaking population age 14 and older
Information on random sample:
2019: 23,120 respondents, projected base of 70.60 million people
2020: 23,138 respondents, projected base of 70.63 million people
2021: 22,563 respondents, projected base of 70.54 million people
They refer to the following studies: 2019: VuMA 2020; 2020: VuMA 2021; 2021: VuMA 2022.
You can find further information on the methodology .
Multiple answers were possible. Hence, percentage points may exceed 100 percent.
The question was phrased by the source as follows: "Which commercial platforms have you used for paid music downloads?" (Original German question: "Und von welchen kommerziellen Portalen haben Sie kostenpflichtige Musik heruntergeladen?")
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Most popular portals for downloading music in Germany 2021
This statistic shows the results of a survey on the most popular commercial portals for downloading music in Germany from 2019 to 2021. In 2021, roughly **** percent of the German-speaking population aged 14 years and older had downloaded music via Spotify.
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VuMA. (November 17, 2021). Ranking of the most popular commercial portals for downloading music based in usage in Germany from 2019 to 2021 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved August 03, 2026, from /statistics/453093/music-downloads-most-popular-commercial-portals-germany/
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