Topic: Entertainment industry in Europe

Entertainment industry in Europe - statistics & facts

The entertainment industry, describes mass media companies controlling the distribution and production of mass media entertainment: film, music, publishing, television and radio. In 2017, the value of the entertainment and media market in Italy is expected to reach 32.27 billion U.S. dollars, an increase compared to previous years; while the UK entertainment and media market is predicted to hit 62.8 billion British pounds.

Share of the population using internet regularly in Switzerland
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Revenue from computer and video games (excluding hardware) in Germany
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People playing video games because 'it's fun and entertaining' in France in 2015
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Current statistics on this topic

Music

Subscriber share of music streaming services worldwide Q4 2024

Music

Global music industry revenue growth 2024, by region

Online Video & Entertainment

Revenue of the music events industry in Europe 2019-2028

Global industry overview

Music streaming revenue worldwide 2005-2025
Music streaming revenue worldwide 2005-2025
Music streaming revenue worldwide from 2005 to 2025 (in billion U.S. dollars)
Global music revenue 2019-2025, by category
Global music revenue 2019-2025, by category
Music revenue worldwide from 2019 to 2025, by category (in million U.S. dollars)
Global revenue of the recorded music industry 1999-2024
Global revenue of the recorded music industry 1999-2024
Global recorded music revenue from 1999 to 2024 (in billion U.S. dollars)
Music industry revenue distribution worldwide 2025, by source
Music industry revenue distribution worldwide 2025, by source
Share of recorded music industry revenues worldwide in 2025, by segment
Subscriber share of music streaming services worldwide Q4 2024
Subscriber share of music streaming services worldwide Q4 2024
Share of music streaming subscribers worldwide in the 4th quarter of 2024, by company
Global live music industry revenue 2019-2030
Global live music industry revenue 2019-2030
Live music industry revenue worldwide from 2019 to 2030 (in billion U.S. dollars)
Worldwide music tour gross revenues 2011-2025
Worldwide music tour gross revenues 2011-2025
Music tour gross revenues from 2011 to 2025 worldwide (in billion U.S. dollars)
Streaming music subscribers worldwide 2019-2024
Streaming music subscribers worldwide 2019-2024
Number of music streaming subscribers worldwide from the 1st half of 2019 to 4th quarter 2024 (in millions)

Market revenues in Europe

Global music industry revenue growth 2024, by region
Global music industry revenue growth 2024, by region
Music industry revenue growth worldwide in 2024, by region
Leading live music markets in Europe 2018-2023
Leading live music markets in Europe 2018-2023
Ranking of European live music markets based on estimated market value from 2018 to 2023** (in million U.S. dollars)
Revenue of the music events industry in Europe 2019-2028
Revenue of the music events industry in Europe 2019-2028
Revenue of the music events market in Europe from 2019 to 2028 (in million U.S. dollars)
Digital Market Outlook: digital music revenue in European countries 2024
Digital Market Outlook: digital music revenue in European countries 2024
Digital music revenue in selected European countries in 2024 (in million U.S. dollars)
ARPU for the Online Event Ticket market in Europe by segment 2021-2028
ARPU for the Online Event Ticket market in Europe by segment 2021-2028
Average revenue per online user for the Event Ticket market in Europe from 2021 to 2028, by segment (in U.S. dollars)

Music consumption by country

Digital music streaming penetration in the UK 2024, by demographic group
Digital music streaming penetration in the UK 2024, by demographic group
Digital music streaming penetration in the United Kingdom as of May 2024, by demographic group
Regularly used media for listening to music among teens in Germany 2022
Regularly used media for listening to music among teens in Germany 2022
Which method or media do you use daily or several times a week to listen to music?
Consumption of music within the past week in Denmark 2023, by frequency
Consumption of music within the past week in Denmark 2023, by frequency
Frequency of weekly music listening in Denmark in the 4th quarter 2023
Average time spent listening to music in Sweden 2023, by gender and age
Average time spent listening to music in Sweden 2023, by gender and age
Average time spent listening to music per day in Sweden in 2023, by gender and age (in minutes)
Most popular music genres in Germany 2023
Most popular music genres in Germany 2023
Most popular music genres in Germany in 2023

Leading music and audio apps

Leading Android music apps in Germany 2022, by downloads
Leading Android music apps in Germany 2022, by downloads
Leading music and audio apps in the Google Play Store in Germany in September 2022, by number of downloads
Leading Android music and audio apps in the Netherlands 2022, by downloads
Leading Android music and audio apps in the Netherlands 2022, by downloads
Leading music and audio mobile apps in the Google Play Store in the Netherlands in September 2022, by number of downloads
Leading music apps in Google Play in Great Britain 2022, by downloads
Leading music apps in Google Play in Great Britain 2022, by downloads
Leading music and audio apps in the Google Play Store in Great Britain in September 2022, by number of downloads
Leading Android music apps in France 2022, by downloads
Leading Android music apps in France 2022, by downloads
Leading music and audio apps in the Google Play Store in France in February 2022, by number of downloads
Leading Android music apps in Italy 2022, by downloads
Leading Android music apps in Italy 2022, by downloads
Leading music and audio apps in the Google Play Store in Italy in September 2022, by number of downloads

Impact of COVID-19

Festival attendance after the coronavirus lockdown in Europe in 2020
Festival attendance after the coronavirus lockdown in Europe in 2020
How soon after lockdown being lifted would you be comfortable attending a music festival?
Europe: Opinion on live music streams during the coronavirus lockdown in 2020
Europe: Opinion on live music streams during the coronavirus lockdown in 2020
Share of festival-goers who have watched a live music stream during the coronavirus lockdown in Europe in 2020
Estimated loss in the music industry due to the coronavirus in Italy 2020, by sector
Estimated loss in the music industry due to the coronavirus in Italy 2020, by sector
Key figures of the estimated loss in the music industry due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in 2020, by sector (in million euros)
Economic impact of the coronavirus outbreak on the music sector in France 2013-2020
Economic impact of the coronavirus outbreak on the music sector in France 2013-2020
Impact of the coronavirus outbreak on the music industry revenue in France from 2013 to 2020 (in billion euros)
Safety measures at live events after COVID-19 lockdown in the UK and Ireland 2020
Safety measures at live events after COVID-19 lockdown in the UK and Ireland 2020
Would any of the following help you to feel safe and comfortable going to an event at a venue again?
Booking live events after COVID-19: refund reassurances UK and Ireland 2020
Booking live events after COVID-19: refund reassurances UK and Ireland 2020
What would influence your decision to book for future live events after coronavirus lockdown?

Music streaming

Digital Market Outlook: digital music revenue in European countries 2024
Digital Market Outlook: digital music revenue in European countries 2024
Digital music revenue in selected European countries in 2024 (in million U.S. dollars)
Music subscriptions cancellation rates in GB, Germany and the U.S. Q1 2022
Music subscriptions cancellation rates in GB, Germany and the U.S. Q1 2022
Music subscriptions cancellation rates in the Great Britain, Germany, and United States in the first quarter of 2022
Music piracy among young people in the EU 2022
Music piracy among young people in the EU 2022
Share of young people who have listened to music illegally in Europe in 2022
Digital Market Outlook: digital music revenue in the UK 2020-2030, by format
Digital Market Outlook: digital music revenue in the UK 2020-2030, by format
Digital music revenue in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2020 to 2030, by format (in million U.S. dollars)
Digital music industry revenue in Spain 2016-2026, by format
Digital music industry revenue in Spain 2016-2026, by format
Digital music industry revenue in Spain from 2016 to 2026, by format (in million euros)

Share of the population using internet regularly in Switzerland
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Revenue from computer and video games (excluding hardware) in Germany
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People playing video games because 'it's fun and entertaining' in France in 2015
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Key figures

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- Share of people watching video content via cable, satellite, DVB-T or DVR in Germany in 2014
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Traditional and online usage of video content in Germany 2014
- Share of people aged 16 to 17 years who could be happy without TV in Ireland in 2017
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Share of young people who could be happy without television in Ireland 2017, by age
- Number of cinema tickets sold in Germany in 2010
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Cinema in Germany: ticket sales from 2001 to 2010
- People who went to the cinema, because they were interested in the movie's topic in Germany in 2018
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Reasons for going to the cinema in Germany 2020

- Sales revenue of daily newspapers in Germany in 2017
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Sales revenue of newspapers in Germany 2009-2020
- Number of consumer magazine titles in France in 2013
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Number of consumer magazine titles in European countries 2013
- Fiction book sales revenue in Norway in 2024
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Cumulated book sales revenue in Norway 2025, by category and format
- Number of Finnish book translations
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Number of Finnish book translations 2013-2023

- Share of people listening to the radio in Spain
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Radio penetration in Spain 1997-2024
- Share of people who listen to the radio every day or almost every day in Germany in 2019
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Daily radio usage in European countries 2019
- Share of women listening to music for more than two hours per day in Finland
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Share of people listening to music for 2+ hours per day in Finland 2018, by gender
- Share of young females who could be happy without music in Belgium as of 2017
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Media young people could be happy without in Belgium 2017, by gender