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> digital purchases were never that big a chunk of the market There was a 4-year stretch where paid downloads were the leading source of revenue for the music
by paulcole 5y ago
> digital purchases were never that big a chunk of the market
There was a 4-year stretch where paid downloads were the leading source of revenue for the music industry.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/billrosenblatt/2018/05/07/the-short-unhappy-life-of-music-downloads/?sh=60c30e827e76 https://www.forbes.com/sites/billrosenblatt/2018/05/07/the-s...
- ghaff 5y agoI guess it depends on the source of the numbers. Eyeballing this chart [1] it doesn't look as if downloads were ever the majority. (In any case, they weren't for long.) [1] https://www.statista.com/chart/amp/4713/global-recorded-music-industry-revenues/ https://www.statista.com/chart/amp/4713/global-recorded-musi...