Between June 2020 and May 2021, pirate online media generated an estimated 1.34 billion U.S. dollars in advertising revenue. Approximately 20 percent of the total came from in-app advertising, while the remaining 80 percent came from ads displayed on pirate websites.
Advertising revenue generated by pirate digital media between June 2020 and May 2021, by platform (in million U.S. dollars)
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Digital Citizen Alliance, & White Bullet. (August 12, 2021). Advertising revenue generated by pirate digital media between June 2020 and May 2021, by platform (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 13, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1260269/digital-piracy-advertising-revenue/
Digital Citizen Alliance, und White Bullet. "Advertising revenue generated by pirate digital media between June 2020 and May 2021, by platform (in million U.S. dollars)." Chart. August 12, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1260269/digital-piracy-advertising-revenue/
Digital Citizen Alliance, White Bullet. (2021). Advertising revenue generated by pirate digital media between June 2020 and May 2021, by platform (in million U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1260269/digital-piracy-advertising-revenue/
Digital Citizen Alliance, and White Bullet. "Advertising Revenue Generated by Pirate Digital Media between June 2020 and May 2021, by Platform (in Million U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Aug 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1260269/digital-piracy-advertising-revenue/
Digital Citizen Alliance & White Bullet, Advertising revenue generated by pirate digital media between June 2020 and May 2021, by platform (in million U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1260269/digital-piracy-advertising-revenue/ (last visited May 13, 2024)
Advertising revenue generated by pirate digital media between June 2020 and May 2021, by platform (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph], Digital Citizen Alliance, & White Bullet, August 12, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1260269/digital-piracy-advertising-revenue/