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# US accounts for 9.9% of global music piracy
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/us-accounts-for-9-9-of-global-music-piracy/
- Published: 2024-02-12T14:52:59.000Z
- Updated: 2024-02-12T14:53:02.000Z
- Description: After years of decline, global music piracy is rising again by double digits, and the United States accounted for 9.9% of all illegal activity…
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Music Business, Music Tech, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 09:44

After years of decline, global music piracy is rising again by double digits, and the United States accounted for 9.9% of all illegal activity.

The US ranked third after Iran at 11.8% and India at 11.5% of pirate traffic, according to a new study by Muso.

Stream rippers, which enable users to download audio from YouTube URLs, account for over 40% of pirate traffic for music websites.

![Piracy statistics infographic with pie chart and line graph showing music and software piracy site types and trends.](https://storage.ghost.io/c/3a/95/3a957c06-c825-4057-9939-0a274cc16d23/content/images/www-hypebot-com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/2023-piracy-by-industry-data-review-final-pdf.png)

Download Muso’s Piracy By Industry Report 2023 free [here](https://www.muso.com/piracy-by-industry-report-2023?ref=hypebot.com).

**Bruce Houghton* is the Founder and Editor of [Hypebot](https://www.hypebot.com/), a Senior Advisor at [Bandsintown](https://www.bandsintown.com/?ref=hypebot.com), President of the[ Skyline Artists Agency](https://skylineonline.com/?ref=hypebot.com), and a [Berklee College Of Music](https://online.berklee.edu/courses/touring-101?ref=hypebot.com) professor.*