MusicWatch: 17 Million US ‘Fans’ Ripped Music Last Year, UP 13%

How much of a problem is stream-ripping? From the latest MusicWatch Annual Music Study, we estimated that there are 17 million stream-rippers in the US during 2018, up from 15 million in 2017. For context, that’s more people than bought a new vinyl record last year!

Source: 17 Million US ‘Fans’ Ripped Music Last Year, UP 13%

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