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Originally Posted by darksaber35
Well IF you want to believe the large corporations then maybe other 42% is made up of pirates  |
lol.
I think they are ranking "purchased entertainment" products (which don't count movies tickets or concert tickets etc....)
Here's something not at all relevant:
From the May 12, 2012 issue of Billboard
Top 10 US Music Accounts
Rank/Account/2011 Market Share/Type
1. iTunes 38.23%
2. Anderson 17.86% - stocks Walmart/Best Buy
3. Amazon 7.93%
4. Alliance 5.97% - stocks Kmart and one stop stores, internet fulfillment
5. Target 5.45%
6. Trans World Entertainment 1.97% - owns FYE record stores
7. Rhapsody 1.97%
8. Super D 1.66% - online cd store
9. Vevo 1.15%
10. Microsoft 1.09% - Zune, XBox, MSN
p.s. worldwide, Spotify is now #2 source of revenue for the music labels. Check out its amazing growth rate.
Spotify Revenue:
2008: $0.612 million USD
2009: $18.1 million USD
2010: $99 million USD
2011: $236.4 million USD
2012: projected at $889 million USD