B
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17,400,000
17,400,000 -- online music listeners for UK population (2026 (article collection year))
17.4 million people in the United Kingdom tune into music online (or have at some point in their lives).
- Includes those who have tuned into music online at some particular point in their lives
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Value
17,400,000
Unit
Count
Data Vintage
2026 (article collection year)
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Evidence Quality
B
Strong, reliable evidence
Sourced from a well-regarded research firm or industry leader with transparent methodology and a reasonably large sample.
Single source - not yet corroborated
Score breakdown
Extraction
75
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
Rajar
Primary
Tier B
http://www.theisociety.net/audio-and-music-sharing/listening-music-with-spotify-and-lastfm.html ↗
Source Article
The I Society
Original Research
Rajar
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Methodology
Rajar radio audience measurement research
Methodology documented
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Industrymarketing
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UK population: 17,400,000 online music listeners. Source: Rajar (2026 (article collection year)). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/uk-online-music-listeners-17-4m
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