p2pnet.net News:- Big Four record cartel member UMG (France) is still the world’s biggest recording company, with a 25.5% share of the world market.

Sony BMG (Japan, Germany) is next with a 21.5% followed by EMI (Britain) at 13.4%, and Warner (US) at 11.3%.

So says the IFPI (International Federation of Phonographic Industry), owned by the Big Four.

In its latest creative PR release, “2004 was a landmark year for the growth of digital services,” it states. “Over 180 legitimate music download services were launched globally in 2004. There are now well over 300 sites in total, with at least 200 in Europe.”

It neglects to mention that of the 300 only a single site, Apple’s iTunes, is actually doing any business worth mentioning, and even that doesn’t raise a blip when compared to what’s happening on the p2p networks.

In July last year, an average of 4,584,111 p2p users were simultaneously logged onto the networks at any given moment, say the latest statistics from p2p research firm BigChampagne.

Globally, the number was 7,116,270

But in July this year, the US number had risen to 6,872,768 and globally, it was 9,496,203.

Meanwhile …..
Per capita album sales are higher in the UK than anywhere else in the world with an average 2.9 albums bought by every man, woman and child in the country every year, says the report.

Norway is second at 2.7, with the US in third place at 2.6

And the average age of music ‘consumers’ is increasing, says the IFPI.

“In 1999 music consumers over 30 accounted for less than half of all music sales. Now 55% of music is bought by the over 30s. The world’s ‘oldest consumers’ (% of over 30s) are in: Hungary (73%), Netherlands (73%), Austria (71%) and Germany (69%). ‘Youngest consumers’: Brazil (37%), Mexico (26%) and Japan (30%)”

Singapore has an average of four CD players per household, the highest in the world (390%), with the USA next (257%), followed by Hong Kong (212%) and the UK (166%).

But at 94%, US households have more DVD players than anywhere else.

The top ten markets for music DVD sales are USA, Japan, Germany, France, UK, Brazil, Netherlands, Canada, Australia and Spain,

Canada has the highest broadband uptake in North America (46%). Denmark has the highest broadband penetration in Europe (44%) and Chile has the highest broadband penetration in Latin America (8%)

When it comes to mobile phones,. Taiwan has biggest number at per household (110%) – at least one for every person in the country – and “Mobile penetration reached 100% in three other markets in 2004, Czech Republic, Portugal and Sweden,” says the IFPI.

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