The given pie charts describe the proportion of individuals listening to music using five different platforms, paid and free methods, in Japan, Mexico, Germany, and globally in 2017.
Overall, it is clear that the highest proportion of people preferred paid methods for listening to music, whereas the lowest ratio of people used free methods, except in Japan. Additionally, most of the individuals used the radio for hearing music.
In 2017, listening to music radio was used by nearly one-third of people in Japan, and one-fifth of the individuals preferred the same in Mexico. Similarly, a large percentage of people used radio globally and in Germany, which accounted for 40% and 52%, respectively. In Mexico, individuals mostly preferred audio and video streaming platforms for hearing music, 35% for the former and 23% for the latter. In Germany and globally, 20% of the citizens chose audio streaming for hearing music, while only one in ten of the Japanese people used the same. The video streaming method for hearing music was used by a minority of residents in Japan, Germany, and globally when compared with other paid methods.
In contrast, free methods were used by a comparatively smaller proportion of people. In Mexico and globally, only 10% prefer downloads, and 8% of Germans used the same, whereas a fifth of Japanese citizens used downloads for listening to music. However, the highest percentage of people in Japan used CDs for listening to music, which accounted for almost a third. In Mexico, Germany, and globally, the least percentage of residents chose CDs for listening to music, which accounted for 12%, 10%, and 15%, respectively.