In 2020 there were 5.239 billion illegal accesses to content worth over €30 billion, with damage to the sector of €2.4 billion, according to GfK study. An industry without piracy would create 130,000 direct and indirect jobs.
More than 90% of the illicit content portals have advertising and more than two thirds of consumers had to register with personal data. Significant increase in social networks and equipment (IPTVs, Cardsharing) as a means to access illegal content.