Oct 13, 2004 • 1 min read

US download stats down

NPD Group data shows US legal track downloads fell from 1.3 million in April to about a million a month over May to July, with Apple holding 70% of sales.

Last bit of digital music news - and the number of tracks being (legally) downloaded in the US has fallen slightly. After reaching a high of 1.3 million in Apr, the number of tracks downloaded each month between May and Jul fell to about a million. NPD Group, who compiled the stats, put the fall down to a decrease in special offers in the digital space.

Of all the US download sales in the first half of the year, Apple still dominated accounting for 70% of sales. Napster's share was 11% while Musicmatch, RealNetworks and Wal-mart each had a 6% share.

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