Music sites across the Web see daily peaks of over half a million visitors per minute. In North America and Europe traffic is highest mid-week while the greatest number of visitors happens later in the week. Sunday is the slowest day for visitors to these sites globally.

In a survey conducted by Akamai of 200 people aged 19 to 68, 90 percent of respondents said they buy at least one song per week. The bulk of respondents spend less than $5 per week on music purchases; 76 percent spend between $1 and $5 per week; 14 percent spend $5 to $10 a week; and 9 percent spend $10 to $20 each week. Eighty-two percent of respondents favor a pay-per-download model; 9 percent like an ad-sponsored model; and 9 percent opt for a subscription model for music downloads.

Data from Akamai's Net Usage Index for Digital Music" report traffic to music category sites worldwide via ClickZ Stats.

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