What the crowd rated

Do you still buy physical music?

Most of us stream music now, but some people still buy CDs and vinyl. Tell us where you land on owning physical music.

56%No, streaming is enough for meQuestion 1

42%Better sound qualityQuestion 2

Question by question

Question 1Pick one

Do you still buy physical music like CDs or vinyl?

No, streaming is enough for me56%559

I'd love to but can't find or afford it20%202

Only for artists I really love14%139

Yes, I collect CDs or vinyl9%89

Other (tell us)1%10

Question 2Pick multiple

What would make you buy a physical album? (Pick up to 3)

Voters chose more than one answer, so these shares add up to more than 100%.

Better sound quality42%421

Collectible or special edition packaging39%391

Supporting the artist directly32%324

Owning it forever, no subscription32%317

The cover art and artwork18%177

Other (tell us)4%38

Who answered, and how we count itSampling, free-text handling and full methodology999

Verified humans

999

Every ballot is one World ID holder. No bots, no repeat voting, no weighting applied.

Margin at 95%

±3.1 pts

Sampling error for this many ballots. The crowd is self-selected, so this is not a representative panel.

Written-in answers

Summarised into themes by machine, then reviewed. Individual responses are never shown.

Aggregate results from verified voters. Free-text answers are summarised into themes; individual responses are kept private and never shown. A read-only record of what World ID holders expressed in our polls — not VoxPop predictions, and not financial advice.

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