Report: 14 percent of Internet using iTunes service regularly
Statistics gathered by Nielsen NetRatings shows that traffic to Apple's iTunes Music Store grew by 241 percent in 2005, reports BBC News.
"Consumers have clearly indicated that they are eager to control their own music libraries, one song at a time," said Jon Gibs, director of media analytics at Nielsen NetRatings.
In addition to looking at raw user numbers, Nielsen NetRatings also tried to find out who those users were.
The research revealed that teenagers aged between 12 and 17 years old made up a disproportionately large group of iTunes users, according to the report. They were more than twice as likely to visit the music store than any other population group.
The research firm also found that iTunes users comprise a readily identifiable audience in terms of their likes and dislikes for certain goods and services.
"For instance, Nielsen said, iTunes users were 2.2 times more likely to own a Volkswagen than the average internet user. Audi and Subaru were also popular with regular users of the Apple store."