Unlicensed business software used on PCs is very widespread worldwide. According to findings by the Washington-based Business Software Alliance (BSA), up to 66 percent of software on PCs in China is unlicensed. In the U.S., the share stands at 15 percent, which translates into a commercial software value of some $8.6 billion for 2017.
![Chart: Illegal Business Software in Use Worldwide](https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2v5Z5UXC-po/WxpvIDNdC0I/AAAAAAABg_Q/gz6Okrp4b086JGO8sNhM6Xtvjmq94fqzwCLcBGAs/s1600-rw/chartoftheday_14154_illegal_business_software_in_use_worldwide_n.jpg)
Source: Statista.
![Chart: Illegal Business Software in Use Worldwide](https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2v5Z5UXC-po/WxpvIDNdC0I/AAAAAAABg_Q/gz6Okrp4b086JGO8sNhM6Xtvjmq94fqzwCLcBGAs/s1600-rw/chartoftheday_14154_illegal_business_software_in_use_worldwide_n.jpg)
Source: Statista.