Non-Rivalrous Goods

Non-rivalrous goods are resources or services that can be used by multiple people simultaneously without diminishing their availability for others. For example, digital content like software, music, or online data can be accessed by many individuals at once without reducing the amount accessible to anyone else. This characteristic contrasts with rivalrous goods, where one person's use decreases availability for others. Non-rivalrous goods often have high fixed costs for production but minimal additional costs for each new user, making them efficient to share and essential for digital and knowledge-based industries.