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837,000,000
837,000,000 -- paid music subscription accounts for Global recorded music industry (2025)
Worldwide, there were 837 million paid music subscription accounts in 2025 according to the IFPI Global Music Report 2026.
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837,000,000
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Count
Data Vintage
2025
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B
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75
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60
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20
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30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
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IFPI
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https://allaxess.com/best-ai-music-video-generator-comparison-in-2026-freebeat-vs-runway-pika-and-ve… ↗
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Best AI Music Video Generator Comparison in 2026: Freebeat vs Runway, Pika and Veo
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IFPI
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IFPI Global Music Report 2026, cited by allaxess.com
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Global recorded music industry: 837,000,000 paid music subscription accounts. Source: IFPI (2025). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/ifpi-paid-music-subscription-accounts-2025
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/ifpi-paid-music-subscription-accounts-2025" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>837,000,000</strong> -- paid music subscription accounts for Global recorded music industry<br><small>Source: IFPI (2025) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/ifpi-paid-music-subscription-accounts-2025" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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