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52.4%
52.4% -- paid streaming revenue share for global recorded music industry (2025)
Paid streaming accounted for 52.4% of global recorded-music revenue in 2025.
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52.4%
Unit
Percentage
Data Vintage
2025
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Geography
Global
Evidence Quality
B
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75
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
IFPI
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Tier B
https://notnoise.co/blog/music-release-checklist ↗
Source Article
The Music Release Checklist That Actually Moves a Song
# The Music Release Checklist That Actually Moves a Song Keyword: music release checklist Word count: 2934 Sources used: 22 Date: 2026-04-27
Most music release checklists are built to help you upload a song, not move one. IFPI says recorded-music revenue hit $31.7 billion in 2025 and paid streaming …
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IFPI
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IFPI Global Music Report 2026, cited by NotNoise
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IndustryMusic
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global recorded music industry: 52.4% paid streaming revenue share. Source: IFPI (2025). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/paid-streaming-share-2025
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