Music industry broke records: revenues reached US$31.7 billion in 2025
The global music industry not only recovered, but is experiencing its best moment in more than two decades. According to the latest report from the Fe...
TL;DR
- Global music industry revenue reached a record $31.7 billion in 2025.
- Streaming accounted for 69.6% of global revenue, with over 837 million paid subscribers.
- Latin America was the fastest-growing market, with a 17.1% revenue increase in 2025.
- Physical formats grew by 8%, with vinyl sales increasing by 13.7%.
- Taylor Swift was the world's best-selling artist, and 'APT.' by ROSÉ and Bruno Mars was the best-selling single.
- AI-generated fraud on digital platforms is a growing concern, with Deezer reporting over 60,000 AI tracks daily, 85% fraudulent.
- Record labels are pursuing legal action against AI fraud in countries like Brazil, Germany, and France.
- Performance rights revenue reached $2.9 billion.