🎶 Music Industry Streaming Revenues
Revenues from streaming #Music grew 28% YoY to $3.4 billion for the first half of 2018.
This broad category includes revenues from subscription services (such as paid versions of #Spotify, #AppleMusic, #Amazon, #TIDAL, and others), digital and customized radio services (like #Pandora, #SiriusXM, and other Internet radio), and ad-supported on-demand streaming services (such as #YouTube, #Vevo, and ad-supported Spotify). The overwhelming majority of the industry’s revenue growth during the period came from streaming music.
Paid subscriptions have become the biggest format for music by revenue. Year-over-year growth of 33% brought total subscription revenues to $2.5 billion. So ¾ of recording industry revenue came from streaming, and ¾ of that from paid subscriptions. Despite far few users, subscription streaming vastly out performed ad-supported revenues.
🚀 @PerspectiveIX via RIAA (PDF).
❓ Which one do you prefer?
Revenues from streaming #Music grew 28% YoY to $3.4 billion for the first half of 2018.
This broad category includes revenues from subscription services (such as paid versions of #Spotify, #AppleMusic, #Amazon, #TIDAL, and others), digital and customized radio services (like #Pandora, #SiriusXM, and other Internet radio), and ad-supported on-demand streaming services (such as #YouTube, #Vevo, and ad-supported Spotify). The overwhelming majority of the industry’s revenue growth during the period came from streaming music.
Paid subscriptions have become the biggest format for music by revenue. Year-over-year growth of 33% brought total subscription revenues to $2.5 billion. So ¾ of recording industry revenue came from streaming, and ¾ of that from paid subscriptions. Despite far few users, subscription streaming vastly out performed ad-supported revenues.
🚀 @PerspectiveIX via RIAA (PDF).
❓ Which one do you prefer?
