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Music Industry Statistics: 2025 Data

A sourced, ready-to-cite snapshot of the U.S. and global recorded music business, with the latest full-year figures available.

Last updated August 13, 2026. All figures below cover calendar year 2025 unless noted.

At a glance

Four figures that frame the market

$11.5BU.S. recorded music revenue106.5MU.S. paid subscription accounts$31.7BGlobal recorded music revenue837MGlobal paid streaming accounts

United States

U.S. recorded music statistics

These figures use wholesale revenue, which is how the RIAA now reports the U.S. market.

Worldwide

Global recorded music statistics

Global figures reflect data supplied to IFPI by record companies and national groups around the world.

$31.7B

Global recorded music revenue

Global recorded music revenue reached $31.7 billion in 2025, growing 6.4% year over year.

Source: IFPI, Global Music Report 2026Published March 18, 2026

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69.6%

Global revenue from streaming

Streaming revenue surpassed $22 billion and represented 69.6% of global recorded music income in 2025.

Source: IFPI, Global Music Report 2026Published March 18, 2026

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837M

Global paid streaming accounts

There were 837 million paid streaming subscription accounts worldwide in 2025.

Source: IFPI, Global Music Report 2026Published March 18, 2026

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52.4%

Global revenue from paid subscriptions

Paid subscription streaming grew 8.8% and accounted for 52.4% of global recorded music revenue in 2025.

Source: IFPI, Global Music Report 2026Published March 18, 2026

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13.7%

Global vinyl revenue growth

Global vinyl revenue grew 13.7% in 2025, the nineteenth consecutive year of vinyl growth.

Source: IFPI, Global Music Report 2026Published March 18, 2026

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17.1%

Latin America recorded music growth

Latin America was the fastest-growing recorded music region in 2025, with revenue up 17.1%.

Source: IFPI, Global Music Report 2026Published March 18, 2026

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Methodology and sources

How to read these numbers

This page brings together the latest full-year figures from the Recording Industry Association of America and the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. The U.S. numbers are wholesale revenue figures. The global numbers use IFPI's recorded music market reporting. They are useful side by side, but they are not interchangeable measures.

Each statistic links to its original source. We keep the wording close to the reported figure, preserve the reporting year, and update this reference when the next major year-end reports are available.

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