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Updated: December 2024

Streaming Rates (Transparent Table)

Platform Range (USD/stream) Median Notes Source Accessed
Spotify $0.0030 – $0.0050 $0.0032 Premium vs Free; varies by country Spotify Loud & Clear (official)
Apple Music $0.0056 – $0.0100 $0.0075 Premium only Apple letter (reported): The Verge (2021‑04‑16)
Amazon Music $0.0040 – $0.0080 $0.0062 Prime vs Unlimited tiers No official per‑stream rate published; aggregated distributor data (e.g., The Trichordist)
YouTube Music $0.0007 – $0.0012 $0.0009 Ad share; large variation No official per‑stream rate; see YouTube Partner Program terms
TIDAL $0.012 – $0.015 $0.013 HiFi plans No official per‑stream rate; see TIDAL HiFi Plus and distributor reports
Qobuz $0.018 – $0.022 $0.020 High-fidelity service No official per‑stream rate; label statements/analytics

Ranges reflect public 2024–2025 reports; actual payouts vary by tier, geography, and contracts.

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Top 10 Countries (Estimated Spotify PPS)

Per‑country pay‑per‑stream estimates from iGroove (2022). Spotify does not publish official per‑country PPS; these are averages. We also include local official pages for context elsewhere on this page.

Country Currency Est. USD/stream (Spotify) Source Accessed
United States (US)USD$0.00409iGroove (2022)
United Kingdom (UK)GBP$0.00559iGroove (2022)
Germany (DE)EUR$0.00358iGroove (2022)
France (FR)EUR$0.00350iGroove (2022)
Italy (IT)EUR$0.00220iGroove (2022)
Spain (ES)EUR$0.00230iGroove (2022)
Netherlands (NL)EUR$0.00398iGroove (2022)
Canada (CA)CAD$0.00290iGroove (2022)
Australia (AU)AUD$0.00379iGroove (2022)
Brazil (BR)BRL$0.00143iGroove (2022)

Estimates from iGroove country analysis (2022). No official per‑country PPS published by Spotify; values are averages and vary. Source: iGroove (2022). Accessed .

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