SOURCE: GfK - Germany had 213 Bn streams in 2023 - %age of streaming by decade
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Germany had 213 Bn streams in 2023

Germany had 213 Bn streams in 2023 according to figures by the BVMI from data compiled by GfK Entertainment. This was 12% more than 2022 when 191 billion streams were achieved. Within five years the number has almost doubled; In 2019 there were 108 billion views. If you add up all the data since the start of recording in 2013, the streams now add up to over a trillion. According to the released figures, current music is the most popular era of […]

Music streaming in Germany up 20% in 2021
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Music streaming in Germany up 20% in 2021

Music streaming in Germany is up 20% in 2021 with 165 Bn streams – almost a fifth more than 2020 (138 Bn), over half more than 2019 (108 Bn) and twice as many as 2018, when 80 Bn hits were reported. These are figures released yesterday by the BVMI from data compiled by GfK Entertainment. Since the start of collecting stream data in 2013, the number of all streaming views now adds up to a total […]

German music charts to include advertising financed streams
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German music charts to include advertising financed streams

German music charts to include advertising financed streams in addition to physical sales, downloads, premium music streams and radio plays according to the BVMI. The first single charts according to the new regulations cover the sales period 30th December 2021 to 6th January 2022 and will appear this Friday (7th January 2022). Another new feature for 2022 is that YouTube will now also contribute data to determine the single charts and this will apply to both […]

Two thirds of German holiday charts are Christmas songs
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Two thirds of German holiday charts are Christmas songs

Two thirds of German holiday charts are Christmas songs with “All I Want For Christmas Is You” (Mariah Carey) and “Last Christmas” (Wham!) occupying the joint top spot for the fifth time. This year two thirds of the Top 100 currently consists of Christmas songs compared to 51 holiday songs in the official German singles charts in 2019 as determined by GfK Entertainment.The only German-language Christmas titles are “In der Weihnachtenäckerei” (Rolf Zuckowski and his friends, […]