Music sales Archives

German music streaming sales grew 9.7% in first half of 2023

18/07/2023

German music streaming sales grew 9.7% in first half of 2023 according to the BVMI, Germany’s recorded music industry association. Total sales were €1.056 Bn, an increase of 6.6% compared to the same period last year (H1 2022: €990 million according to the 2022 full-year accounts). Physical sales were at a similar level as in the same period of the previous year and thus remained stable (-0.8%). CDs continued to decline (-4.1%) but still contributed […]

French music sales are up 6.4% in 2022

18/03/2023

French music sales are up 6.4% in 2022 achieving a turnover of €920 million, a sixth consecutive year of growth according to figures released by SNEP, the French music industry association. Revenues from sales have returned to their level of 15 years ago, but only reached 52% of the historical peak of 2002. Three quarters of them are generated by digital operations and a quarter by physical media – exactly the reverse of 10 years ago. […]

Over one-third of all Spaniards stream music

15/03/2023

Over one-third of all Spaniards stream music with 5.2 million doing so through a premium subscription in 2022 – an increase of 18% over 2021 according to Promusicae, the Spanish recorded music industry association. 17 million Spaniards used audio streaming services during 2022 representing 36% of the population. Revenue grew by 12.43% in the year amounting to €462 million of which €402 million were music sales which is 9% up on the past year. The digital market […]

German music sales top €2 Bn in 2022

09/03/2023

German music sales top €2 Bn in 2022 again for the first time in 20 years according to the BVMI in recently released figures. Turnover was €2.07 Bn in 2022 from sales of CDs, vinyl LPs and downloads as well as revenues from the streaming business. It is for the first time in 20 years that the €2 Bn mark has been surpassed; the last time this was the case was in 2002 (€2.21 Bn). Compared […]

Spanish streaming increased 16% in 2022

30/01/2023

Spanish streaming increased 16% in 2022 with 72 Bn streams, up from 62 Bn streams in 2021 according to Promusicae, the Spanish recorded music industry association. Streaming continues to account for 85% of music consumption with paid subscriptions that currently accounting for 55% of the total consumption of audio streaming. These statistics confirm the recent IFPI report published in November 2022 which found that Spaniards listen to more music throughout the day, on average, than […]

Music sales in Spain grew by 12.4% in first half of 2022

15/10/2022

Music sales in Spain grew by 12.4% in first half of 2022 with LPs now outselling CDs where physical format sales have stagnated according to Promusicae, the Spanish record industry association. Spaniards spent €191.5 million on music consumption, both in digital and physical formats that represents a 12.4% growth for the Spanish music industry, compared to the same period of 2021 (€170.5 million). Digital sales were the main contributor to the increase in sales with […]

Four fifths of music sales in Germany are digital

11/08/2022

Four fifths of music sales in Germany are digital having grown 5.5% in the first six months of 2022 according to the BVMI, Germany’s recorded music industry association. Total sales were Euros 967 million. The strongest format remains audio streaming, which, after further growth (+9.1%), now accounts for 73.3% of total sales. This means that 80.2% of revenues from music sales in Germany are now generated digitally, with downloads contributing only 2.4% of the total market, following […]