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Music sales in Spain grew by 16.6% in first half of 2024

14/10/2024

Music sales in Spain grew by 16.6% in first half of 2024 with vinyl LPs continuing to outsell CDs according to Promusicae, the Spanish record industry association. Spaniards spent €249.8 million on music consumption, both in digital and physical formats that represents a 16.6% growth for the Spanish music industry, compared to the same period of 2023 (€214.3 million). Total music sales for the period were €224.15 million euros with digital consumption making up 89.7% of […]

Spanish streaming increased 20.8% in 2023

23/01/2024

Spanish streaming increased 20.8% in 2023 with 87 Bn streams, up from 72 Bn streams in 2023 according to Promusicae, the Spanish recorded music industry association. Streaming continues to account for 87% of music consumption with paid subscriptions that currently accounting for 56% of the total consumption of audio streaming. These statistics confirm the recent IFPI report published in December 2023 which found that Spaniards listen to more music throughout the day, on average, than in other neighbouring countries consuming […]

Music sales in Spain grew by 11.53% in first half of 2023

10/09/2023

Music sales in Spain grew by 11.53% in first half of 2023 with vinyl LPs continuing to outsell CDs according to Promusicae, the Spanish record industry association. Spaniards spent €214.3 million on music consumption, both in digital and physical formats that represents a 11.53% growth for the Spanish music industry, compared to the same period of 2022 (€192.1 million). Digital sales rose 12.82% thanks to streaming which represents 98.7% of this consumption segment. Streaming contributed 87.8% […]

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 […]

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 […]

Spaniards streamed 62 Bn songs in 2021

21/01/2022

Spaniards streamed 62 Bn songs in 2021 an increase of 23% compared to the previous year according to Promusicae, the Spanish recorded music industry association. Streaming represented 85% of the year’s music consumption with 54% being premium subscriptions. 733 artists got their songs streamed in Spain more than 10 million times (161 more artists compared to the year before). 25 of these artists managed 100 million audio streams – 10 more than in 2020. Sales […]