{"id":93409,"date":"2025-09-09T21:24:59","date_gmt":"2025-09-09T21:24:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=93409"},"modified":"2025-09-09T21:24:59","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T21:24:59","slug":"us-streaming-subscriptions-top-105-3m-in-h1-2025-but-music-revenue-barely-grows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=93409","title":{"rendered":"US streaming subscriptions top 105.3M in H1 2025, but music revenue barely grows"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The United States\u2019 recorded music industry saw revenue growth of just 0.9% YoY in the first half of 2025.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s according to the new data published by the RIAA today (September 9), which shows the United States generated USD $5.59 billion<\/strong> in wholesale recorded music revenue in the six months to end of June.<\/p>\n

(Unlike previous years, the RIAA has shifted to reporting industry revenues on a wholesale, rather than retail, basis. <\/p>\n

This represents actual revenue flowing to music companies rather than total consumer (retail) spending, but makes comparisons with earlier years more complicated.)<\/p>\n

One positive stat: There were 105.3 million<\/strong> total paid premium music subscriptions in the period, up 6.3 million YoY<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

That +6.3 million YoY<\/strong> net growth was significantly higher than the equivalent growth seen in H1 2024 (+2.5m, <\/strong>see below).<\/p>\n

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Premium paid subscription revenues<\/em> grew 6.3%<\/strong> YoY<\/strong> in the US in H1 2025 to $2.89 billion<\/strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

However, this subscription growth bright spot was offset by declines across other streaming revenue fields:<\/p>\n