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Music genre share of total music industry revenue in Germany in 2024

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Release date

February 2025

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Region

Germany

Survey time period

2024

Special properties

revenue refers to consumer prices incl. VAT; physical and digital; genre allocation according to Phononet product registration

Supplementary notes

*Pop corresponds to international pop and other genres of popular international music.

**Rock includes German-language rock, English-language rock, metal, and punk.

***Classical includes classical crossover.

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Pop and hip-hop had the highest revenue shares with ****��Ի� ** percent respectively. Rock was another noticeable revenue generator, but the same can’t be said for traditional German folk music.

Face the music

Musical sales revenue in Germany (from both physical and digital sales) has been in decline for the last 15 years. Physical sales especially have suffered after the widespread rise of music streaming services not just in Germany, but across Europe. In 2024, musical sales revenue amounted to almost **** billion euros. In terms of genres, by comparison some provoked interest among smaller amounts of the population, for example classical or the aforementioned German folk and brass music. The most popular music genres among German listeners were pop, hip-hop, and rock.

Streaming revenue

Music streaming revenue in Germany is predicted to grow during the 2020s, if at a gradual pace, while the opposite is expected of music downloads. By 2027, music streaming revenue is forecast to amount to **** billion U.S. dollars. This is due to the increase in popularity of apps such as Spotify and Apple Music.