Topic: Music industry in Europe

Music industry in Europe - statistics & facts

The music industry in Europe is constantly evolving. First there was vinyl, which was replaced by cassette tapes, which in turn were swapped for CDs. But sales of physical music have been in decline for the last 20 years, as media has turned digital. Music downloads made CDs almost redundant, and now streaming threatens to do the same to downloads. Streaming services such as Spotify, Amazon, and Deezer have made constant access to an almost unlimited supply of music a possibility for music lovers all over Europe. Digital music revenues in the United Kingdom are estimated at over 1.7 billion euros, 1.4 billion euros in Germany, and over half a billion euros in France.

European market with the highest digital music revenue
United Kingdom

Music streaming revenue worldwide
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Global recorded music revenue
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Digital Market Outlook: digital music revenue in European countries 2024

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Most popular music genres in Germany 2023

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Digital music streaming penetration in the UK 2024, by demographic group

Global industry overview

Music streaming revenue worldwide 2005-2025
Music streaming revenue worldwide 2005-2025
Music streaming revenue worldwide from 2005 to 2025 (in billion U.S. dollars)
Global music revenue 2019-2025, by category
Global music revenue 2019-2025, by category
Music revenue worldwide from 2019 to 2025, by category (in million U.S. dollars)
Global revenue of the recorded music industry 1999-2024
Global revenue of the recorded music industry 1999-2024
Global recorded music revenue from 1999 to 2024 (in billion U.S. dollars)
Music industry revenue distribution worldwide 2025, by source
Music industry revenue distribution worldwide 2025, by source
Share of recorded music industry revenues worldwide in 2025, by segment
Subscriber share of music streaming services worldwide Q4 2024
Subscriber share of music streaming services worldwide Q4 2024
Share of music streaming subscribers worldwide in the 4th quarter of 2024, by company
Global live music industry revenue 2019-2030
Global live music industry revenue 2019-2030
Live music industry revenue worldwide from 2019 to 2030 (in billion U.S. dollars)
Worldwide music tour gross revenues 2011-2025
Worldwide music tour gross revenues 2011-2025
Music tour gross revenues from 2011 to 2025 worldwide (in billion U.S. dollars)
Streaming music subscribers worldwide 2019-2024
Streaming music subscribers worldwide 2019-2024
Number of music streaming subscribers worldwide from the 1st half of 2019 to 4th quarter 2024 (in millions)

Market revenues in Europe

Global music industry revenue growth 2024, by region
Global music industry revenue growth 2024, by region
Music industry revenue growth worldwide in 2024, by region
Leading live music markets in Europe 2018-2023
Leading live music markets in Europe 2018-2023
Ranking of European live music markets based on estimated market value from 2018 to 2023** (in million U.S. dollars)
Revenue of the music events industry in Europe 2019-2028
Revenue of the music events industry in Europe 2019-2028
Revenue of the music events market in Europe from 2019 to 2028 (in million U.S. dollars)
Digital Market Outlook: digital music revenue in European countries 2024
Digital Market Outlook: digital music revenue in European countries 2024
Digital music revenue in selected European countries in 2024 (in million U.S. dollars)
ARPU for the Online Event Ticket market in Europe by segment 2021-2028
ARPU for the Online Event Ticket market in Europe by segment 2021-2028
Average revenue per online user for the Event Ticket market in Europe from 2021 to 2028, by segment (in U.S. dollars)

Music consumption by country

Digital music streaming penetration in the UK 2024, by demographic group
Digital music streaming penetration in the UK 2024, by demographic group
Digital music streaming penetration in the United Kingdom as of May 2024, by demographic group
Regularly used media for listening to music among teens in Germany 2022
Regularly used media for listening to music among teens in Germany 2022
Which method or media do you use daily or several times a week to listen to music?
Consumption of music within the past week in Denmark 2023, by frequency
Consumption of music within the past week in Denmark 2023, by frequency
Frequency of weekly music listening in Denmark in the 4th quarter 2023
Average time spent listening to music in Sweden 2023, by gender and age
Average time spent listening to music in Sweden 2023, by gender and age
Average time spent listening to music per day in Sweden in 2023, by gender and age (in minutes)
Most popular music genres in Germany 2023
Most popular music genres in Germany 2023
Most popular music genres in Germany in 2023

Leading music and audio apps

Leading Android music apps in Germany 2022, by downloads
Leading Android music apps in Germany 2022, by downloads
Leading music and audio apps in the Google Play Store in Germany in September 2022, by number of downloads
Leading Android music and audio apps in the Netherlands 2022, by downloads
Leading Android music and audio apps in the Netherlands 2022, by downloads
Leading music and audio mobile apps in the Google Play Store in the Netherlands in September 2022, by number of downloads
Leading music apps in Google Play in Great Britain 2022, by downloads
Leading music apps in Google Play in Great Britain 2022, by downloads
Leading music and audio apps in the Google Play Store in Great Britain in September 2022, by number of downloads
Leading Android music apps in France 2022, by downloads
Leading Android music apps in France 2022, by downloads
Leading music and audio apps in the Google Play Store in France in February 2022, by number of downloads
Leading Android music apps in Italy 2022, by downloads
Leading Android music apps in Italy 2022, by downloads
Leading music and audio apps in the Google Play Store in Italy in September 2022, by number of downloads

Impact of COVID-19

Festival attendance after the coronavirus lockdown in Europe in 2020
Festival attendance after the coronavirus lockdown in Europe in 2020
How soon after lockdown being lifted would you be comfortable attending a music festival?
Europe: Opinion on live music streams during the coronavirus lockdown in 2020
Europe: Opinion on live music streams during the coronavirus lockdown in 2020
Share of festival-goers who have watched a live music stream during the coronavirus lockdown in Europe in 2020
Estimated loss in the music industry due to the coronavirus in Italy 2020, by sector
Estimated loss in the music industry due to the coronavirus in Italy 2020, by sector
Key figures of the estimated loss in the music industry due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in 2020, by sector (in million euros)
Economic impact of the coronavirus outbreak on the music sector in France 2013-2020
Economic impact of the coronavirus outbreak on the music sector in France 2013-2020
Impact of the coronavirus outbreak on the music industry revenue in France from 2013 to 2020 (in billion euros)
Safety measures at live events after COVID-19 lockdown in the UK and Ireland 2020
Safety measures at live events after COVID-19 lockdown in the UK and Ireland 2020
Would any of the following help you to feel safe and comfortable going to an event at a venue again?
Booking live events after COVID-19: refund reassurances UK and Ireland 2020
Booking live events after COVID-19: refund reassurances UK and Ireland 2020
What would influence your decision to book for future live events after coronavirus lockdown?

Music streaming

Digital Market Outlook: digital music revenue in European countries 2024
Digital Market Outlook: digital music revenue in European countries 2024
Digital music revenue in selected European countries in 2024 (in million U.S. dollars)
Music subscriptions cancellation rates in GB, Germany and the U.S. Q1 2022
Music subscriptions cancellation rates in GB, Germany and the U.S. Q1 2022
Music subscriptions cancellation rates in the Great Britain, Germany, and United States in the first quarter of 2022
Music piracy among young people in the EU 2022
Music piracy among young people in the EU 2022
Share of young people who have listened to music illegally in Europe in 2022
Digital Market Outlook: digital music revenue in the UK 2020-2030, by format
Digital Market Outlook: digital music revenue in the UK 2020-2030, by format
Digital music revenue in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2020 to 2030, by format (in million U.S. dollars)
Digital music industry revenue in Spain 2016-2026, by format
Digital music industry revenue in Spain 2016-2026, by format
Digital music industry revenue in Spain from 2016 to 2026, by format (in million euros)

European market with the highest digital music revenue
United Kingdom

Music streaming revenue worldwide
**bn USD

Global recorded music revenue
****bn USD

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- Music streaming revenue in Germany
- ****bn EUR
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Revenue from music streaming in Germany 2008-2024
- Share of Spotify users among music streaming subscribers worldwide
- **%
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Subscriber share of music streaming services worldwide Q4 2024
- Music streaming revenue in Spain
- ***m EUR
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Spanish music streaming sales value in Spain 2011-2020
- Number of music streaming subscribers
- ***m
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Streaming music subscribers worldwide 2019-2024

- Share of festival-goers who have watched a live music stream during the coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdown
- **%
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Europe: Opinion on live music streams during the coronavirus lockdown in 2020
- Share of festival-goers who will wait for a vaccine before returning to a music festival
- **%
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Festival attendance after the coronavirus lockdown in Europe in 2020
- Share of Spanish internet users who streamed more music at home in lockdown
- **%
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Consuming media at home due to the coronavirus worldwide 2020, by country
- Estimated loss of the live music industry due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy
- ***m euros
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Estimated loss in the music industry due to the coronavirus in Italy 2020, by sector

- Share of 16 to 17 year-olds who could be happy without music in Spain
- **%
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Share of young people who could be happy without music in Spain 2020, by age
- Most popular music genre in Germany
- Pop
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Most popular music genres in Germany 2023
- Share of people who listened to music several times a day within the last week in Denmark
- **%
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Consumption of music within the past week in Denmark 2023, by frequency
- Share of 16-24 year-olds who stream music to a high frequency in the U.K.
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Digital music streaming penetration in the UK 2024, by demographic group

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Music industry in Europe - statistics & facts

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