ROYALTIES

Streaming Royalty Calculator

DATA SOURCE

Rates from Spotify Loud & Clear 2025, valid since 2026, last updated 2026-03-11. Platforms use streamshare pool models with no fixed per-stream rate

QUICK STREAM PRESETSCURRENT: 1,000,000 STREAMS

Streams

Target platform

Primary listener region

Listener subscription tier

Artist / musician share70%

0% (all to label)70% (typical indie)100% (fully independent)

Distributor fee0%

0% (DistroKid, etc.)15% (some distributors)

Estimated per-stream payout · Spotify · Global Average · Blended

$0.0030 – $0.0050 / stream

Mid reference $0.0040/stream

Platform gross total

$3,000.00 – $5,000.00

Mid $4,000.00

Artist net payout

$2,100.00 – $3,500.00

Mid $2,800.00 · 70% share

Label / distributor share

$1,200.00

Based on mid gross · 30% label share

PLATFORM COMPARISON

Global Average · Blended

Spotify ◀ (selected)

$0.0030 – $0.0050Artist: $2,800.00

Apple Music

$0.0080 – $0.0100Artist: $6,300.00

YouTube Music

$0.0020 – $0.0080Artist: $2,800.00

Amazon Music

$0.0040 – $0.0080Artist: $3,500.00

Tidal

$0.0120 – $0.0150Artist: $9,450.00

Deezer

$0.0050 – $0.0070Artist: $4,200.00

REVENUE TARGET REVERSE CALCULATORBased on mid rate · USD

Target artist net:

Approx. streams needed: 714,286 streams(Spotify · Global Average)

Disclaimer: This tool is for creative planning and platform comparison only—not financial, tax, or contractual advice. Actual payouts depend on listener geography, subscription mix, distributor contracts, minimum play thresholds (e.g. Spotify 1,000/year), and 2–3 month settlement delays. Platforms have no fixed per-stream rate; displayed ranges are estimates from public transparency reports