Vinyl boom & paid users
The IFPI’s 2026 snapshot highlights a continuing vinyl boom and reports 837 million paid streaming subscribers globally — a clear tailwind for producers and catalogue curators. (aceshowbiz.com)
Global recorded-music trade revenues reached US$31.7 billion in 2025, an increase of 6.4% from the prior year. (ifpi.org: ) Total streaming revenue rose to roughly US$22 billion and accounted for about 69.6% of recorded music income, while paid-subscription streaming revenue grew 8.8% and made up 52.4% of the market. (musicbusinessworldwide.com: ) The global market added 54 million new paid subscription accounts over the year, a net increase industry bodies point to as a primary driver of the 2025 revenue acceleration. (sonymusic.com: ) Physical-format revenues rebounded to about US$5.3 billion in 2025, with vinyl revenue specifically up 13.7% and marking the format’s 19th consecutive year of growth. (musicbusinessworldwide.com: ) (ifpi.org: ) Regionally, China posted the fastest top‑20 market growth at 20.1% and overtook Germany to become the world’s fourth‑largest recorded‑music market, while the United States remained the largest market with a 38.7% share and about 3.3% growth in 2025. (recordoftheday.com: ) (aceshowbiz.com: ) IFPI flagged AI-generated manipulated content and streaming fraud as growing threats to revenue flows and called for coordinated countermeasures across platforms, distributors and rights holders. (ifpi.org: )
