Every month, in each country where we operate, we calculate streamshare by determining how many times music from a specific rights holder was streamed, then dividing it by the total number of streams in that market.
For example, if an artist’s music accounts for 1 in every 1,000 streams on Spotify in Mexico, their rights holder or distributor receives one of every $1,000 from Mexico’s royalty pool. The total royalty pool in each market is based on the subscription and music advertising revenues generated there.
In 2024, if an artist’s music accounts for 1 in every 1 million streams on Spotify globally, that generated $10,000 on average (compared to $1,000 in 2014).