How is streamshare calculated?

Mar 2, 2023

Every month, in every country, we calculate streamshare like this: your streams in that market ÷ total streams in that market = your share of that market’s royalty pool.

For example, if your music is 0.1% of all streams in Mexico, you get 0.1% of Mexico’s royalty pool. The total royalty pool in each market is based on the subscription and music advertising revenues generated there.

At the global level, capturing one in a million of all Spotify streams in 2025 generated about $11,000 (compared to $1,000 in 2014).