A new report by Duetti reveals significant disparities in streaming royalty rates among major music platforms, with Amazon Music and Apple Music substantially outperforming Spotify in per-stream payments to independent artists.

According to the 2024 Music Economics Report, the current per-1,000 streams royalty rates are:

• Amazon Music: $8.80
• Apple Music: $6.20
• YouTube: $4.80
• Spotify: $3.00

The global average across all platforms stands at $3.41 per 1,000 streams in 2024, showing a slight decrease from $3.46 in 2023 and $3.69 in 2022.

Notable findings include:

• Spotify requires 1,000 annual streams before paying royalties
• Apple Music offers higher rates for spatial audio content
• Spotify's Discovery Mode usage doubled to 26% of streams in 2024, contributing to lower overall payouts

Spotify disputed these findings, stating they don't operate on a per-stream payment model, arguing it would incentivize minimizing streams. However, while the payout process involves pooling streams and market-based revenue sharing, the end result effectively translates to per-stream compensation.

These findings gain significance as streaming volumes continue to rise globally, particularly with the increasing presence of AI-generated content on these platforms.

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