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Global recorded music industry trade revenue
Global: 31.7 billion USD in 2025.
- 31.7 billion USD Latest · Global · 2025
- Annual Release cadence
- 1 Record · 1 region · 2025
Verified 30 Sep 2026 · 1 publisher · Next period 2026
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Global recorded music industry trade revenue
Global, 2025
Every record
1 record · 1 region · 2025. Each period links to its record: the value, its source evidence and original document.
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- Definition
- Total trade revenue of the global recorded music industry, reported by IFPI.
- Measure
- One slice of Revenue ( form: level ) . Total monetary income earned from business operations and sales of goods or services. Region and period are columns on every record, not slices.
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Sources · 1 document
| Document | Publisher | Published | Data points |
|---|---|---|---|
| GLOBAL MUSIC REPORT 2026: GLOBAL RECORDED MUSIC REVENUES GROW 6.4% AS RECORD COMPANIES DRIVE INNOVATION | IFPI | 18 Mar 2026 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the latest global recorded music industry trade revenue?
Global: 31.7 billion USD in 2025.
Where does this data come from?
From 1 document published by IFPI. Every figure on this page links to its record, which quotes the sentence or table row the number was read from.
How often is it updated?
Annual. The newest published period is 2025; the next release should cover 2026. A new figure appears here once the publisher releases it and it passes verification.
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StatOrigin. (2026). Global recorded music industry trade revenue [Data set]. Retrieved October 1, 2026, from https://statorigin.org/indicators/global-recorded-music-revenue
"Global recorded music industry trade revenue." StatOrigin, 2026, https://statorigin.org/indicators/global-recorded-music-revenue. Accessed 1 Oct. 2026.
StatOrigin. "Global recorded music industry trade revenue." Data set, 2026. Accessed October 1, 2026. https://statorigin.org/indicators/global-recorded-music-revenue.
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