Spotify: Money per stream - this is how much musicians earn

Musicians receive a license fee from Spotify, which is charged per stream. We'll show you how much money artists get for a stream from Spotify and how the payouts compare to other streaming services in this article.

This is how much money Spotify pays musicians per stream

Musicians who publish their songs on the streaming platform receive royalties from Spotify in return. Exactly how much money the musicians receive depends on various factors.

1. In addition to the number of Spotify users who listen to an artist's or band's songs, the country in which the user uses Spotify also has an influence.
2. In 2018, artists received an average of just $3.97 per 1,000 streams for their music from Spotify.
3. This puts Spotify's payouts well behind other streaming services such as Napster and Apple Music, where musicians receive an average of $16.82 and $7.83 per 1.000 streams.
4. Also at the online store Amazon, which also offers streaming music with Amazon Prime Music, the musicians received with 7.40 euros for 1,000 streams, compared to Spotify, almost double.

Per Stream: So you can earn money with Spotify yourself

If you as a user also want to earn money with Spotify, this is done by publishing your own songs on the platform. For this you get from the streaming service per call around 0.004 cents. Please note, however, that your song must be at least 30 seconds long and played by another user with a premium account for at least 30 seconds.