Spotify royalties calculator.
Type your streams and see what they pay on Spotify and the other services, as an honest range. No service pays a fixed rate per stream, so every number here is an estimate.
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Spotify, 100,000 streams$300 to $500At $0.003 to $0.005 a stream, after the share you set.
Streams for $1,000 on Spotify200,000 to 333,000The same range, the other way round.
- Spotify$300 to $500$0.003 to $0.005 a stream
- Apple Music$600 to $1,000$0.006 to $0.01 a stream
- Amazon Music$400 to $880$0.004 to $0.0088 a stream
- YouTube Music$100 to $800$0.001 to $0.008 a stream
- Deezer$300 to $700$0.003 to $0.007 a stream
- TIDAL$1,200 to $1,500$0.012 to $0.015 a stream
Estimates from public reports of 2025 and 2026, not offers. The real amount depends on the country and the plan of each listener, your contract and the month. Songwriter royalties come on top.
Where the rates come from
| Service | Estimate a stream | Basis | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spotify | $0.003 to $0.005 | Two 2026 payout guides, and a 2024 data report of $3.00 per 1,000 streams. | Royalty Exchange, Jul 2026Ones To Watch, Mar 2026Duetti report via Digital Music News, Jan 2025 |
| Apple Music | $0.006 to $0.01 | Apple said $0.01 on paid plans in 2020. A 2024 data report gives $6.20 per 1,000. | Apple letter via 9to5Mac, Apr 2021Duetti report via Digital Music News, Jan 2025 |
| Amazon Music | $0.004 to $0.0088 | A 2026 guide gives about $0.004. A 2024 data report gives $8.80 per 1,000. Sources disagree. | Royalty Exchange, Jul 2026Duetti report via Digital Music News, Jan 2025 |
| YouTube Music | $0.001 to $0.008 | 2026 guides give $0.001 to $0.008. A 2024 data report gives $4.80 per 1,000. Sources disagree. | Royalty Exchange, Jul 2026Ones To Watch, Mar 2026Duetti report via Digital Music News, Jan 2025 |
| Deezer | $0.003 to $0.007 | Two 2026 guides. Deezer pays by its own artist-centric model. | Royalty Exchange, Jul 2026Ones To Watch, Mar 2026 |
| TIDAL | $0.012 to $0.015 | Two 2026 guides. | Royalty Exchange, Jul 2026Ones To Watch, Mar 2026 |
How Spotify pays
Four rules behind the number.
- A share, not a rateSpotify pays each rightsholder its share of all streams in a country and month. The rate per stream is an average after the fact.
- 1,000 streams firstSince April 2024 a track earns only after 1,000 streams in the last 12 months, from a minimum number of listeners.
- Your distributor pays youSpotify pays your label or distributor. You get what your contract gives you.
- Fake streams cost moneyArtificial streams earn nothing, and Spotify charges a fee per track for flagrant cases.
Source: the Spotify royalties guide. Checked on 10 October 2026.
Questions
Royalty questions.
About $0.003 to $0.005 a stream to the rightsholder, by public estimates. Spotify itself pays a share of all streams, not a fixed rate.
About 200,000 to 333,000 streams, before the share of your distributor or label.
No. Since April 2024 a track earns only after it reaches 1,000 streams in the last 12 months. Artificial streams never earn.
By public estimates, TIDAL and Apple Music pay more per stream than Spotify. Spotify has the most listeners, so it often pays the most in total.
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