How much does Spotify Pay for 1 Million Streams?

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With 1 million streams on Spotify, you can expect to earn from $150 to $7000. The exact earnings depend on the “Pay Per Stream (PPS)” of the listeners’ country of origin. Usually, Spotify pays the artists based on PPS, which ranges from 0.00018 – 0.006 per stream. Spotify has a 70/30 revenue split system where the artist or the rights holders of the music get 70% and Spotify gets 30%.

Key Takeaways

  • Spotify is available in more than 180 countries in the world
  • South Korea has the most PPS for a country and is 0.017
  • Iraq has the lowest PPS for a country and it is 0.00018
  • Spotify has a 70/30 profit-sharing system for the artists  
  • The artist or the license holder of the content gets 70% profit and Spotify takes 30% profit
  • Spotify has more than 406 million monthly active users around the world
  • Offline listening and commercial-free listening are only available for paid Spotify members

Company Overview: Spotify

Founded on April 23, 2006, by Daniel Ek, and Martin Lorentzon, Spotify is a Swedish digital music, podcast, and video service, provider. With a Spotify account, you will have access to all types of songs and other musical content around the world. It is a type of digital streaming service that allows you to legally stream music online. Spotify has more than 406 million monthly active users which makes Spotify the largest audio streaming company in terms of active users. Moreover, this platform has more than 180 million paid members. Currently, Spotify is available in more than 180 countries around the world. Spotify offers a freemium service. All the basic services of Spotify are free to use but some key features like offline listening, commercial-free listening, etc. are only available for paid Spotify members.

Different Types of Spotify Accounts and their Perks

Account TypeRemove AdsMobile ListeningSound QualityListen OfflineSpotify Connect
Spotify FreeNoLimitedUp to 160 kbit/s Vorbis, or  128 kbit/s Advanced Audio Coding for the web playerNoLimited
Spotify PremiumYesYesUp to 320 kbit/s Vorbis or 256 kbit/s AAC for the web playerYesYes
Spotify HiFiYesYesCompact Disc Digital Audio quality losslessYesYes

How Much Does Spotify Pay Per Stream?

The payment range of Spotify pay per stream is from 0.00018 – 0.006. Usually, the Spotify Pay per Stream payment depends on quite a few things. 4 key factors are –

How Much Does Spotify Pay Per Stream?

Based on these factors Spotify determines the PPS payout. Let’s say, your country or origin’s PPS is 0.0056. So, per 1000 streams you will get $5.60. The below table will give you a clear idea –

Total StreamsTotal Payment (PPS 0.0056)
1$0.0056
10$0.056
100$0.56
1000$5.6
10000$56
100000$560
1000000$5600
10000000$56000

So, the earnings from Spotify depend on the PPS and the total number of streams. The higher the PPS and the total number of streams, the more you will earn from Spotify.

Country wise Spotify PPS and Earnings for 1 Million Streams

CountryPPSPer Million StreamsAnalysis 2021Change %
Iceland
Switzerland
Finland
United Kingdom
Norway
Ireland
Denmark
South Korea
Sweden
Liechtenstein
Luxembourg
New Zealand
United States
Monaco
Netherlands
Australia
Germany
Austria
Japan
Belgium
Israel
Andorra
France
Canada
Estonia
Hong Kong
Cyprus
Singapore
Malta
Italy
United Arab Emirates
Czech Republic
Spain
Lithuania
Hungary
Slovakia
Kuwait
Latvia
Uruguay
Macao
Qatar
Greece
Costa Rica
Panama
Dominican Republic
Portugal
South Africa
Oman
Lebanon
Romania
Taiwan
Maldives
Bulgaria
Bahrain
Brazil
Curaçao
Poland
Ecuador
El Salvador
Croatia
Honduras
Saudi Arabia
Nicaragua
Slovenia
Mozambique
Chile
Brunei
Thailand
Mexico
Vietnam
Malaysia
Guatemala
Jordan
Egypt
Palestine
Georgia
Serbia
Namibia
Mauritania
Peru
Ukraine
Argentina
Bolivia
India
Colombia
Guyana
Trinidad and Tobago
Philippines
Sri Lanka
Zambia
Montenegro
Moldova
Venezuela
Paraguay
Mongolia
Jamaica
Macedonia
Bahamas
Ghana
Kazakhstan
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Morocco
Russia
Armenia
Belarus
Barbados
Tunisia
Algeria
Fiji
Azerbaijan
Albania
Belize
Kenya
Tanzania
Indonesia
Uganda
Pakistan
Cambodia
Mauritius
Botswana
Senegal
Kyrgyzstan
Côte d’Ivoire
Turkey
Uzbekistan
Zimbabwe
Nigeria
Bangladesh
Swaziland
Bhutan
Rwanda
Nepal
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0.005659355953
0.005602475455
0.005588334639
0.005452830966
0.005218885897
0.005180540406
0.004960180629
0.004927994837
0.004837441922
0.004265006881
0.00423457765
0.004090580811
0.004007260035
0.003982036224
0.003792686423
0.003581544747
0.003531029715
0.003338315903
0.00330047882
0.003292331384
0.003261273047
0.003132308129
0.002955355118
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0.00269226375
0.002537209134
0.002507536342
0.002295668714
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0.001631156122
0.001609849698
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0.001430003996
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0.001383955077
0.001363108595
0.00130884603
0.001304378182
0.001247742605
0.001228145074
0.001201279778
0.001185979568
0.001179230486
0.001169713713
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0.001148506591
0.001146058119
0.001125677326
0.001078441228
0.001039620732
0.001001383654
0.000914291189
0.000910030399
0.00090194936
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0.000883649587
0.000870295864
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0.000299050086
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0.00028634866
0.000269796298
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3,982.04
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549.42
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540.56
538.8
537.32
525.48
449.93
439.39
418.032
417.33
404.13
398.07
355.27
299.05
287.68
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269.8
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1,510.40
1,,846.18
1,893.75
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1,800.29
2,052.02
1,702.51
1,625.48
1,635.27
1,881.23
1,702.14
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FAQs about How much does Spotify Pay for 1 Million Streams

How much are 50,000 streams on Spotify?

Well, the exact answer to this question largely depends on the PPS of Spotify. For example, if the PPS is 0.005 then the earnings from 50,000 streams would be $250.

Who is the #1 artist on Spotify?

The current number one artist on Spotify is Ed Sheeran. He has more than 81 monthly listeners.

Who are the top 10 most streamed artists on Spotify?

The top 10 most streamed artists on Spotify are –

  1. Ed Sheeran
  2. Drake
  3. Bad Bunny
  4. The Weeknd
  5. Justin Bieber
  6. Ariana Grande
  7. Taylor Swift
  8. Eminem
  9. Post Malone
  10. BTS

Who are the top earners on Spotify?

The top 10 most earned artists on Spotify are –

  1. Drake
  2. J Balvin
  3. Post Malone
  4. Bad Bunny
  5. Ed Sheeran
  6. Justin Bieber
  7. Ozuna
  8. Ariana Grande
  9. Khalid
  10. The Weeknd

Reference:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spotify

https://www.quora.com/How-much-money-do-you-make-for-one-million-streams-on-Spotify

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