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Streaming Royalties Calculator

Estimate Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music, Deezer, SoundCloud and more streaming royalties. Compare tracked markets, convert currencies, and see what your artist share could look like.

Last reviewed June 6, 2026. This tool is for planning and education, not a replacement for your distributor or label statement.

Calculator Inputs
Enter your stream target, choose a platform and market, then adjust the share you actually keep.
Enter the total streams you want to model. Quick presets (Streams)
Select the service you want to estimate.
Use the global average or compare a specific market.
Convert the estimate into your preferred currency.
Enter the percentage that actually reaches you after splits.
Estimate how many streams you need for your target.
Quick presets (EUR)
Estimated Results
Current estimate for the selected platform, market, currency, and artist share.
Estimated gross royalties EUR 0.00

Based on the selected platform and market benchmark.

Estimated artist share EUR 0.00

After applying your royalty split.

Tracked market range EUR 0.00

Low and high estimates will appear here.

Streams needed for your goal 0

Goal estimates will appear here.

If exchange-rate data cannot be loaded, the calculator falls back to stored benchmark rates so the page remains usable.

Tracked market comparison
Market Estimated Share
Global average EUR 0.00

Use this calculator to plan releases, compare markets, and pressure-test your royalty split.

  • Set a realistic stream target before you release.
  • Compare how the same stream count can monetize across tracked markets.
  • See how much your net share changes what you actually keep.
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Platform notes that actually matter

These notes are here to make the tool more useful for artists, not to pad the page with filler copy.

Spotify

Spotify says it does not pay a fixed per-stream rate. Use the calculator as a benchmark for planning, then compare it against your distributor reports.

Official source: Spotify Loud & Clear FAQ

Apple Music

Apple Music said in April 2021 that its average per-play rate was $0.01 to rights holders before splits. Your artist share can still be materially lower.

Official source: Apple Music for Artists

YouTube Music

YouTube revenue can come from ads, Premium, and Content ID. That makes YouTube monetization more complex than a simple flat-rate estimate.

Official source: YouTube Help

SoundCloud

SoundCloud fan-powered royalties can reward strong direct fan engagement, so the shape of your audience matters as much as raw stream count.

Official source: SoundCloud Help Center

Streaming royalties FAQ

Use it as a planning estimate, not as a royalty statement. Actual payouts vary by market, subscription mix, ad revenue, rights ownership, label or distributor terms, and recoupment.

Spotify says there is not one fixed pay-per-stream rate. Payouts depend on market mix, stream share, revenue pools, and your reporting relationship with a label or distributor.

It is the percentage of net recorded royalties that reaches you after any distributor, label, producer, or partner splits. If you keep 80%, enter 80. If you keep everything, enter 100.

The same stream count can monetize differently across countries because subscription pricing, advertiser demand, and platform economics differ by market.

Methodology and sources