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Streaming royalties

Apple Music Royalty Rates

Apple Music royalty benchmarks span 59 published markets through Jun 2026.

Top published RPM

$16.35

Paid - Streaming, USD per 1k

Switzerland

The highest published RPMs are in Switzerland, Denmark, and Norway, with Paid streaming rows available. The leading market is 3.3x the service median of $5.03. The top-three spread runs from $16.35 in Switzerland to $12.33 in Norway.

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RPM Distribution

Published markets, USD per 1k

$0-$0.50

0 markets / 0.00%

$0.50-$1

1 market / 1.69%

$1-$2

3 markets / 5.08%

$2-$5

25 markets / 42.37%

$5+

30 markets / 50.85%

Regional RPM Bands

Median creator RPM by market group

Region Median RPM
Europe
$7.57
North America
$5.43
Middle East & Africa
$5.03
Asia Pacific
$3.68
Other markets
$3.61
Latin America
$3.47

Top Apple Music Markets

USD per 1k

# Market RPM
01 Switzerland $16.35
02 Denmark $12.70
03 Norway $12.33
04 Finland $10.62
05 Ireland $10.34
06 United Kingdom $10.31
07 Netherlands $9.93
08 Sweden $9.34
09 Luxembourg $8.43
10 Italy $8.34
11 Saudi Arabia $8.17
12 Austria $7.76

Lowest Apple Music Markets

USD per 1k

Market RPM
Nigeria $0.53
India $1.39
Türkiye $1.42
Bolivia $1.93
Vietnam $2.04
Philippines $2.04
Kazakhstan $2.27
Indonesia $2.38

All Apple Music Markets

59 markets

Market RPM
Argentina $3.47
Australia $6.47
Austria $7.76
Belgium $7.38
Bolivia $1.93
Brazil $5.21
Canada $4.62
Chile $3.16
China $2.44
Colombia $2.51
Costa Rica $3.76
Czechia $5.12
Denmark $12.70
Dominican Republic $5.31
Finland $10.62
France $6.18
Germany $6.74
Hong Kong SAR China $5.32
Hungary $5.10
India $1.39
Indonesia $2.38
Ireland $10.34
Israel $6.14
Italy $8.34
Japan $5.18
Kazakhstan $2.27
Lithuania $6.26
Luxembourg $8.43
Malaysia $3.15
Mexico $2.39
Netherlands $9.93
New Zealand $4.93
Nigeria $0.53
Norway $12.33
Panama $3.64
Peru $3.72
Philippines $2.04
Poland $4.62
Portugal $6.53
Romania $5.14
Russia $2.39
Saudi Arabia $8.17
Singapore $6.65
Slovakia $4.86
Slovenia $3.61
South Africa $3.21
South Korea $3.84
Spain $6.83
Sweden $9.34
Switzerland $16.35
Taiwan $4.09
Thailand $3.51
Türkiye $1.42
Uganda $2.47
Ukraine $3.25
United Arab Emirates $5.03
United Kingdom $10.31
United States $6.23
Vietnam $2.04

Source

Dynamoi royalty ledger

Method

Aggregated, anonymized RPM

Markets

59 markets