Line / Japan
Line Royalty Rates: Japan
Line in Japan benchmarks at $5.87 RPM for the paid streaming tier through Mar 2026. In Japan's platform ladder, that sits 2 of 10 alongside comparable rows from YouTube (Music & Art Tracks) and Amazon Music. It is 91% above the local published median of $3.08. The local high is YouTube (Music & Art Tracks) at $10.79, leaving a 46% below gap to the top row. The 12-month average is $5.82, with the latest reading +1.7% vs. 90 days prior.
Paid - Streaming
$5.87
RPM, USD per 1k streams
Rank
2 of 10
Tiers
1
Through
Mar 2026
Market Profile
Line in Japan
Service median
1.0x median
Service leader
current high
Market percentile
-
Dynamoi Smart Campaigns
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Benchmark Rows
| Tier | RPM |
|---|---|
| Paid - Streaming | $5.87 |
Market Ladder
Japan, USD per 1k
| # | Platform | Tier | RPM | vs. Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | YouTube (Music & Art Tracks) | Paid - Streaming | $10.79 | +84% |
| 02 | Line | Paid - Streaming | $5.87 | — |
| 03 | Amazon Music | Paid - Streaming | $5.27 | -10% |
| 04 | Apple Music | Paid - Streaming | $5.15 | -12% |
| 05 | Spotify | Paid - Streaming | $3.77 | -36% |
| 06 | YouTube (Content ID) | Free - Ad-supported | $2.38 | -59% |
| 07 | Amazon Music | Free - Ad-supported | $1.32 | -78% |
| 08 | Spotify | Free - Ad-supported | $0.32 | -95% |
| 09 | Meta | Free - Ad-supported | $0.02 | -100% |
| 10 | TikTok | Free - Ad-supported | $0.0072 | -100% |
Campaigns for music teams
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Signal
Algorithm
Launch
Smart Campaign
Build
Listener Growth
Source
Dynamoi royalty ledger
Method
Aggregated, anonymized RPM
Coverage
Limited coverage