# Spotify ZA Royalty Rates through Mar 2026 | Dynamoi Data

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Description: First-party Spotify South Africa royalty benchmark from Dynamoi distribution statements. $2.06 per 1,000 streams through Mar 2026.

🇿🇦 Spotify / South Africa Spotify Royalty Rates: South Africa Spotify in South Africa benchmarks at $2.06 RPM for the paid streaming tier through Mar 2026. In South Africa's platform ladder, that sits 3 of 6 alongside comparable rows from YouTube (Music & Art Tracks) and Apple Music. It is 36% above the local published median of $1.51. The local high is YouTube (Music & Art Tracks) at $3.90, leaving a 47% below gap to the top row. The 12-month average is $2.08, with the latest reading +8.2% vs. 90 days prior. Paid is 24x the free/ad-supported RPM. Paid - Streaming $2.06 RPM, USD per 1k streams Rank 3 of 6 Tiers 2 Through Mar 2026 12-month average $2.08 90-day movement +8.2% Market Profile Spotify in South Africa Service median 0.8x median Service leader 72% below Market percentile 40.70% Paid / free 24x Dynamoi Smart Campaigns Turn royalty data into Spotify growth. Start growth Benchmark Rows Tier RPM Free - Ad-supported $0.09 Paid - Streaming $2.06 Tier Split Paid - Streaming 78.56% $2.06 Free - Ad-supported 21.44% $0.09 Rate History Mar 2026 $2.37 -0.10 Feb 2026 $2.47 +0.12 Jan 2026 $2.35 +0.16 Dec 2025 $2.19 +0.10 Nov 2025 $2.08 +0.03 Oct 2025 $2.05 +0.13 Sep 2025 $1.92 +0.06 Aug 2025 $1.86 -0.08 Jul 2025 $1.94 -0.01 Jun 2025 $1.95 +0.06 May 2025 $1.89 +0.01 Apr 2025 $1.89 - Market Ladder South Africa, USD per 1k # Platform Tier RPM vs. Spotify 01 YouTube (Music & Art Tracks) Paid - Streaming $3.90 +89% 02 Apple Music Paid - Streaming $3.03 +47% 03 Spotify Paid - Streaming $2.06 — 04 YouTube (Content ID) Free - Ad-supported $0.96 -53% 05 Spotify Free - Ad-supported $0.09 — 06 TikTok Free - Ad-supported $0.0031 -100% Top Spotify Markets View all 🇮🇸 Iceland $7.32 🇨🇭 Switzerland $6.93 🇫🇮 Finland $6.63 🇩🇰 Denmark $6.56 🇬🇧 United Kingdom $5.99 🇮🇪 Ireland $5.74 🇳🇴 Norway $5.62 🇸🇪 Sweden $5.52 🇱🇺 Luxembourg $5.47 🇳🇱 Netherlands $5.05 🇫🇷 France $4.80 🇦🇹 Austria $4.77 🇮🇹 Italy $4.73 🇧🇪 Belgium $4.63 🇩🇪 Germany $4.59 🇺🇸 United States $4.54 🇨🇾 Cyprus $4.27 🇮🇱 Israel $4.20 🇳🇿 New Zealand $4.09 🇪🇸 Spain $4.06 🇭🇰 Hong Kong $4.00 🇪🇪 Estonia $3.91 🇲🇹 Malta $3.87 🇯🇵 Japan $3.77 Campaigns for music teams Plan Spotify growth in South Africa. Signal Algorithm Launch Smart Campaign Build Listener Growth Plan campaign Source Dynamoi royalty ledger Method Aggregated, anonymized RPM Coverage High coverage Methodology License