Streaming royalties

YouTube (Music & Art Tracks) Royalty Rates

YouTube (Music & Art Tracks) royalty benchmarks span 50 published markets through Jun 2026.

Top published RPM

$23.51

Paid - Streaming, USD per 1k

Norway

Markets

Tiers

Through

Jun 2026

The highest published RPMs are in Norway, Sweden, and Netherlands, with Paid and free/ad-supported tiers available. The leading market is 3.4x the service median of $6.85. The top-three spread runs from $23.51 in Norway to $19.72 in Netherlands. Paid rows currently peak at $23.51, while free/ad-supported rows peak at $8.13.

RPM Distribution

Published markets, USD per 1k

$0-$0.50

1 market / 2.00%

$0.50-$1

0 markets / 0.00%

$1-$2

5 markets / 10.00%

$2-$5

17 markets / 34.00%

$5+

27 markets / 54.00%

Regional RPM Bands

Median creator RPM by market group

Region	Top published	Median RPM	Range	Coverage
North America	🇺🇸 United States $11.22	$10.63	$10.05-$11.22	2 markets
Europe	🇳🇴 Norway $23.51	$10.45	$1.02-$23.51	21 markets
Middle East & Africa	🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates $9.09	$8.03	$0.38-$9.09	5 markets
Other markets	🇸🇰 Slovakia $7.06	$4.10	$1.14-$7.06	2 markets
Asia Pacific	🇯🇵 Japan $10.66	$3.76	$1.04-$10.66	13 markets
Latin America	🇧🇷 Brazil $4.67	$2.61	$1.42-$4.67	7 markets

Paid / Free Spread

🇨🇦 Canada $10.05 $1.42 7.1x

🇮🇹 Italy $12.47 $2.31 5.4x

🇬🇧 United Kingdom $18.95 $3.65 5.2x

🇦🇺 Australia $9.69 $2.40 4.0x

🇳🇱 Netherlands $19.72 $6.88 2.9x

🇫🇷 France $6.82 $2.44 2.8x

🇺🇸 United States $11.22 $4.09 2.7x

🇹🇼 Taiwan $3.76 $1.52 2.5x

Market Movement

🇧🇷 Brazil $4.67 +659% 🇮🇪 Ireland $14.54 +489% 🇸🇪 Sweden $20.79 +163% 🇧🇪 Belgium $2.93 +137% 🇵🇹 Portugal $6.89 +137% 🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR China $10.28 +109% 🇲🇾 Malaysia $2.79 +90% 🇸🇰 Slovakia $7.06 +84%

Top YouTube (Music & Art Tracks) Markets

USD per 1k

#	Market	Tier	RPM
01	Norway	Paid - Streaming	$23.51
02	Sweden	Paid - Streaming	$20.79
03	Netherlands	Paid - Streaming	$19.72
04	Switzerland	Paid - Streaming	$19.21
05	United Kingdom	Paid - Streaming	$18.95
06	Denmark	Paid - Streaming	$18.20
07	Ireland	Paid - Streaming	$14.54
08	Germany	Paid - Streaming	$14.29
09	Austria	Paid - Streaming	$12.95
10	Italy	Paid - Streaming	$12.47
11	United States	Paid - Streaming	$11.22
12	Japan	Paid - Streaming	$10.66

Lowest YouTube (Music & Art Tracks) Markets

USD per 1k

Market	Tier	RPM
Nigeria	Paid - Streaming	$0.38
Türkiye	Paid - Streaming	$1.02
Philippines	Paid - Streaming	$1.04
Pakistan	Paid - Streaming	$1.14
India	Paid - Streaming	$1.20
Argentina	Paid - Streaming	$1.42
Indonesia	Paid - Streaming	$2.01
Colombia	Paid - Streaming	$2.03

All YouTube (Music & Art Tracks) Markets

50 markets

Market	Tier	RPM
Argentina	Paid - Streaming	$1.42
Australia	Paid - Streaming	$9.69
Austria	Paid - Streaming	$12.95
Belgium	Paid - Streaming	$2.93
Brazil	Free - Ad-supported	$4.67
Canada	Paid - Streaming	$10.05
Chile	Paid - Streaming	$2.24
Colombia	Paid - Streaming	$2.03
Czechia	Paid - Streaming	$6.90
Denmark	Paid - Streaming	$18.20
France	Paid - Streaming	$6.82
Germany	Paid - Streaming	$14.29
Greece	Paid - Streaming	$10.45
Guatemala	Paid - Streaming	$3.24
Hong Kong SAR China	Paid - Streaming	$10.28
Hungary	Paid - Streaming	$4.68
India	Paid - Streaming	$1.20
Indonesia	Paid - Streaming	$2.01
Ireland	Paid - Streaming	$14.54
Israel	Paid - Streaming	$8.03
Italy	Paid - Streaming	$12.47
Japan	Paid - Streaming	$10.66
Malaysia	Paid - Streaming	$2.79
Mexico	Paid - Streaming	$3.73
Netherlands	Paid - Streaming	$19.72
New Zealand	Paid - Streaming	$9.02
Nigeria	Paid - Streaming	$0.38
Norway	Paid - Streaming	$23.51
Pakistan	Paid - Streaming	$1.14
Peru	Paid - Streaming	$2.61
Philippines	Paid - Streaming	$1.04
Poland	Paid - Streaming	$4.55
Portugal	Paid - Streaming	$6.89
Romania	Paid - Streaming	$3.26
Saudi Arabia	Paid - Streaming	$8.63
Singapore	Paid - Streaming	$10.36
Slovakia	Paid - Streaming	$7.06
South Africa	Paid - Streaming	$3.84
South Korea	Paid - Streaming	$7.91
Spain	Paid - Streaming	$5.00
Sweden	Paid - Streaming	$20.79
Switzerland	Paid - Streaming	$19.21
Taiwan	Paid - Streaming	$3.76
Thailand	Paid - Streaming	$2.48
Türkiye	Paid - Streaming	$1.02
Ukraine	Paid - Streaming	$2.35
United Arab Emirates	Paid - Streaming	$9.09
United Kingdom	Paid - Streaming	$18.95
United States	Paid - Streaming	$11.22
Vietnam	Paid - Streaming	$2.36

Paid RPM

15 markets

01	Norway	$23.51
02	Sweden	$20.79
03	Netherlands	$19.72
04	Switzerland	$19.21
05	United Kingdom	$18.95
06	Denmark	$18.20
07	Ireland	$14.54
08	Germany	$14.29
09	Austria	$12.95
10	Italy	$12.47
11	United States	$11.22
12	Japan	$10.66

Free RPM

13 markets

01	Ireland	$8.13
02	South Korea	$7.14
03	Netherlands	$6.88
04	Brazil	$4.67
05	United States	$4.09
06	United Kingdom	$3.65
07	France	$2.44
08	Australia	$2.40
09	Spain	$2.38
10	Italy	$2.31
11	Mexico	$1.91
12	Taiwan	$1.52

Source

Dynamoi royalty ledger

Method

Aggregated, anonymized RPM

Markets

50 markets

Methodology License