YouTube (Music & Art Tracks) / South Korea
YouTube (Music & Art Tracks) Royalty Rates: South Korea
YouTube (Music & Art Tracks) in South Korea benchmarks at $7.85 RPM for the paid streaming tier through Mar 2026. In South Korea's platform ladder, that sits 1 of 8 alongside comparable rows from Genie Music and Kakao M. It is 2.3x the local published median of $3.42. The 12-month average is $7.13, with the latest reading -8.8% vs. 90 days prior.
Paid - Streaming
$7.85
RPM, USD per 1k streams
Rank
1 of 8
Tiers
1
Through
Mar 2026
12-month average
$7.13
90-day movement
-8.8%
Market Profile
YouTube (Music & Art Tracks) in South Korea
Service median
1.2x median
Service leader
65% below
Market percentile
56.25%
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Benchmark Rows
| Tier | RPM |
|---|---|
| Paid - Streaming | $7.85 |
Rate History
Mar 2026
$7.34
-1.45
Feb 2026
$8.78
+0.52
Jan 2026
$8.26
+0.22
Dec 2025
$8.04
-0.03
Nov 2025
$8.07
+0.05
Oct 2025
$8.02
+0.78
Sep 2025
$7.24
+2.47
Aug 2025
$4.77
-2.09
Jul 2025
$6.86
+0.79
Jun 2025
$6.06
-0.90
May 2025
$6.96
+1.76
Apr 2025
$5.20
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Market Ladder
South Korea, USD per 1k
| # | Platform | Tier | RPM | vs. YouTube (Music & Art Tracks) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | YouTube (Music & Art Tracks) | Paid - Streaming | $7.85 | — |
| 02 | Genie Music | Paid - Streaming | $5.16 | -34% |
| 03 | Kakao M | Paid - Streaming | $4.07 | -48% |
| 04 | Apple Music | Paid - Streaming | $3.80 | -52% |
| 05 | Spotify | Paid - Streaming | $3.04 | -61% |
| 06 | YouTube (Content ID) | Free - Ad-supported | $1.23 | -84% |
| 07 | Spotify | Free - Ad-supported | $1.06 | -86% |
| 08 | TikTok | Free - Ad-supported | $0.0092 | -100% |
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Algorithm
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Source
Dynamoi royalty ledger
Method
Aggregated, anonymized RPM
Coverage
High coverage