The majority of global music revenue now comes from streaming, and accounted for 56.1 percent of total industry revenue in 2019.
In 2019, physical music sales generated 4.4 billion U.S. dollars, whereas digital music sales made 1.5 billion worldwide. Recorded music market revenue worldwide from 2005 to 2019, by source (in billion U.S. dollars)
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IFPI. (May 4, 2020). Recorded music market revenue worldwide from 2005 to 2019, by source (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 28, 2021, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/292081/music-revenue-worldwide-by-source/
IFPI. "Recorded music market revenue worldwide from 2005 to 2019, by source (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. May 4, 2020. Statista. Accessed February 28, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/292081/music-revenue-worldwide-by-source/
IFPI. (2020). Recorded music market revenue worldwide from 2005 to 2019, by source (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 28, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/292081/music-revenue-worldwide-by-source/
IFPI. "Recorded Music Market Revenue Worldwide from 2005 to 2019, by Source (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 May 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/292081/music-revenue-worldwide-by-source/
IFPI, Recorded music market revenue worldwide from 2005 to 2019, by source (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/292081/music-revenue-worldwide-by-source/ (last visited February 28, 2021)