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# Can Music Streaming Ever Be Profitable? [INFOGRAPHIC]
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/can-music-streaming-ever-be-profitable-infographic/
- Published: 2012-09-05T14:40:34.000Z
- Updated: 2012-09-05T14:40:34.000Z
- Description: Some musicians and labels complain about the size of their check from Spotify. Others say, be patient, these services just needs to grow. But will music streamers – particularly those. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2012/09/can-music-streaming-ever-be-profitable-infographic.html]
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Streaming, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:49

[![image from www.google.com](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201774488cf76970d-100wi "image from www.google.com")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201774488cf76970d-popup?ref=hypebot.com)

Some musicians and labels complain about the size of their check from Spotify. Others say, be patient, these services just needs to grow. But will music streamers – particularly those based on the freemium model like Spotify and Pandora – ever be profitable? These two charts from [Statista](http://www.statista.com/?ref=hypebot.com) explore the past and future of music streaming growth and profitability. **What do you think?**

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[![image from 5.mshcdn.com](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201774488cc1b970d-450wi "image from 5.mshcdn.com")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201774488cc1b970d-popup?ref=hypebot.com)