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# EDM Is Now A $6.8 Billion Global Business: Read The IMS 2015 Business Report Here
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/edm-is-now-a-68-billion-global-business-read-the-ims-2015-business-report-here/
- Published: 2015-05-25T11:58:00.000Z
- Updated: 2015-05-25T11:58:00.000Z
- Description: The global EDM music market grew 12% last year to $6.9 billion, according to the latest IMS Business Report. The U.S. EDM market hit $2 billion or 29% of global. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2015/05/edm-is-now-a-68-billion-global-business-read-the-ims-2015-business-report-here.
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Conventions & Awards, Live & Ticketing, Music Business, American Society of Composers, Andrea Bocelli, Appeal, Asia, Authors and Publishers, Contemporary Christian music, music industry, musician, Nine Inch Nails, Social Media, WBGL, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:28

[![image from www.internationalmusicsummit.com](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d1199291970c-150wi "image from www.internationalmusicsummit.com")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d1199291970c-popup?ref=hypebot.com)The global **EDM** music market grew 12% last year to **$6.9 billion**, according to the latest IMS Business Report. The U.S. EDM market hit $2 billion or 29% of global revenue. While impressive, **EDM's growth rate has slowed considerably** in the last year.

**Read the full IMS 2015 Business Report [here](https://www.hypebot.com/ims-business-report-2015-na-edition-vfinal-14.pdf).**

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