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# Streaming Income Surpasses Downloads: The State Of The Of The Music Business In 2 Simple Charts
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/streaming-income-surpasses-downloads-the-state-of-the-of-the-music-business-in-2-simple-charts/
- Published: 2016-03-23T09:33:18.000Z
- Updated: 2016-03-23T09:33:18.000Z
- Description: New figures released by the RIAA show that, for the first time, the music industry's income from streaming has surpassed income from downloads. But the growth in streaming income is not keeping. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2016/03/streaming-income-surpasses-downloads-the-state-
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: DIY Advice & Tips, Music Business, Streaming, music, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:22

[![Apple - Spotify](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201bb08cd04ae970d-150wi "Apple - Spotify")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201bb08cd04ae970d-popup?ref=hypebot.com)New **figures released by the RIAA** show that, for the first time, the music industry's **income from streaming has surpassed** income from **downloads**. But the growth in streaming income is **not keeping up** with **declines in revenue** from other formats, and **two charts illustrate the trend**.

**2 charts via the [RIAA](https://medium.com/@RIAA/state-of-the-music-business-what-the-numbers-tell-us-63ce1524b30?ref=hypebot.com#.sh64014te)**

**Overall Sales** [![image from recodetech.files.wordpress.com](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201bb08ccf618970d-400wi "image from recodetech.files.wordpress.com")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201bb08ccf618970d-popup?ref=hypebot.com)

**But revenue is lacking** [![image from cdn-images-1.medium.com](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d1b2f3bf970c-450wi "image from cdn-images-1.medium.com")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d1b2f3bf970c-popup?ref=hypebot.com)  

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