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# Streaming Is Now 75% Of U.S. Music Consumption [CHART]
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/streaming-is-now-75-of-us-music-consumption-chart/
- Published: 2018-07-12T09:01:00.000Z
- Updated: 2018-07-12T09:01:00.000Z
- Description: There were 403 billion on-demand music streams (video + audio streams) in the United States in the first half of 2018, according Nielsen’s 2018 Mid-Year Music Report. Using the industry. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2018/07/streaming-is-now-75-of-us-music-consumption-chart.html]
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Indie Music, Major Labels, Music Tech, Streaming, Amazon, Apple, Apple Music, Google, music, Music Business, music industry, musician, musicians, Pandora, Spotify, streaming, YouTube, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:00

[![75% music](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e2022ad3808d60200d-200wi "75% music")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e2022ad3808d60200d-popup?ref=hypebot.com)There were 403 billion on-demand music streams (video + audio streams) in the United States in the first half of 2018, according [Nielsen’s 2018 Mid-Year Music Report](http://www.nielsen.com/us/en/insights/reports/2018/us-music-mid-year-report-2018.html?ref=hypebot.com). Using the industry standard of 1500 streams equals one album sold, that means nearly 270 million albums sold in the last six month.As this [Statista](https://www.statista.com/chart/10185/music-consumption-in-the-us/?ref=hypebot.com) chart illustrates, streaming now accounts for 75% of music consumption in the U.S. compared to physical and digital music sales, up from 50% in the first half of 2016.

[![Infographic: Streaming Dominates Music Consumption in the U.S. | Statista](https://infographic.statista.com/normal/chartoftheday_10185_music_consumption_in_the_us_n.jpg)](https://www.statista.com/chart/10185/music-consumption-in-the-us/?ref=hypebot.com "Infographic: Streaming Dominates Music Consumption in the U.S. | Statista") You will find more infographics at [Statista](https://www.statista.com/chartoftheday/?ref=hypebot.com)