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# Streaming Is Now 80% Of U.S. Music Market
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/streaming-is-now-80-of-u-s-music-market/
- Published: 2020-01-06T16:04:04.000Z
- Updated: 2020-01-06T16:04:13.000Z
- Description: Paid streaming music subscriptions surpassed 61 million in the US in 2019, according to year-end stats from the RIAA. Streaming now accounts for 80% of the US recorded music market.. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2020/01/streaming-is-now-80-of-u-s-music-market.html]
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Indie Music, Major Labels, Music Business, Streaming, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 09:55

Paid streaming music subscriptions surpassed 61 million in the US in 2019, according to year-end stats from the RIAA.

Streaming now accounts for 80% of the US recorded music market.

With this level of saturation, most music streaming growth in 2020 and beyond will need to come from emerging markets.

> Paid streaming music 🎧 subscriptions continue to grow, and surpassed 61 million in 2019\. [#RIAAMusicData](https://twitter.com/hashtag/RIAAMusicData?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=hypebot.com) [pic.twitter.com/Bz9W0vCSTb](https://t.co/Bz9W0vCSTb?ref=hypebot.com)

> — RIAA (@RIAA) [December 30, 2019](https://twitter.com/RIAA/status/1211706204608696324?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=hypebot.com)

> Over the course of the decade, streaming has surpassed both digital downloads and physical products 🎼 , now accounting for 80% of the market. [#RIAAMusicData](https://twitter.com/hashtag/RIAAMusicData?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=hypebot.com) [pic.twitter.com/q04FeQBT5a](https://t.co/q04FeQBT5a?ref=hypebot.com)  
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> — RIAA (@RIAA) [December 30, 2019](https://twitter.com/RIAA/status/1211705060738129926?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=hypebot.com)