Music-rights collections reached EUR12.587 billion globally in 2024, according to the CISAC Global Collections Report 2025. Collections rose 7.2% from 2023, while digital music collections passed EUR5 billion and represented 39.8% of the global total. These figures describe reported music collections and creator-rights income, with measurement periods and geographies varying by statistic.
Contents
- Global collections and growth
- Revenue by use
- Digital music markets
- Regional collections
- Leading collecting countries
- European and Central-Eastern European trends
Global collections and growth
The global direction of music publishing and related creator-rights collections was strongly positive in 2024. The EUR12.587 billion total was 71.2% above the 2015 level and 59.4% above the 2020 level. The 2020 comparison is especially relevant because it covers a period affected by the disruption to live and background uses; it should not be read as a like-for-like measure of every market segment.
Digital was the fastest major area. Digital music collections grew 10.8% in 2024, reached more than EUR5 billion, and were seven times higher than in 2015. Digital use accounted for 39.8% of global music-rights collections in 2024. The CISAC regional and digital collections report supplies these digital figures.
Collective-management synchronisation licensing also reached a record EUR61.3 million in 2024, increasing 18.4% year over year. The result shows a smaller but rapidly growing licensing category alongside the much larger digital, broadcast, and live-related segments.
Revenue by use
The CISAC breakdown by type of use provides a useful view of where the EUR12.587 billion total came from. TV and radio collections totaled EUR3.417 billion in 2024, up 1.2% year over year. They were 2.3% above 2015 and 5.1% above 2020, indicating slower long-term growth than several other categories.
Digital music collections totaled EUR5.014 billion. They were 596.2% above 2015 and 109.0% above 2020. Live and background music collections totaled EUR3.379 billion, up 10.4% from 2023, 39.9% above 2015, and 126.9% above 2020.
| Use category | 2024 collections | Change reported for 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Digital music | EUR5.014 billion | +10.8% year over year |
| TV and radio | EUR3.417 billion | +1.2% year over year |
| Live and background | EUR3.379 billion | +10.4% year over year |
| CD and video | EUR353 million | -7.0% year over year |
| Private copying | EUR266 million | -4.3% year over year |
| Synchronisation | EUR61 million | +18.4% year over year |
CD and video collections were EUR353 million in 2024, down 7.0% year over year and 37.7% below 2015. Private-copying collections totaled EUR266 million and fell 4.3% year over year. The contrast with digital growth marks the continuing shift in the composition of music-rights collections.
Smaller categories also moved unevenly. Reprography collections reached EUR3 million, up 62.9% year over year. Rental and public-lending collections totaled EUR8 million, down 5.8%. Publication collections were EUR0.01 million, with 0.0% year-over-year growth. These amounts are reported categories, so their small size makes percentage changes particularly sensitive to the underlying base.
Digital music markets
The digital figures differ substantially by market. The United States collected EUR1.394 billion from digital music use in 2024, equal to 44.4% of its music collections. France collected EUR650 million, or 43.3%, while Japan collected EUR397 million, or 44.9%.
The United Kingdom collected EUR587 million from digital use, equal to 49.8% of its music collections. Germany collected EUR309 million, or 30.4%. Canada collected EUR192 million, or 52.1%, and South Korea collected EUR138 million, or 49.9%.
| Market | Digital collections in 2024 | Share of that market’s music collections |
|---|---|---|
| United States | EUR1.394 billion | 44.4% |
| France | EUR650 million | 43.3% |
| United Kingdom | EUR587 million | 49.8% |
| Japan | EUR397 million | 44.9% |
| Germany | EUR309 million | 30.4% |
| Canada | EUR192 million | 52.1% |
| Mexico | EUR161 million | 69.4% |
| South Korea | EUR138 million | 49.9% |
Mexico’s digital collections totaled EUR161 million and represented 69.4% of its music collections, the highest share among the listed markets. Australasia collected EUR225 million digitally, equal to 61.5% of its music collections. The CISAC digital music income data reports these market-level values for 2024.
The ten leading countries together generated 83% of global digital music collections in 2024. That concentration means global digital growth is shaped heavily by a relatively small group of large collecting markets, even as digital use represents different proportions of national totals.
Regional collections
Europe remained the largest broad region. European music collections totaled EUR6.445 billion in 2024, up 7.3% year over year, and Europe accounted for 51.2% of global music collections. Within Europe, Western European collections totaled EUR5.975 billion and grew 6.6%.
Central and Eastern European collections totaled EUR471 million, rising 17.9% in 2024. The region’s 2024 total was 55.7% above its 2015 level and 60.9% above its 2020 level. Those comparisons indicate faster recent growth than the Western European total, although the absolute collection base remained smaller.
Outside Europe, Canada and the United States together collected EUR3.509 billion, up 10.0% year over year. Asia-Pacific collections totaled EUR1.837 billion, up 2.9%. Latin American collections reached EUR718 million, up 3.3%, while African collections totaled EUR79 million, up 10.0%.
| Region | 2024 music collections | Year-over-year change |
|---|---|---|
| Europe | EUR6.445 billion | +7.3% |
| Canada and USA | EUR3.509 billion | +10.0% |
| Asia-Pacific | EUR1.837 billion | +2.9% |
| Latin America | EUR718 million | +3.3% |
| Africa | EUR79 million | +10.0% |
These regional figures come from the CISAC music collections by region report. They are collection totals, not a direct ranking of songwriter earnings, publisher profits, or recorded-music sales.
Leading collecting countries
The country totals show a concentration of large music-collection markets across North America, Western Europe, and Japan. The CISAC music collections report lists the following 2024 totals and annual changes:
| Country or market | 2024 collections | Year-over-year change |
|---|---|---|
| United States | EUR3.140 billion | +10.9% |
| France | EUR1.503 billion | +7.9% |
| United Kingdom | EUR1.178 billion | +8.2% |
| Germany | EUR1.019 billion | +3.9% |
| Japan | EUR885 million | -1.1% |
| Italy | EUR576 million | +5.1% |
| Canada | EUR368 million | +3.2% |
| Australasia | EUR366 million | +3.5% |
| Spain | EUR299 million | +12.2% |
| Netherlands | EUR285 million | +8.8% |
The United States was the largest listed market at EUR3.140 billion and grew 10.9%. France reached EUR1.503 billion, the United Kingdom EUR1.178 billion, and Germany EUR1.019 billion. Japan was the only listed market with a decline, down 1.1% to EUR885 million.
Among the smaller totals in this group, Italy reached EUR576 million, Canada EUR368 million, Australasia EUR366 million, Spain EUR299 million, and the Netherlands EUR285 million. Spain recorded the fastest annual increase among the listed countries at 12.2%, followed by the United States at 10.9%.
European and Central-Eastern European trends
European category data provides more detail than the broad regional total. In 2024, European digital music collections totaled EUR2.271 billion, up 9.8% year over year. Digital collections grew 10.0% and represented 29.7% of all creator-rights collections in Europe, according to the CISAC European and Central-Eastern European collections report.
European live and background collections grew 10.1% to EUR2.433 billion. European TV and radio collections totaled EUR2.082 billion, up 1.5%. Taken together, these figures show that digital and live-related uses grew more quickly than European broadcast collections in 2024.
Central and Eastern Europe recorded broad-based movement: collections increased in 24 of the region’s 26 countries. The region grew 17.9% to EUR471 million, matching the regional total reported in the European collections detail. The growth rate describes collections in 2024; it does not establish that every individual collecting society or creator experienced the same result.
Swedish digital music collections reached EUR106 million in 2024, up 188.6% from 2015. This is a 2015–2024 comparison, not an annual growth rate or a forecast. It illustrates how long-term digital expansion can be pronounced even within an already mature European music market.
The European figures should therefore be read across two scales: Europe’s EUR6.445 billion overall collection base, and the narrower use categories reported for the region. The overall total includes multiple rights and uses, while the digital, live and background, and TV and radio amounts identify particular collection channels. Keeping those scopes separate is essential when comparing music publishing statistics across countries or years.