Streaming royalty calculator

The calculator multiplies your stream count by a fixed USD amount for each platform. The assumptions per stream are Spotify $0.0024398, Apple Music $0.0062148, YouTube Music $0.0016112, Amazon Music $0.0030844, Pandora $0.0009974, Deezer $0.0049104 and Tidal $0.0098514.

These coefficients explain the numbers displayed by this tool. They are not official platform rates or live averages, and the calculator does not read your distributor statements, audience locations or contract terms.

No. Spotify explains that royalty payments depend on streamshare, rather than a universal per-stream rate. What an artist receives also depends on the agreements they have with their label or distributor.

A Spotify royalty calculator can turn a stream count into an approximate scenario. Your actual payment can differ because of how the music was streamed, eligibility and the agreements governing your earnings.

Using this calculator's Spotify coefficient, 1,000 streams display $2.44 USD, 100,000 display $243.98 USD and one million display $2,439.80 USD. The tool rounds displayed currency to two decimal places.

These are outputs of this model, not amounts Spotify promises to pay. For the amount owed to you, use your label or distributor statement. You can also visit our sister company's Spotify royalties calculator for a Spotify-focused explanation.

It does not apply your label split, distributor commission, collaborator shares, tax or recoupment terms. It also does not calculate your publishing royalties separately. You would need your own agreements and statements to estimate what you personally keep.

Spotify distinguishes recording royalties paid through labels or distributors from publishing royalties paid through publishers and collection organizations. Treat this tool as a rough streaming estimate, not a complete royalty statement.

No. The calculator uses fixed conversions from USD: 1 USD equals 0.92 EUR, 0.79 GBP or 1.35 CAD in this model. These settings let you compare scenarios in a familiar currency, but they do not represent a current exchange-rate quote.

A distributor may convert your payment at a different rate or apply fees. Check the currency and deductions on your statement before comparing it with an estimate here.

You can use the estimate as one input, alongside the amount you can afford and what you want a release to achieve. Playlist promotion does not guarantee a stream count or that royalties will cover the campaign cost.

If you want to test curator interest first, start with free playlist submissions. For paid pitching, see how Spotify playlist promotion works before setting a budget.