Pick a stream count to see estimated earnings on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube and more.
Estimated earnings from 1,000,000 Spotify streams
$3,300
Spotify pays roughly $0.0033 per stream, though the actual amount varies. The estimate above is your share after the deal you selected.
Platform
Per stream
Payout
Amazon Music
$0.0088
$8,800
Apple Music
$0.0068
$6,800
Tidal
$0.0068
$6,800
YouTube Music
$0.0048
$4,800
Deezer
$0.0048
$4,800
Spotify
$0.0033
$3,300
Pandora
$0.0032
$3,200
Country rates apply to Spotify only. Other platforms show worldwide averages.
How many streams do you need to earn...
You'd need roughly 30,304 Spotify streams to earn $100.
How much does Spotify pay per stream?
Roughly $0.0033 on average, but there's no fixed rate. Every month Spotify pools the money from subscriptions and ads in each country and pays artists by their share of that country's streams. Where your listeners are and whether they pay for Premium make a real difference.
How much does Spotify pay for 1 million streams?
Roughly $3,300, before any distributor or label cuts. Some distributors charge a flat fee and let you keep 100% of your royalties, while others take a percentage. If you're signed to a label, your share depends on your deal.
How much does Spotify pay per 1,000 streams?
About $3.30 before cuts. Published studies of independent artists' payouts land around $3 per 1,000 streams, and recent statements run a little higher.
How many streams to make $1,000 on Spotify?
Around 303,031 streams at the worldwide average. Fewer if your listeners are mostly in high-paying markets like Switzerland or the United States, more if they're in Brazil.
Do free and Premium streams pay the same?
No. Spotify's pools are funded by subscription and ad revenue, and ad-supported listening brings in far less per stream than Premium, so a catalogue with mostly free listeners earns less per stream.
How much does Spotify pay per stream by country?
Royalties come out of each country's own pool, so a stream in Switzerland is worth several times a stream in Brazil. Our estimates, rounded:
Country
Per stream
Per 1,000 streams
Switzerland
$0.0050
$5.00
Sweden
$0.0050
$5.00
United Kingdom
$0.0050
$5.00
Netherlands
$0.0048
$4.80
United States
$0.0040
$4.00
Germany
$0.0040
$4.00
France
$0.0037
$3.70
Worldwide average
$0.0033
$3.30
Canada
$0.0030
$3.00
Spain
$0.0030
$3.00
Portugal
$0.0020
$2.00
Brazil
$0.0015
$1.50
Morocco
$0.0010
$1.00
Why might your actual earnings be different?
Spotify doesn't pay recording royalties on tracks with fewer than 1,000 streams in the previous 12 months.
Streams from free listeners generally pay less than Premium streams.
Your distributor or label may take a percentage of your earnings.
Songwriting royalties are separate from recording royalties and are collected through different channels.
Sources:
These are estimates, not Spotify tariffs. Platform averages follow published payout studies, and the country figures are our own rounded estimates from independent artists' royalty statements. Actual earnings depend on where your listeners are, their subscription plans, and your distribution or label agreement.
Spotify, Loud & Clear FAQ: how streamshare and country pools work.