Streaming royalty calculator

Estimate what your music streams could earn on Spotify, Apple Music and other streaming services. Enter a play count to compare potential recording royalties across ten platforms. PromoSoundGroup’s free streaming royalty calculator helps you compare your current plays with the target for your next campaign.

Compare earnings across music streaming platforms

The same number of plays can produce different royalty estimates on each service. Our music streams calculator covers Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music, Amazon Music, Tidal, Deezer, Pandora, Boomplay, Audiomack and Napster. You can see the estimates together and check the reference rate behind each result.

Use your current stream count or try a target for an upcoming release. Enter a number, or choose a quick value from 1,000 to 10 million streams. The comparison table also shows estimated earnings per 1,000 streams and the plays needed for a $1,000 gross estimate.

Each platform result shows a separate scenario using your chosen count. If your song has plays across several services, enter each service’s count in turn. Add those individual estimates to get a rough picture of the recording royalties across your release.

Understand what your royalty estimate means

The royalty calculator uses your play count and a reference rate for each service. It estimates income from the sound recording, often called the master. Your share depends on who owns that recording and the terms agreed with your label or distributor.

For example, an assumed rate of $0.003 per stream gives a $300 gross estimate for 100,000 plays. If you receive 50%, your share would be $150 before other deductions. This example shows how the calculation works; actual payments depend on the service and your agreements.

Listener location, subscription plans and the revenue available for distribution affect streaming royalties. Platforms also apply their own payment rules. Treat the estimate as a planning figure and use your distributor’s royalty statement to check what you have earned.

Plan music promotion for your next release

Once you have a stream target, you can start choosing how to promote the release. PromoSoundGroup offers promotion services for Spotify, Apple Music and YouTube. Compare the available packages with your release format, preferred platform and budget.

For a Spotify track, review packages by play volume, service type and delivery window. Apple Music packages provide another option for promoting an audio release. If you are releasing a music video, compare YouTube promotion options, including ad views and campaigns with geographic targeting.

Use the streaming calculator alongside your campaign plan to understand the scale of your target. Consider royalties together with goals such as reaching listeners or supporting a new release. Promotion does not guarantee a payout or cover its own cost, and YouTube video views have a different earning model from YouTube Music streams.