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2026 Per-Stream Payout Benchmarks

Spotify & Apple Music Stream Royalty Calculator

Calculate your estimated streaming revenue across Spotify, Apple Music, Tidal, Amazon, and YouTube Music based on stream volume and distributor share.

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Stream Count & Ownership Split

250,000 streams
5K250K1M2.5M5M+
100%
Record Label (50%)TuneCore (85%)100% DistroKid
Spotify 2026 Royalty Policy Note:

Under Spotify's updated royalty model, tracks must generate at least 1,000 streams in a rolling 12-month period to qualify for payout distributions. Once qualified, all streams generate royalties.

Estimated Net Payout Comparison100% Net
Apple Music~$0.0078 / stream
$1,950.00
Tidal HiFi~$0.0125 / stream
$3,125.00
Deezer~$0.0064 / stream
$1,600.00
Amazon Music~$0.0040 / stream
$1,000.00
Spotify~$0.0035 / stream
$875.00
YouTube Music~$0.0020 / stream
$500.00
Key Takeaway: Apple Music pays approximately 2.2x more per stream than Spotify. 250,000 streams on Apple Music yields $1,075.00 more in artist royalties.