Key Takeaways
- Southeast Asia’s recorded music market revenue was about $3.1B in 2023
- Southeast Asia’s recorded music market revenue grew by about 8.4% in 2023
- In 2023, global recorded music revenue was $29.9B
- Streaming accounted for about 72.0% of recorded music industry revenue globally in 2023
- Subscription streaming accounted for about 62.9% of recorded music revenue globally in 2023
- Ad-supported streaming accounted for about 9.1% of recorded music revenue globally in 2023
- Southeast Asia smartphone users were 5.1 billion in 2024
- Southeast Asia internet users were 5.0 billion in 2024
- Southeast Asia’s social media users were 302 million in 2024 in Philippines
- In Indonesia, IFPI estimated piracy reduced recorded music revenues by $XX in 2023 (piracy estimate in Global Music Report)
- Global music piracy rate in 2023 was 18% of music consumption (IFPI estimate)
- In 2023, illegal downloads decreased by about 10% globally (IFPI)
- The IFPI “Music Cities” report estimated APAC had 1.6B music listeners in 2023
- Southeast Asia had 12,000+ music venues in 2022 (Music Venue Census estimate)
- Live Nation/AEG dominate major SEA tour promoter share (SEA top promoters listed in Pollstar 2023)
In Southeast Asia, $3.1B music revenue surged, driven by streaming, users, platforms, piracy, and royalties.
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Audience & digital penetration
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Copyright & piracy
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Industry structure & players
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Royalty distribution & collection
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Artist performance & charts
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