Global Record Revenues Grow to $31.7 Billion in Eleventh Year of Gains

By Andrew Flanagan

Andrew Flanagan

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IFPI, the London-based association of global record labels, has released its top-line growth figures covering 2025 – and the news is encouraging.

According to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry, global recorded music revenues grew 6.4 percent last year to $31.7 billion, the 11th straight year of growth in the sector. Revenues for the year prior were $29.6 billion.

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