This statistic shows the number of streams needed per month by podcast curators to generate the same revenue as recording artists worldwide in 2019. The data reveals that major label artists would require 7.28 million streams of their content per month in order to generate 6,500 U.S. dollars in income, whereas podcast curators with an average audience of 20,000 listeners per weekly podcast would need just 80 thousand streams over the course of a month.
Number of streams needed per month by podcast curators to generate the same revenue as recording artists worldwide in 2019
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The figure for podcast curators is based on an average listenership of 20,000 per weekly podcast.
The source compiled the data on revenue based on artists in each category earning 6,500 U.S. dollars per month.
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MIDiA Research. (April 9, 2019). Number of streams needed per month by podcast curators to generate the same revenue as recording artists worldwide in 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 28, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/994004/podcast-curators-recording-artists-stream-numbers-revenue-worldwide/
MIDiA Research. "Number of streams needed per month by podcast curators to generate the same revenue as recording artists worldwide in 2019 ." Chart. April 9, 2019. Statista. Accessed April 28, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/994004/podcast-curators-recording-artists-stream-numbers-revenue-worldwide/
MIDiA Research. (2019). Number of streams needed per month by podcast curators to generate the same revenue as recording artists worldwide in 2019 . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 28, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/994004/podcast-curators-recording-artists-stream-numbers-revenue-worldwide/
MIDiA Research. "Number of Streams Needed per Month by Podcast Curators to Generate The Same Revenue as Recording Artists Worldwide in 2019 ." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Apr 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/994004/podcast-curators-recording-artists-stream-numbers-revenue-worldwide/
MIDiA Research, Number of streams needed per month by podcast curators to generate the same revenue as recording artists worldwide in 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/994004/podcast-curators-recording-artists-stream-numbers-revenue-worldwide/ (last visited April 28, 2025)
Number of streams needed per month by podcast curators to generate the same revenue as recording artists worldwide in 2019 [Graph], MIDiA Research, April 9, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/994004/podcast-curators-recording-artists-stream-numbers-revenue-worldwide/
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