Bold graphic reading Record highs feom streams, up to 85% fraudulent referencing the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) Global Music Report 2026, published 18 March 2026, showing global recorded music revenues of US$31.7 billion for calendar year 2025 (first time surpassing US$30 billion), 6.4% year-on-year growth, subscription streaming as majority format at 52.4% of revenues, 837 million paid subscribers globally, and key industry data visualizations
The @ifpiorg.bsky.social 's Global Music Report 2026 (98 pages, published 18 March, covering 2025) quantifies what many practitioners suspected: industry growth accelerating (US$31.7B, +6.4% YoY) while fraud threat industrializes (85% of AI-gen streams fraudulent). Key findings:
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