IFPI - the global body representing the recorded music industry - just released it's 2023 report. The bottom line: revenue is up just over 10% from 2022. There are now 667 million music subscribers in the world, which account for roughly half of all industry revenue. The biggest area of growth? Physical formats - thanks vinyl! Although clearly my record collecting obsession isn't making much of a dent - this growth is mostly driven out of Asia (which is half of all global physical sales).
What is driving this overall global rise? The biggest growth markets are Sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America, reflecting the global shift to more diverse music genres. In terms of individual countries, Canada was actually the 3rd fastest growing market at 12.2%, just behind Brazil (13.4%) and China way in front at 25.9%
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