Estimate potential streaming revenue from Spotify, Apple Music, Tidal, Deezer, Amazon Music and YouTube Music. Enter your plays, compare each platform and adjust the royalty share you keep.
Enter monthly streams
Quick-fill applies the selected scenario to Spotify.
PlatformStreamsTake-home
Illustrative €3.90 / 1K
Take-home
Illustrative €8.90 / 1K
Take-home
Illustrative €11.40 / 1K
Take-home
Illustrative €5.70 / 1K
Take-home
Illustrative €3.60 / 1K
Take-home
Illustrative €0.68 / 1K
Take-home
How to use it
Build a streaming revenue scenario in three steps.
01
Add stream counts
Enter plays for one service or combine Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music, Tidal, Deezer and Amazon Music in the same scenario.
02
Set your royalty share
Use the percentage slider to model the share you keep under your distribution or rights agreement.
03
Compare the result
Review total streams, the gross estimate and your estimated take-home before setting campaign or release goals.
Transparent assumptions
What this royalty estimator calculates.
This free stream revenue calculator multiplies each stream count by the visible illustrative rate for that service. It adds the platform estimates to create a gross scenario, then applies the royalty share you selected. The calculation is deliberately simple so you can see every assumption instead of receiving an unexplained number.
A stream has no universal fixed value. Effective payouts can vary across countries, premium and ad-supported listeners, currencies, rights categories and reporting periods. Treat the result as a comparison tool for release planning—not as a forecast, invoice or guaranteed payment.
Illustrative estimate per 1,000 streams
Platform
Estimate
Spotify
€3.90
Apple Music
€8.90
Tidal
€11.40
Deezer
€5.70
Amazon Music
€3.60
YouTube Music
€0.68
Spotify streams and royalty estimates
Spotify is often the starting point for a streaming calculator search, but its real effective payout is not one stable price per play. The Spotify field uses the rate printed beside it so you can model 10,000, 100,000 or one million streams and then compare that scenario with other services. Use the quick-fill buttons to start with Spotify, then add your audience from the remaining platforms.
Why final music royalties can change
Listener country, subscription tier and advertising model
Master, publishing and other rights included in the report
Distributor agreement and the royalty share you retain
Currency conversion, adjustments and each store reporting period
Calculator FAQ
Streaming royalty calculator questions.
The assumptions are visible by design. These answers clarify what the estimate can—and cannot—tell you.
How accurate is this streaming royalty calculator?
It is a planning tool, not an accounting statement. The calculator applies the visible illustrative rate for each platform to the streams you enter, then applies your selected royalty share. Real reports can be higher or lower.
Are the per-stream rates official platform rates?
No. Streaming services do not promise one universal fixed rate for every play. The values shown here are transparent assumptions for comparing scenarios, not official or guaranteed payout rates.
Why do Spotify, Apple Music and other estimates differ?
Each service uses its own revenue and royalty model. Territory, listener plan, advertising, currency, rights ownership and the reporting period can all change the effective value of a stream.
What does the royalty share setting change?
The slider applies the percentage you keep to the gross platform estimate. It defaults to 100% so the initial result shows the full gross scenario. Change it to 70% to model SoundBlast Standard Access or enter another agreement percentage.
What is the difference between gross estimate and take-home estimate?
Gross estimate is the illustrative platform revenue before the selected split. Estimated take-home is that gross figure multiplied by the royalty share you entered.
When should I rely on my distributor statement instead?
Always use your final distributor statements for accounting and payment decisions. They reflect the usage and revenue that stores actually reported, while this calculator is designed for early planning and comparisons.
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