Global recorded music sales totalled US $19.1 billion in 2018.

Here are some key statistical highlights of the global recording industry in 2018.

• $19.1bn

  Recording Industry

  Total value of the recording industry in 2018 (US $)

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• +32.9%

  Paid streaming

  growth in paid streaming in 2018

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• 58.9%

  Digital Channels

  Proportion of global industry revenues from digital channels

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• $5.8bn

  A&R and Marketing

  Record companies’ investment in A&R and marketing annually (US $)

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