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Spotify Royalty Calculator
Find out what your streams are worth on Spotify and every other major service, and what TikTok pays when people use your song in videos.
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What 100,000 streams earn you on Spotify, after your share.
| Service | Per stream | You earn |
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| Spotify | $0.003 – $0.005 | $300.00 – $500.00 |
| Apple Music | $0.006 – $0.01 | $600.00 – $1,000.00 |
| YouTube Music | $0.002 – $0.008 | $200.00 – $800.00 |
| Amazon Music | $0.004 – $0.0088 | $400.00 – $880.00 |
| Tidal | $0.0068 – $0.0125 | $680.00 – $1,250.00 |
| Deezer | $0.004 – $0.0064 | $400.00 – $640.00 |
| TikTok (2,000 videos) | $0.03 a video | $60.00 |
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Catch the next trend early
See the audios and songs taking off on TikTok right now, updated every day.
- Daily global charts
- 1 tracked TikTok account
- Best times and hashtags
How it works
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Enter your streams
Type the number of streams you want to price, how many TikTok videos use your song, and the share of royalties you keep after your label or distributor.
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Run the calculator
Press Calculate. The first time, we'll send a 6-digit code to your email so we know you're a person.
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Compare every service
See a low and high estimate for each service side by side, plus your TikTok payout, with the per-stream rates we used.
Where these rates come from
Streaming services
Streaming services don't pay a fixed amount per stream. They share their revenue by each song's share of all streams, so the rate moves with your listeners' countries and how many of them pay for a subscription. The ranges are what services typically pay rights holders, before your distributor or label takes its share.
Industry estimates: Duetti per-1,000-stream data (January 2025), Royalty Exchange (2025) and 2026 payout comparisons. Services do not publish fixed rates. Updated October 2026.
TikTok
TikTok pays artists through their distributor, for the videos that use the song.
Symphonic distribution guidance ($0.03 per video, 2019). Newer TikTok deals pay on video views, so treat this as a rough guide.
Questions
How much does Spotify pay per stream?
Spotify pays rights holders roughly $0.003 to $0.005 per stream. Spotify has no fixed rate: it shares a pool of revenue by each track's share of streams, so the rate changes with the listener's country and whether they pay for Premium.
How much is 1 million Spotify streams worth?
About $3,000 to $5,000 in total royalties. That money is then split between whoever owns the recording (you, your label or distributor) and the songwriters, so an artist usually takes home less.
Which streaming service pays artists the most?
Per stream, Tidal and Apple Music usually pay the most and YouTube Music and Spotify the least. Spotify still pays most artists the most in total, because it has far more listeners.
Do you need a minimum number of streams to get paid on Spotify?
Yes. Since 2024, a track needs at least 1,000 streams in the previous 12 months before Spotify pays royalties on it.
Does TikTok pay artists when their song is used?
Yes, through your distributor. The most quoted figure is about $0.03 per video that uses your song. Newer deals pay based on how many views those videos get, so check your distributor's statement for your actual rate.
Why do my royalties differ from this estimate?
These are typical industry rates, not what any one service paid you. Your listeners' countries, free versus paid listeners, and your distributor or label deal all change the final amount.
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