Digital Music Royalties Surpass All Other Sources

Global music publishing collections experienced a substantial increase, reaching nearly 14.6 billion euros in 2025. This marks an 11.9% rise from the previous year, highlighting the resilience of collective management and sustained demand for creative works. Digital revenue has become the dominant force, now representing 45.6% of all publishing royalties, with collections totaling 6.41 billion euros in 2025.

While the industry shows robust growth, the rise of artificial intelligence poses the most significant challenge to creators' rights and the existing economic model. CISAC, representing 225 collective management organizations across 110 countries, is actively engaged in policy debates worldwide to ensure that creators' rights are central to AI policy-making.

Background music and concert revenues constituted the second-largest share at 25.8%, while other sectors like television, radio, CDs, and sync licensing saw declines. Western Europe led continental revenue generation with 45.2%, followed by North America at 31.6%. The United States, France, the U.K., Germany, and Japan were the top five revenue-generating countries.