Free Streaming Royalties Calculator

Understanding the Free Streaming Royalties Calculator

Use this calculator to see what your streams are actually worth. Enter your total plays and get instant estimates across Spotify, Apple Music, Tidal, Deezer, Amazon Music, and Beatport, so you know exactly where your money is coming from and how the platforms stack up against each other.

Streaming royalties vary more than most artists realise. Spotify pays around $0.0033 per stream, while Tidal comes in at $0.0125 and Beatport sits at over $0.10. If you're releasing across multiple platforms without paying attention to those differences, you're likely leaving money on the table. This calculator gives you a clear picture of what your catalogue could be earning depending on where your listeners are.

For indie artists especially, understanding your streaming income is a key part of building a sustainable music career. It helps you figure out which platforms are worth pushing harder on, whether a promotional campaign actually moved the needle, and how close you are to real milestones. A thousand streams sounds like a lot until you see what it translates to in actual royalties.

The rates shown are based on current industry estimates for premium subscribers. Real payouts depend on factors like your distributor's cut, listener location, and whether streams come from free or paid tiers, but this gives you a solid working estimate to plan around.