Spotify Says Over 13,800 Artists Generated $100,000 on the Platform Last Year: Loud & Clear Report

More than 13,800 artists generated at least $100,000 in 2025 from Spotify alone, nearly 1,400 more than last year, the company revealed in its latest Loud & Clear report published Wednesday (March 11). According to a post on the Loud & Clear website , more than one-third of artists in the $100,000 club “have increased their royalties tenfold in under a decade,” while eight in 10 artists who crossed the $100,000 threshold in 2022 “have remained above it every year since.” Meanwhile, the company says 85% of artists at the $100,000 level are based outside the United States, adding, “The modern music economy is creating more career artists, in more countries, faster than ever before.” At the $1 million level, the company says that more than 1,500 artists crossed the seven-figure threshold in 2025.

“Many of them aren’t household names, and they may never trend globally,” the post reads. It adds: “The streaming era isn’t narrowing success to a few global stars. You don’t need global ubiquity to build a meaningful career.” Speaking of global stars: The top 80 artists...