How much does Spotify pay per stream? (2026)
Short answer: about $0.003–$0.005 per stream for US listeners, so 1 million streams pay roughly $3,000–$5,000 before any label or distributor cut.
How Spotify pays
Spotify pools subscription and ad revenue and splits it by each track's share of total streams. That is why listener country and the share of Premium listeners change your rate.
| Category | Audience country | Range | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | United States | 0.003–0.005 USD | TuneCore — Spotify pay per stream 2026 |
| — | Türkiye | 0.0006–0.0015 USD | Earnoscope tahmini |
| — | Other countries | 0.002–0.004 USD | Earnoscope tahmini |
The 1,000-stream rule
Spotify does not pay royalties on tracks with fewer than 1,000 streams in the last 12 months. Our calculator applies this rule automatically.
Do you keep all of it?
No. Your distributor or label takes a share. Set your own share with "Your ownership share" in the calculator.
Calculate your own numbers
Set your inputs with the sliders and see estimated earnings as a range.
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