{"id":61839,"date":"2026-06-16T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/?p=61839"},"modified":"2026-06-16T16:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T09:00:00","slug":"qobuz-delivers-45-7-revenue-growth-in-2025-in-a-paid-music-streaming-market-growing-at-8-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/?p=61839","title":{"rendered":"Qobuz Delivers 45.7% Revenue Growth in 2025 in a Paid Music Streaming Market Growing at 8.8%"},"content":{"rendered":"<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"10\" cellpadding=\"5\" align=\"right\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mmx.prnasia.com\/media\/MS1865581\/Qobuz_Logo.jpg?id=OA2716631&amp;p=medium600\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" title=\"logo\" hspace=\"0\" vspace=\"0\" width=\"118\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span class=\"legendSpanClass\">PARIS<\/span>, <span class=\"legendSpanClass\">June 16, 2026<\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212; <b>In 2025, the global recorded music market reached $31.7 billion (IFPI), with streaming accounting for 69.6% and driving the sector&#8217;s growth. Within streaming, the paid subscription model leads with +8.8% growth.<\/b>\u00a0<b>Positioned in the paid subscription segment, Qobuz delivers +45.7% revenue growth, more than five times the market rate, and has 1.2 million monthly active users.<\/b><\/p>\n<div class=\"PRN_ImbeddedAssetReference\">  <\/div>\n<p><b>The Success Story of an Independent Company That Has Gone Global<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Founded in 2007 and owned since 2015 by a private, primarily French family-owned group, Qobuz is today a music streaming global player.<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li><b>An international business.<\/b>\u00a080% of revenue is generated from international markets. The United States is Qobuz&#8217;s largest market. Present in 26 countries, the company continues its global expansion.<\/li>\n<li><b>A clear path to profitability.<\/b>\u00a0Positive cash flow, zero financial debt, EBITDA break-even reached under IFRS, and a positive net result expected by March 2027.<\/li>\n<li><b>Revenue per user (ARPU) more than 6.5 times the market average.<\/b> A Qobuz subscriber generates an average annual revenue of $135.90, compared to $20.74 for the market average (IFPI).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These results confirm the strength of an independent model built on the quality of its offering and the engagement of its subscribers, rather than on volume.<\/p>\n<p><i>&#8220;Since the acquisition in 2015, we have chosen a structured, coherent path forward: a differentiation strategy, disciplined execution, and fully committed teams. No dispersion, no public funding. This consistency is what is delivering strong, sustainable growth today,&#8221;<\/i>\u00a0said <b>Georges Fornay, Deputy CEO, Qobuz<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p><b>A Standout Player in a Market Dominated by Giants<\/b><\/p>\n<p>In a sector dominated by major tech companies, Qobuz has built a unique position based on respect for music, the artists and the listeners.<\/p>\n<p>This translates into key choices:<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>Paid subscription-only, ad-free model<\/li>\n<li>High-resolution audio quality<\/li>\n<li>Unique combination of Hi-Res streaming, downloads, and expert editorial<\/li>\n<li>100% human-curated selection<\/li>\n<li>100% of employees are shareholders<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These choices have a concrete impact on royalty payments within the music industry. In 2025, Qobuz was the first and only streaming platform to disclose its average per-stream royalty rate, validated by a leading firm, equivalent to $18.73 per 1,000 streams paid to rights holders.<\/p>\n<p>Qobuz is proof that companies with a genuine passion and clear vision for music have a real place in an industry where financial and industrial objectives often take precedence.<\/p>\n<p>Full press release <a href=\"https:\/\/community.qobuz.com\/press-en\/%20qobuz-delivers-457-revenue-growth-in-2025-in-a-paid-music-streaming-market-growing-at-88\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Contact:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:pr@qobuz.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">pr@qobuz.com<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><!-- wp:html --><\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"10\" cellpadding=\"5\" align=\"right\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mmx.prnasia.com\/media\/MS1865581\/Qobuz_Logo.jpg?id=OA2716631&amp;p=medium600\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" title=\"logo\" hspace=\"0\" vspace=\"0\" width=\"118\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span class=\"legendSpanClass\">PARIS<\/span>, <span class=\"legendSpanClass\">June 16, 2026<\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212; <b>In 2025, the global recorded music market reached $31.7 billion (IFPI), with streaming accounting for 69.6% and driving the sector&#8217;s growth. Within streaming, the paid subscription model leads with +8.8% growth.<\/b>\u00a0<b>Positioned in the paid subscription segment, Qobuz delivers +45.7% revenue growth, more than five times the market rate, and has 1.2 million monthly active users.<\/b><\/p>\n<div class=\"PRN_ImbeddedAssetReference\">  <\/div>\n<p><b>The Success Story of an Independent Company That Has Gone Global<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Founded in 2007 and owned since 2015 by a private, primarily French family-owned group, Qobuz is today a music streaming global player.<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li><b>An international business.<\/b>\u00a080% of revenue is generated from international markets. The United States is Qobuz&#8217;s largest market. Present in 26 countries, the company continues its global expansion.<\/li>\n<li><b>A clear path to profitability.<\/b>\u00a0Positive cash flow, zero financial debt, EBITDA break-even reached under IFRS, and a positive net result expected by March 2027.<\/li>\n<li><b>Revenue per user (ARPU) more than 6.5 times the market average.<\/b> A Qobuz subscriber generates an average annual revenue of $135.90, compared to $20.74 for the market average (IFPI).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These results confirm the strength of an independent model built on the quality of its offering and the engagement of its subscribers, rather than on volume.<\/p>\n<p><i>&#8220;Since the acquisition in 2015, we have chosen a structured, coherent path forward: a differentiation strategy, disciplined execution, and fully committed teams. No dispersion, no public funding. This consistency is what is delivering strong, sustainable growth today,&#8221;<\/i>\u00a0said <b>Georges Fornay, Deputy CEO, Qobuz<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p><b>A Standout Player in a Market Dominated by Giants<\/b><\/p>\n<p>In a sector dominated by major tech companies, Qobuz has built a unique position based on respect for music, the artists and the listeners.<\/p>\n<p>This translates into key choices:<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>Paid subscription-only, ad-free model<\/li>\n<li>High-resolution audio quality<\/li>\n<li>Unique combination of Hi-Res streaming, downloads, and expert editorial<\/li>\n<li>100% human-curated selection<\/li>\n<li>100% of employees are shareholders<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These choices have a concrete impact on royalty payments within the music industry. In 2025, Qobuz was the first and only streaming platform to disclose its average per-stream royalty rate, validated by a leading firm, equivalent to $18.73 per 1,000 streams paid to rights holders.<\/p>\n<p>Qobuz is proof that companies with a genuine passion and clear vision for music have a real place in an industry where financial and industrial objectives often take precedence.<\/p>\n<p>Full press release <a href=\"https:\/\/community.qobuz.com\/press-en\/%20qobuz-delivers-457-revenue-growth-in-2025-in-a-paid-music-streaming-market-growing-at-88\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Contact:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:pr@qobuz.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">pr@qobuz.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:html --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":[],"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[5,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-61839","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cision-pr-newswire","category-cision-pr-newswire-en"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61839","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=61839"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61839\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=61839"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=61839"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=61839"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}