Recorded music market shares Q1 2026 A strong quarter with warning signs

Mark Mulligan

May 2026

This report presents company financials and MIDiA consumer data for Q1 2026.

This report also includes recorded music market size and market share data for Q1 2026.

Consumer data is from MIDiA’s Q1 2026 survey (US, Canada, Australia, UK, n = 4,000). Company financial data is converted, where applicable, from local currencies to USD at prevailing quarterly exchange rates.

An Excel data set with segment and country-level data is published alongside this report. All data is also available via MIDiA’s Data Explorer tool.

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