$31.7B
Global recorded-music revenue in 2025
Worldwide recorded-music revenue grew 6.4% in 2025, marking the eleventh consecutive year of growth.
Source: IFPI Global Music Report 2026Mad Apple Reference
Vinyl Record & Music Market Statistics
Current, source-linked figures on the music formats people still want to hold, collect, and put on display.
Last updated September 2, 2026. Figures below report on 2025 unless noted otherwise.
The short version
Vinyl is still gaining ground.
The numbers tell a clear story: music fans have more ways to listen than ever, and many still choose physical pieces with a story, design, and a place on the shelf. This page brings together the latest verified figures from the recording industry's leading U.S. and global reports.
Each statistic links to its original source. The measures are not interchangeable, so the notes keep U.S. sales and global revenue in their proper context.
837M
Paid streaming subscription accounts worldwide
Paid streaming revenue grew 8.8% and accounted for 52.4% of global recorded-music revenue in 2025.
Source: IFPI Global Music Report 2026+8.0%
Global physical-format revenue growth in 2025
Physical formats returned to growth as fans continued to buy tangible music experiences.
Source: IFPI Global Music Report 2026+13.7%
Global vinyl revenue growth in 2025
Vinyl recorded its nineteenth consecutive year of growth worldwide.
Source: IFPI Global Music Report 2026$11.5B
U.S. recorded-music wholesale revenue in 2025
The U.S. industry reached a new annual high, according to the Recording Industry Association of America.
Source: RIAA 2025 Year-End Revenue Report+9.3%
U.S. vinyl revenue growth in 2025
Vinyl passed $1 billion in U.S. sales and accounted for nearly half of the format's global value.
Source: RIAA 2025 Year-End Revenue Report46.8M
Vinyl albums sold in the U.S. in 2025
Vinyl outpaced CDs, which sold 29.5 million units during the same year.
Source: RIAA 2025 Year-End Revenue Report3X+
U.S. vinyl revenue compared with CD revenue
Vinyl generated more than three times the revenue of CDs in 2025.
Source: RIAA 2025 Year-End Revenue ReportWhy it matters
The physical side of music still has a pulse.
Vinyl is not simply surviving beside streaming. It is growing as a format people choose for artwork, sound, ritual, and a deeper connection to the artists and eras they care about.
That same attachment is why a concert date, old venue, ticket stub, or favorite record-store memory can carry real weight on a wall. Explore Mad Apple's music print collection for art with a time and place attached.
Methodology & sources
How these figures were chosen.
This reference uses the most recent annual reporting available from the Recording Industry Association of America and the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. The U.S. figures are RIAA's 2025 wholesale revenue and unit-sales measures. The global figures are IFPI's 2025 recorded-music revenue measures, published in 2026.
- RIAA, 2025 Year-End Recorded Music Revenue Report, published March 16, 2026.
- IFPI, Global Music Report 2026, published March 18, 2026.
This page is reviewed regularly. It was last checked on September 2, 2026.