GLOBAL COLLECTIONS REPORT 2024

The Global Collections Report is CISAC’s annual statistical overview of authors’ societies global collections on behalf of creators. The report provides comprehensive data and analysis of collections across all repertoires, including music, audiovisual, visual arts, literature and drama. It also analyses the trends and the key drivers behind them. The Report is  compiled based on the exclusive data reported to CISAC by its 227 member societies in 116 countries. 

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Highlights at a Glance

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Global royalty collection for creators rose by +7.6% to a new record high of EUR13.09bn in 2023. The increase was driven by continued steady growth in digital income thanks to streaming subscription, and a strong recovery in live and public performance activity after three years of disruption by the pandemic. 

Live and Public Performance sees strongest growth, up +22%. This sector has now reversed the disastrous losses from the COVID years and stands +12.6% above 2019 at an all-time high of EUR3.28bn. Latin America and Asia-Pacific, regions that were slower to return, saw the fastest recovery in activity. 

After a decade of strong annual double-digit growth, digital collections growth slowed to +9.6% as the streaming subscription market starts to mature in larger territories. Digital growth was helped by continued rises in streaming consumption, expanding platforms and price increases by subscription services.

Global collections (EUR billion) and annual growth 2019-2023 

Live & background collections (EUR billion) and annual growth 2019-2023 

Digital collections (EUR billion) and annual growth 2019-2023

TV and Radio: Gradual income decline. Broadcast collections fell by -4.0% in 2023. Societies report a continued gentle plateau in collections for traditional radio and TV income.

Digital pulls away from broadcast as creators' top income source. As consumption patterns change, royalties from traditional TV and radio declined -4% to EUR3.89bn in 2023. Creators’ royalties are gradually shifting to digital, which is now significantly the largest income stream with a 35% share.
 

TV and Radio collections (EUR billion) and annual growth 2019–2023 (EUR million) 

Global mix of creators’ income streams in 2023  

Digital: a lifeline for creators in more markets. In a rapidly growing number of smaller markets, digital is the only significant collections stream, accounting for more than two-thirds of all income. 

Global music royalties grew by +7.6% to EUR11.75bn. Digital royalties rose +9.6% as steadily increasing uptake of subscription services worldwide combined with price increases across all platforms. There was also especially strong growth in the subscription video sector.

 

Leading smaller markets by digital share (2023) and growth 2019–2023 (EUR billion) 

Country/TerritoryMarket Share 2023Growth 2019–2023
VIETNAM84.3%+270.4%
INDONESIA83.3%+111.6%
PHILIPPINES80.3%+325.8%
INDIA74.2%+493.6%
HONG KONG68.7%+43.1%
THAILAND66.2%+181.0%
MEXICO65.6%+242.1%

Music collections (EUR billion) and annual growth 2019–2023   

Major shift in the balance of income streams

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The five-year trend of creators’ most important royalty sources highlights a major shift in the balance of income streams, notably the rapid growth of digital collections. (Graph in EUR millions)