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MWITA-AV-2026-019 · Evidence B · P1

RIAJ estimated Japan's 2025 recorded-music market at JPY398.8 billion, including JPY137.736 billion subscription-streaming and JPY20.220 billion ad-supported-streaming revenue.

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What this does not establish

Market revenue is not listener count, creator income, profit or independent audited company revenue; streaming includes music-video services.

Counterevidence & uncertainty

Estimate depends on association coverage and market-share modelling.

What would change the reading

Update with final audited company data and methodological revisions.

Primary routes

AV-S011https://www.riaj.or.jp/news/press/94d112e4-697a-4990-9f80-a721d1f5a921/Open source record →

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