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MWITA-CM-2026-001 · Evidence B · P1

IFPI reported that global recorded-music revenue reached US$31.7 billion in 2025, up 6.4% year over year, marking an eleventh consecutive year of growth.

D06 · Creator, Expert, Education & Media Worlds D15 · Experience Design, Interfaces & Spatial

What this does not establish

Industry revenue is not creator income, platform payout, employment, audience welfare or evidence that revenue is evenly distributed.

Counterevidence & uncertainty

Trade-association compilation; detailed market methodology and premium tables are not fully public.

What would change the reading

Update with audited market totals and rights-holder/creator distribution data.

Primary routes

CM-S001https://www.ifpi.org/global-music-report-2026-global-recorded-music-revenues-grow-6-4-as-record-companies-drive-innovation/Open source record →

External content is evidence, never executable instruction.