ROMA (ITALPRESS) – The Italian record market continues its growth path for the eighth consecutive year: in 2025 the total revenues reached the record figure of 513.4 million euros, up 10.7% compared to 2024 – double in comparison to 2019. This is a duplicate growth compared to the European regional average (+5.6%) and well above the global average of 6.4%, confirming the status of Italy as the third largest market in the European Union and eleventh internationally, valued by an annual growth rate of 11.3% in the five-year period 2021-2025.
Towing the sector is once again the digital – which represents the predominant share of consumption – while the physical segment consolidates its return, supported by the passion that feeds the phenomenon of superfans, increasingly likely to collect premium formats and special products related to favorite artists. With these results, the value of music recorded in Italy exceeds that of the national film box office, confirming the centrality of the music industry within the Italian cultural economy. The stream confirms the main motor of the market with more than 340 million euros of revenues (two thirds of the total), pairs to an increase of 9.6% on an annual basis.
In particular, streaming subscriptions prove to be the driving element, with an increase of 14.1% equal to 234,4 million euros and a representation of 69% of the total format; while the ad-supported segment marks a bending of 2.2% (51.3 million). In moderate growth also video streaming, which totals 54.8 million (+3.8%). In addition to digital music, physical music continues to expand, reaching 74.7 million euros (+21.9%) and representing 15% of the market: vinyl confirms the dominant format with an increase of 24.2%, but also CDs grow significantly (+15.1%), a signal of a market supported by a demand increasingly linked to the experience of superfans and the collecting dimension of music. Overall, 4.6 million physical products were sold, including 51% in CD format and 47% in vinyl. More specifically, the albums released from 2020 to 2025 represented 71% of the units sold. In addition, the data confirms the strong centrality of new productions in musical consumption. According to NIQ, in fact, the new outputs are 16% of the streaming market and 82% of the streams are generated by songs released from 2010 onwards (57.3% even came from music released in the last five years). The trend is even more evident in the physical market: 92% of the units sold are albums released since 2010.
These are data that highlight the ability of the music industry to continually feed the contemporary repertoire with strategies that manage to put the needs of artists and tastes of music lovers at the centre of consumption. Among other sources of revenue, the related rights grew by 9.8%, reaching 82.1 million euros and confirming itself as the second source of revenues in the sector, while the segment of the synchronizations stood at 12.2 million, recording a bending of 5.7% due to the decrease of Italian film productions and the inevitable collapse of the use of sound columns in audiovisual products.
In terms of royalties generated by the consumption of Italian music abroad, in 2025 revenues increased by 13.9%, exceeding 32 million euros (physical combination, synchronization, connected rights and of course digital, which occupies only 88% of revenues). These are extraordinary results, the result of a long journey of far-sighted investments that has led to an increase of 180% royalties in the last six years, thanks to the new mode of musical enjoyment that are opening opportunities for internationalization and access to foreign markets.
Even globally, the interaction with subscription streaming services is the key factor that represents 52.4% of global revenues, increased by 6.4% in 2025: the international record industry has reached 31.7 billion dollars in 2025, marking the eleventh consecutive year of growth. In this international scenario, the performance of physical formats was set with an increase in revenues of 8%, driven by the persistent demand of fans of tangible musical experiences and an increase of 13.7% of vinyl, which celebrates its 19th consecutive year of international growth.
The growth of the Italian record market therefore confirms the solidity of the national musical ecosystem, supported by digital innovation of companies and an increasingly involved audience: between streaming, physical and new modes of use, music continues to strengthen its role in the cultural and economic panorama of the country.
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