COMMON QUESTIONS
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does Deezer pay per stream?
Deezer does not publish a per-stream rate. It pays out of a revenue pool: Deezer says a money pool is created from its subscribers' payments and split by each artist's share of the streams counted against it. Third-party estimates put the average at roughly $0.006 per stream, gross before splits, with the same estimates running from about $0.0011 to $0.0064 depending on the listener's market and plan. The regional figures this calculator applies are lower than that average: about $0.0016 per stream (Africa) to $0.0044 (North America), with $0.004 as the worldwide default, so the tool's result will come in under the $0.006 figure. What a stream is actually worth depends on the listener's country and subscription plan, Deezer's overall revenue, and your distributor or label agreement.
Does Deezer use a user-centric payment system?
Not a pure one. Deezer runs an artist-centric payment model, launched in France in late 2023 with more markets to follow. Subscription revenue is still pooled, but streams from artists with more than 1,000 streams a month from at least 500 unique listeners count double, and each listener counts for at most 1,000 streams a month. The aim is to pay more for music fans actively choose and less for noise and fraud.
How many streams to make $1,000 on Deezer?
Deezer does not publish a per-stream rate. Using the third-party estimated average of roughly $0.006 per stream, you would need approximately 167,000 streams to earn $1,000 in gross royalties; at the low end of those estimates it would take several times that, depending on the mix of markets and subscription tiers. At the worldwide figure this calculator applies ($0.004), you would need about 250,000 streams.
Does Deezer pay more or less than Spotify?
Neither platform publishes a per-stream rate; both split pooled revenue by share of streams. Spotify computes that pool per market from subscription and advertising revenue, while Deezer describes a pool built from its subscribers' payments. Third-party estimates put the average at roughly $0.006 for Deezer versus $0.003-$0.005 for Spotify, gross before splits. The difference that matters more is the model: Deezer's artist-centric model, launched in France in late 2023 with more markets to follow, counts streams from artists with more than 1,000 streams a month from at least 500 unique listeners double, a boost Spotify's model does not apply.
Where is Deezer most popular?
France is Deezer's home market, it has a strong presence in Brazil, and it is also established in Germany and growing in Sub-Saharan Africa. If your audience is concentrated in these regions, Deezer deserves a place in your release plan.