This is probably outdated. It’s from 2018.
I was gonna say, the only way Google and YouTube are listed separately is if this data was collected years ago before YouTube music was a thing
That is how years work.
Microsoft as always trying hard to get in the business and failing spectacularly. Never heard of Xbox music
Probably the backend service that ran the front end for the Windows 10 things later on. I think Groove?
This source is quoted all the time and is based on someone misinterpreting YouTube artist revenue, it’s actually the same as the Google figure listed.
Qobuz is paying even more $0.04390
https://community.roonlabs.com/t/qobuz-giving-more-back-to-the-artists-than-other-services/125013
How they can afford that rate, an user that listens just one hour per day would cost them more than the monthly subscription (30×60÷3×,044)
Banking that not everyone is a power user and listens 100k minutes per year?
Probably because they sell you the FLAC files directly, too. But you are right, it’s a high payout, that can’t be really sustainable.
e.g.
How does this compare to radio?
Is there one of the better ratio services that folks recommend?
I recommend not using streaming services as almost all money goes to the streaming company and the labels, and instead buying music directly from the artists.
This seems to be the original source: https://thetrichordist.com/2020/03/05/2019-2020-streaming-price-bible-youtube-is-still-the-1-problem-to-solve/ Note that this is sorted by market share and not by the payout.
