Audio Streaming: Strategic Intelligence

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Published: June 20, 2025 Report Code: GDTMT-TR-S625-TH

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Audio streaming refers to the process of transmitting audio content over the internet for immediate playback. According to GlobalData forecasts, the global audio streaming market was worth $40 billion in 2024. It will grow to $89 billion by 2030 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 14% between 2024 and 2030.

Scope

This report provides an overview of the audio streaming theme.

It identifies the key trends that will impact the theme's growth over the next 12 to 24 months, split into three categories: technology trends, macroeconomic trends, and regulatory trends.

The comprehensive industry analysis includes market size and growth forecasts for the global audio streaming industry, as well as a timeline highlighting significant milestones in the theme's development.

The detailed value chain comprises four layers: content creation, content aggregation, distribution, and device. A list of leaders and challengers is provided for each value chain segment.

Key Highlights

Music is the largest segment in the global audio streaming market, projected to reach $49 billion by 2030, up from $20 billion in 2024. However, demand for podcasts and audiobooks is growing. These spoken-word formats are increasingly important to the growth and monetization strategies of platforms like Spotify and iHeartMedia. Meanwhile, live and community-driven internet radio stations maintain their appeal by offering spontaneity. Listeners tune in to hear what is playing at that moment, creating a sense of unpredictability and social listening that AI-driven platforms lack.

Artificial intelligence (AI)-generated audio is disrupting the economics of audio streaming, offering limitless and low-cost content that challenges traditional value chains. It promises to improve listener engagement through a continuous flow of content and personalization but poses a direct threat to artists’ livelihoods. If AI-generated audio becomes widespread, it could break down existing compensation models and blur the legal and economic boundaries of ownership, creation, and revenue sharing.

Reasons to Buy

The audio streaming industry is expanding as consumer demand for personalized, on-the-go content grows. This surge has triggered fierce competition among traditional media houses, tech giants, and independent creators, all striving for audience attention and loyalty. All audio streaming platforms are doubling down on exclusive content, sophisticated recommendation algorithms, and enhanced user experiences to gain a competitive edge.

This report provides a detailed overview of this disruptive theme, including identifying leading and challenging players across the whole value chain.

264 Records
360 Security Technology
Aaptiv
Abbey Road Studios
Ableton
Acast
AccuRadio
Acer
Adobe
AIR Studios
Akamai
Alibaba
AllTrack
Alphabet (Google)
Amazon
América Móvil
American Public Media
Anghami
Apple
APRA
Ardour
Armada Music
ASCAP
Asus
AT&T
Audacity
Audacy
Audeze
Audio Pro
Audiomack
AudioTool
AutoMate
AutoZen
Avex
Avid Technology (Pro Tools)
Baidu
BandLab (Cakewalk)
Bang & Olufsen
Barnes & Noble
BBC
Beggars Group
Believe Music (TuneCore)
Bharti Airtel
Bitwig
Blackbird Studio
Blackstar
Blackstone Publishing
BlazingCDN
Block (Tidal)
BMG Rights Management
BMI
BookBeat
Boomplay
Bosca Ceoil
Bose
Brane Audio
BT Group
Buzzsprout
CacheFly
Calm
Capitol Studios
Car Dashdroid
Car Launcher
CASH
Castbox
CD Baby
CDNetworks
Cedar House Audio
CelcomDigi
Chamelo
China Mobile
China Music Group
China Telecom
Classic FM
CloudFlare
Cockos (Reaper)
Comcast
Concord Music
Content Allies
Corsair
Daily Burn
DailyWire
DarkWave Studio
Deezer
Dell Technologies
Delta Sound
Deutsche Telekom
DistroKid
Dolby Laboratories
Downtown Music
Dreamscape Media
Drivemode
Earwolf
ECAD
EdgeNext
Edifier
Electric Lady Studios
Elfo Recording Studio
Empire
Everand
F5
Fastly
FitRadio
Forever Audio
ForeVision Digital
Gallo Music
Garmin
GEMA
Glo Digital
Global Music Rights
GN Group (Jabra)
Goodpods
Hachette Book Group
Haier
Hans Zimmer’s Studio
Hansa Studios
Harlequin
Headspace
Hifiman
Hisense
Hit'n'Mix’
Horus Music
HP
Huawei
IBM
IDAGIO
iHeartMedia
Image-Line (FL Studio)
Imagine Marketing
IMRO
Indie Music Academy
Insight Timer
IPRS
Jango
Japan Music Marketing
JASRAC
JBL
John Marshall Media
JYP Entertainment
Kakao
KDDI
King Toledo
Kingsoft
Kobalt Music Group
KOMCA
Landr
Lenovo
Level
LG Electronics
LibriVox
Libro.fm
Libsyn
Listenable
Logitech
Luminary
LY Corp (Line Music)
Macmillan Publishers
Magix (Sequoia Pro)
Marshall
Masimo (Denon)
mau5 House
MCSC
Meizu (Flyme Auto)
Meta
Metropolis Studios
Microsoft
Midwest Tape (Hoopla)
Mobvoi
Mosaic Audio
MSI
MTN
Mule Musiq
Muscle Shoals
Music AI (Moises)
Music Gateway
Naim Audio
National Public Radio
Naxos Audiobooks
Neon Future Cave
NetEase
New York Times
News Corp (HarperCollins)
NHK World Radio
Nintendo
Noise
Novel Audio
NTT Docomo
Nvidia
Oasis Audio
Ocean Sound
Oi
Omari MC
OnePlus
OneRPM
Onkio Haus
Oppo
Orange
OrionPromotion.com
Overcast
OverDrive (Libby)
Paramount Global
Peermusic
Peloton
Penguin Random House
Pinewood Studios
Playlist IQ
Playlist Push
Pocket Casts
Pocket FM
Podbean
PodcastOne
Podimo
PPI
PPL
PreSonus (Studio One)
Primary Wave
Pro Music Rights
Production Japan
PRS for Music
Pubmark (Chirp)
Qobuz
Question de Son
Rackspace
Radio Paradise
Radio.net
Rakuten
Razer
RBMedia
Re:Sound
Real World Studios
RELE ASIA
Reliance Jio
Reservoir Media
Revelator
Roku
Rotana Records
Round Hill Music
RouteNote
RTHK Radio
SABAM
SACEM
Samsung Electronics
Scribe Media
Sennheiser
SESAC
SGAE
Simon & Schuster
Simple Habit
Simple Radio
Singtel
SiriusXM (Pandora)
SK Telecom
SM Entertainment
SOCAN
Solos
SomaFM
Songtrust
Sonic Union
Sonoro
Sonos
Sony
Sound City
Sound Republic
SoundBetter
SoundBridge
SoundCampaign
SoundCloud
Soundcore
SoundDrop
SoundExchange
Soundpeats
Spotify
Starlight PR
Steinberg (Cubase)
Storytel
Studio 21
Studio One
Studios 301
Sun Studio
Sunset Sound
Synchron Stage
Taihe Music Group
TCL
Technicolor Sound
Technics
Telefónica
Ten Percent Happier
Tencent
The Mindfulness App
Transsion
TuneIn
Two Story Media
Universal Music Group
Verizon
Vivo
Vodacom
Vodafone
Vox Media
Walmart (Vizio)
Walt Disney
Warner Music Group
Xiaomi
Ximalaya
YG Entertainment
YouGrow
Zee Music Company
Zepp Health (Amazfit)
Zlink

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