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Digital Music Evolution Charts

This Digital Music Revenue Chart Explains the Past 10 Years

— March 26, 2014 — Pop Culture
This digital music evolution chart explains how digital global sales have changed throughout the past 10 years. With the introduction to new ways of acquiring music, digital music sales are now coming from different mediums. Over the past decade, the industry has been experiencing pop stars rising dramatically with as little as one single. 

Global digital music revenue reached $400 Million in 2004 and a new report from IFPI shows that revenue had increased to $5.9 Billion in 2013. IFPI is a nonprofit organization that represents the recording industry on a worldwide scale. The reason why the music industry has gained so revenue over the past 10 years is because of downloads. People now have the ability to download whatever they want.

In 2013, global download revenues declined by 2.1 percent. Subscription-based and ad-supported streaming revenues grew 51.3 and 17.6 percent.
Trend Themes
1. Digital Music Sales - The rise of digital music sales over the past decade has created opportunities for platforms and artists to connect directly with consumers, bypassing traditional distribution channels.
2. Streaming Services - The growth of subscription-based and ad-supported streaming services presents new avenues for revenue generation in the music industry, disrupting the traditional model of album purchases.
3. Changing Consumption Patterns - Shifting consumer behavior towards on-demand downloads and streaming platforms has revolutionized the way people consume music, leading to changes in industry strategies and business models.
Industry Implications
1. Music Distribution - The rise of digital music sales and streaming platforms presents disruptive innovation opportunities for companies in the music distribution industry to adapt their strategies and explore new revenue streams.
2. Online Streaming Platforms - The growth of subscription-based and ad-supported streaming services opens up potential disruptive innovation opportunities for companies in the online streaming industry to create innovative platforms and business models.
3. Digital Music Marketing - Changing consumption patterns in the music industry create opportunities for companies in the digital music marketing sector to develop new strategies and tactics to reach target audiences through online platforms and streaming services.
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