UK-based music licensing organization PPL has announced a 19.9% increase in payouts for Q4 2025.
The figures:
PPL paid out £54.3 million/$72.8 million for 2025’s final quarter, compared with £45.3 million in the same period last year.
It says growing international collections are behind the rise.
PPL credits ongoing data improvements for increased collections from Denmark, Germany and the US, and back payments under a private copying settlement for those in Sweden.
The payouts went to 147,000 performers and recording rightsholders.
In total, PPL paid out £277.7 million ($372.2 million) to performers and recording rightsholders in 2025.
