PPL Royalty Payouts Rise 19.9% to $72.8m in Q4 2025

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.