RIAA Reports Latin Music Revenue in the US is Over $1 Billion
In 2015, the genre generated $140 million
The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), the trade organization that tracks music industry sales, has reported that Latin Music earned $1 billion in the United States in 2025.
The numbers:
This figure accounts for 8.8% of total US music revenue, which landed at $11.5 billion.
55% of the revenue came from paid (subscription) streaming.
Streaming revenues were 98% of total Latin revenue. In 2015, it was 78%.
A 2024 figure said that Latin music earned $1.4 billion, but the RIAA has recently changed its reporting metrics.
This year, the organization shifted from tracking estimated retail breakdowns to wholesale figures.
This move was to “align with international benchmarks and allow for more consistent cross-market comparisons that highlight the real dollars flowing back into the creative ecosystem,” according to RIAA.
With these new policies, 2024 was readjusted to $969 million.
The takeaway:
The Latin music business is growing rapidly, due in large part to superstars such as Bad Bunny, Karol G, and Feid.
👋 Disclosures & Transparency Block
This article was written with information sourced from Variety.
We covered it because RIAA figures are the industry standard.
