On-demand audio streams according to Nielsen (YoY growth):
1) 2018 – 261.0B
2) 2019 – 333.5B (↑ 28%)
Total album sales (YoY growth):
1) 2018 – 63.6M
2) 2019 – 51.6M (↓ 19%)
Share of album sales (% of total):
1) CD – 24.8M (48%)
2) Digital – 19.1M (37%)
3) Vinyl – 7.7M (15%)
Top 5 artists by total streams:
1) Drake – 2.7B
2) Ariana Grande – 2.6B
3) Post Malone – 2.4B
4) Billie Eilish – 2.2B
5) Juice WRLD – 1.9B
Apple Music subscribers (YoY growth):
1) May 2018 – 50M
2) June 2019 – 60M (↑ 20%)
Total paying subscribers:
1) Spotify – 100M
2) Apple Music – 60M
Video: The growth of Apple Music
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