Shulman pointed to continued growth \u2013 albeit without divulging hard figures \u2013 during a sit down at Bloomberg Screentime 2026. As many will recall, the exec this past February indicated that Suno had cracked over 100 million total users, including two million paid subs, and surpassed the above-noted $300 million in revenue.<\/p>\n
But a lot has changed in the interim, and not solely because of the wider AI space\u2019s rapid evolution. Suno last month shelved all its existing models (meaning those allegedly trained on protected recordings without authorization) upon launching multiple v6 products in partnership with Warner Music, BMG, and Believe.<\/p>\n Out of the gate, certain users pushed back against the sweeping changes \u2013 though whether their grievances will translate into a subscriber-base contraction remains to be seen. More immediately, Shulman struck an optimistic tone when discussing the platform\u2019s commercial positioning.<\/p>\n Admittedly, as the v6 pivot only arrived in September, the comments don\u2019t reveal a ton about Suno\u2019s current subscribership trends.<\/p>\n However, they are interesting generally and because \u201ctraction\u201d doesn\u2019t solely refer to paid users; the aforesaid licensing agreements presumably contribute to traction, as do increases in the number of \u201cindustry professionals\u201d using the platform.<\/p>\n Regarding the latter, some have directly acknowledged incorporating Suno outputs into mainstream releases. Nevertheless, assuming Shulman is being forthright when referring to the \u201ctons and tons of industry professionals using\u201d the platform \u201cin their day-to-day workflows,\u201d its reach could be strong in this department.<\/p>\n That\u2019s especially noteworthy because the Suno Studio DAW \u201cis exempt from the download limits taking effect in September 2026,\u201d according to the appropriate product page. On the other hand, as reiterated by Shulman during the same interview, casual users (like \u201ca grandmother just making music for fun\u201d) also play an important part in the relevant business model.<\/p>\n As competition intensifies, will these casual users shift to Klay, ElevenMusic, Spotify, Udio, and other gen AI players \u2013 which, even given the Sony Music- and artist-led copyright complaints against Udio, are plagued by fewer legal headaches?<\/p>\n Time will tell. Closer to the present, that Suno\u2019s \u201cnext\u201d planned expansion will involve \u201copt-in experiences built around individual artists\u201d \u2013 including from Warner Music\u2019s roster \u2013 is worth keeping in mind as well.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Suno now boasts north of two million subscribers and over $300 million in annual recurring revenue, per CEO Mikey Shulman.","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":20935,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"csco_display_header_overlay":false,"csco_singular_sidebar":"","csco_page_header_type":"","csco_page_load_nextpost":"","csco_post_video_location":[],"csco_post_video_location_hash":"","csco_post_video_url":"","csco_post_video_bg_start_time":0,"csco_post_video_bg_end_time":0,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[512],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20934","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-industry-news","cs-entry","cs-video-wrap"],"yoast_head":"\n