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Spotify<\/a>\u2019s newly published 2026 Francophone Report<\/strong> reveals that the platform generated nearly \u20ac319 million<\/strong> in royalties for French rightsholders in 2025, a 7% year-on-year increase, and that for the first time half of all royalties for French artists came from listeners outside France.<\/p>\n

According to the report, 55% of those royalties were paid to independent artists or labels. More than 100 French artists earned over \u20ac500,000 in royalties from Spotify last year, including 35 who surpassed \u20ac1 million. French artists also accounted for 65% of tracks on the service\u2019s Daily Top 50 France chart<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Spotify also reported that more than 148 million<\/strong><\/a> people outside historically francophone markets now regularly stream French-language music, podcasts or audiobooks, a 14% rise year-on-year. 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