Music streams reached 4 trillion last year (2023)

 If you listened to more music streams on streaming sites last year, you're not the only one. The worldwide music industry reached and surpassed 4 trillion streams last year, in 2023. This is a new record for the number of streams in one year. 

A photo of singer Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift is leading the streaming revolution

There were a few genres that were mainly driving the streaming growth, which were: Country, Latin, and World (which includes J-Pop, K-pop, and others)

Americans are branching out

More Americans are choosing to listen to music from around the globe, as well. People are really trying to broaden their horizons, it seems. 

Oh yeah, and a ton of people streamed Taylor Swift's music, too. She's basically taking over the music industry. 

Final thoughts

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