Streaming royalties in India operate on a multi-tier structure where per-stream rates vary between ₹0.05 and ₹0.55 per stream depending on the platform, whether listeners are on premium subscriptions, and how rights are collected.

Exact Per-Stream Payout Rates in India

Spotify India: ₹0.10 – ₹0.18 per stream (~65,000 streams for ₹10,000)
Apple Music India: ₹0.35 – ₹0.55 per stream (~22,000 streams for ₹10,000)
JioSaavn: ₹0.06 – ₹0.11 per stream (~110,000 streams for ₹10,000)
YouTube Music (Premium): ₹0.20 – ₹0.32 per stream
Wynk Music (Airtel): ₹0.05 – ₹0.09 per stream

The Three Legal Royalty Streams

Under the Indian Copyright Act, 1957, recorded music generates Master Recording Royalties (collected by Royaltify), Mechanical Royalties, and Public Performance Royalties (administered by IPRS and PPL).