In 16 countries, you even get more than double the amount per stream, primarily in Eastern European countries but also in the US. In most countries, Deezer’s PPS is at most twice as high as Spotify’s. These two services are easy to compare, since both have a premium subscription as well as a free subscription option. In the English-speaking countries, the factor is always below average and ranges from 1.54 (USA) and 2.29 (Ireland). In various Balkan states and in Jordan, it can even be between 6.34 (Serbia) and 10.43 (Macedonia). In most countries, we observe a factor ranging between 1.5 and 2.5.

In our last assessment, it was 2.84 times as much. On average, Apple Music pays 2.63 times as much as Spotify. And finally, with the exception of 8 countries, Apple always pays more than Deezer, as well.

Deezer, too, always has a higher PPS than Spotify, except in Israel. To sum up our findings briefly: Apple Music always pays more than Spotify.

In which countries it differs from the normĪfter we’ve shown you recently how greatly the Pay Per Stream (PPS) at Spotify, Apple Music, and Deezer can vary depending on the country, we will now compare the three streaming services directly.

Which streaming service pays the most per stream.The direct comparison between Spotify, Apple Music and Deezer.

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