Streaming royalties (and subsequently, royalty calculators) are calculated based on a few major factors such as:

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• The type of music streaming platform – There are two types of music streaming platforms, and these are on-demand and non-interactive. On-demand is the way you're likely used to listening to music. Think Spotify, Apple Music, Deezer, etc. On the other hand, non-interactive platforms are like radio channels or podcasts where the music being played is up to the host and not the listener.

• The music streaming platform – Every music streaming platform calculates royalties a little differently, thus needing different payout calculators. How much you get paid per stream can depend on any number of factors, such as how popular you are, whether the fans listening to your songs are paid subscribers or not, or what countries you streams come from. So, keep in mind that the royalty calculator of a platform, including the Spotify royalties calculator, may calculate a different total than another music streaming platform. Ours is specialized for Spotify.
  
  On Spotify, each royalties are pooled by country, so you get paid differently depending on which countries your listeners are streaming from. In countries where the cost of Spotify Premium is high (like the US and Canada), you earn more, and in countries where it's low (like India and the Philippines), you earn less.

• How much of the song was streamed – The last major factor when figuring out your total streaming revenue calculator is how long listeners listened to your song. On Spotify specifically, a "stream" is if a listener listens for 30 seconds or more. Whether they listen for the entire song or just 30 seconds, your royalties are the same.