Major labels release 3,940 tracks a day, indies - 95,000!

Impressive numbers shared by MBW about the vast amount of songs being released on streaming services each day, and especially in the last three years. An average of 98,500 separate music files are distributed daily to streaming services (based on the numbers for the period of September 1 – October 18, 2022). However, just 4% or 3,940 tracks of those 98,500 average daily track uploads were distributed by the three majors, whereas the rest of 96% or 94,500 tracks were distributed by independent labels and, mainly, by self-releasing/DIY artists via platforms like DistroKid, TuneCore, CD Baby, and UnitedMasters. Another astonishing piece of data shared by Luminate - 91 million tracks of the 196 million audio and video music tracks on digital services today were released in 2020, 2021, or 2022, meaning in the pandemic or post-pandemic era.