Swiss music royalties grow 9.5 per cent

Music is earning more royalties in Switzerland.¹ In 2025 the total was 185.7 million euros.¹ That is 9.5 per cent more than the year before.¹ The figures come from the new CISAC Global Collections Report.² CISAC brings together 228 collecting societies from 111 countries (they collect licence fees and pay creators).² For music, the Swiss member is SUISA.¹

In the music ranking, Switzerland is 15th.¹ Its share of the global pot: 1.3 per cent.¹ Sweden is just ahead with 186.6 million.¹ Its collections fell by 7 per cent.¹ Across all repertoires, Switzerland reaches 291.9 million euros.¹ Almost two thirds of that comes from music.¹

Worldwide, music grew by 11.9 per cent, to 14.06 billion euros.² The comparison limps. Around 52 per cent of the total increase comes from one new member.² It is The Mechanical Licensing Collective (The MLC).² Concerts grew by 14.9 per cent worldwide, to 1.4 billion euros.² The press release gives no Swiss figure for concerts.²

What this means in practice: CISAC counts gross collections.¹ What lands on a statement, the report does not say. SUISA offers a pointer.³ In June it published its 2025 figures.³ In 2025 every franc of income cost it 16.4 centimes in expenses.³ It distributed 192 million francs to rightsholders in Switzerland and abroad.³ How much stays in Switzerland, no source says.