Pay Per Stream Calculator

Formula

The formula to calculate Pay Per Stream is:

\[ PPS = \frac{TR}{TS} \]

Where:

$PPS$ is the pay per stream ($)
$TR$ is the total revenue ($)
$TS$ is the total number of streams

What is Pay Per Stream?

Pay per stream is a metric used in the music and streaming industry to represent how much money a content creator earns for each stream of their content. This is a critical figure for artists and producers to understand their earnings from platforms such as Spotify, Apple Music, and others. The pay per stream can vary widely depending on the streaming platform’s payment model and the agreements in place.

Example Calculation 1

Let's assume the following values:

Total Revenue (TR) = $10,000
Total Number of Streams (TS) = 1,000,000

Using the formula:

\[ PPS = \frac{10000}{1000000} = 0.01 \text{ dollars per stream} \]

The Pay Per Stream is $0.01 per stream.

Example Calculation 2

Let's assume the following values:

Total Revenue (TR) = $5,000
Total Number of Streams (TS) = 500,000

Using the formula:

\[ PPS = \frac{5000}{500000} = 0.01 \text{ dollars per stream} \]

The Pay Per Stream is $0.01 per stream.