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Blockchain-based royalty management involves the use of blockchain technology to automate and secure the tracking, calculation, and distribution of royalty payments across various digital and creative industries. It provides transparency, accuracy, and immutability in transactions by recording every royalty-related activity on a decentralized ledger. This method reduces intermediaries, minimizes disputes, and enables real-time payment processing for content creators and rights holders.
The primary components of blockchain-based royalty management include platforms and services. A blockchain-based royalty management system leverages decentralized ledger technology to ensure secure, transparent, and automated distribution of royalties to creators and rights holders. Deployment modes include on-premises and cloud-based solutions, catering to small and medium enterprises as well as large enterprises. The system is applied in music, film and television, publishing, gaming, and art, serving end users such as artists, record labels, publishers, production houses, and other stakeholders.
Note that the outlook for this market is being affected by rapid changes in trade relations and tariffs globally. The report will be updated prior to delivery to reflect the latest status, including revised forecasts and quantified impact analysis. The report's Recommendations and Conclusions sections will be updated to give strategies for entities dealing with the fast-moving international environment.
The rapid escalation of U.S. tariffs and the resulting trade tensions in spring 2025 are significantly impacting the media sector, particularly in content production, broadcasting, and digital distribution. Higher duties on imported audiovisual equipment, editing software, and broadcast technology have increased production and operational costs for media companies. Film and television studios face added expenses for sourcing foreign-made cameras, lighting systems, and post-production tools, while news and broadcasting agencies are contending with inflated costs for transmission equipment and satellite services. Moreover, retaliatory tariffs in international markets are restricting the export of U.S.-produced media content, limiting global revenue potential. In response, media organizations are turning to domestic suppliers, expanding digital platforms, and investing in AI-driven content creation to streamline operations and preserve competitiveness in a volatile global trade environment.
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The blockchain-based royalty management market size has grown exponentially in recent years. It will grow from $1.47 billion in 2024 to $1.89 billion in 2025 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 28.7%. The growth during the historic period is attributed to the increasing distribution of digital content, rising demand for transparent payment systems, growing adoption of smart contracts, heightened concerns over copyright infringement, and the expanding integration of blockchain in the entertainment industry.
The blockchain-based royalty management market size is expected to see exponential growth in the next few years. It will grow to $5.14 billion in 2029 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 28.3%. The growth during the forecast period can be attributed to the increasing adoption of decentralized platforms, rising demand for automated royalty settlements, expanding collaborations between content creators and technology firms, growing regulatory support for digital rights management, and enhanced scalability and interoperability of blockchain networks. Key trends in the forecast period include technological advancements in blockchain infrastructure, innovations in tokenized royalty systems, developments in smart contract automation, improvements in cross-platform royalty tracking, and progress in decentralized finance integration.
The growing emphasis on fair compensation is expected to drive the growth of the blockchain-based royalty management market in the coming years. Fair compensation refers to the increasing demand from creators and rights holders for transparent, timely, and proportional payments for their creative works. This demand is rising as artists and performers seek real-time, accurate, and transparent royalty distributions, driven by the rapid growth of music and content streaming platforms that have highlighted opaque and unequal payout systems. Blockchain-based royalty management supports fair compensation by securely recording ownership rights, automating royalty calculations, and ensuring instant, verifiable transactions through smart contracts. For example, in January 2024, according to Sound Exchange, a US-based non-profit collective rights management organization, creator payouts exceeded $1 billion in 2023, up from $960 million in 2022. Therefore, the growing emphasis on fair compensation is fueling the growth of the blockchain-based royalty management market.
Key companies operating in the blockchain-based royalty management market are focusing on technological developments such as layer-2 scaling solutions to improve non-fungible token (NFT) creation efficiency, reduce transaction costs, and enhance scalability for creator-focused digital asset ecosystems. Layer-2 scaling solutions are secondary frameworks or protocols built on top of existing layer-1 blockchains, such as Ethereum, designed to increase transaction throughput, reduce latency, and minimize costs without compromising network security. For instance, in June 2023, Zora, a US-based NFT creation platform, launched Zora Network, a creator-focused layer-2 scaling solution built on Optimism's technology and secured by Ethereum. The Zora Network addresses key challenges in NFT minting by enhancing scalability, lowering gas fees, and improving transaction efficiency. It enables creators to mint NFTs for less than fifty cents, promoting affordability and accessibility, and features integration with over thirty-five Web3 applications to ensure seamless interoperability and support a sustainable, creator-driven digital asset ecosystem.
In October 2025, The Crypto Company, a US-based financial services and technology firm that builds, acquires, and operates businesses using crypto, blockchain, and Web3 technologies, acquired Starchive.io, Inc. for an undisclosed amount. Through this acquisition, The Crypto Company aims to integrate Starchive's blockchain-enabled digital asset management platform to empower creators with on-chain royalty management, monetization, and ownership of their digital content. Starchive.io, Inc. is a US-based digital asset management company providing creators and content owners with tools to store, organize, and monetize their creative work.
Major players in the blockchain-based royalty management market are International Business Machines Corporation, Oracle Corporation, SAP SE, Spotify Technology S.A., Sony Music Entertainment, Muzika, Resonate, Viberate, Audius, Royal.io, Vezt, Opulous, Jaak, BAND Royalty, Revelator, Dot Blockchain Media, PeerTracks, Musicoin, Mycelia, BitSong.
North America was the largest region in the blockchain-based royalty management market in 2024. Asia-Pacific is expected to be the fastest-growing region in the forecast period. The regions covered in blockchain-based royalty management report are Asia-Pacific, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East and Africa.
The countries covered in the blockchain-based royalty management market report are Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Russia, South Korea, UK, USA, Canada, Italy, Spain.
The blockchain-based royalty management market consists of revenues earned by entities by providing services such as royalty data analytics and reporting services, smart contract development and integration services, digital rights verification and authentication services, consulting and implementation services and system maintenance and technical support services. The market value includes the value of related goods sold by the service provider or included within the service offering. The blockchain-based royalty management market also includes sales of royalty tracking software, smart contract management platform, digital rights management (DRM) tool, royalty payment automation module and blockchain royalty ledger system. Values in this market are 'factory gate' values, that is the value of goods sold by the manufacturers or creators of the goods, whether to other entities (including downstream manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors and retailers) or directly to end customers. The value of goods in this market includes related services sold by the creators of the goods.
The market value is defined as the revenues that enterprises gain from the sale of goods and/or services within the specified market and geography through sales, grants, or donations in terms of the currency (in USD unless otherwise specified).
The revenues for a specified geography are consumption values that are revenues generated by organizations in the specified geography within the market, irrespective of where they are produced. It does not include revenues from resales along the supply chain, either further along the supply chain or as part of other products.
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