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Bandcamp maintained industry-leading 82% artist revenue share, paying creators $1.3 billion total
May 1, 2024Bandcamp maintains a revenue model giving artists an average of 82% of sales (taking 15% on digital, 10% on physical goods), with payouts within 24-48 hours. Through Bandcamp Fridays (launched March 2020), the platform waives its cut entirely, pushing artist take to ~93%, generating $123 million for artists through these events alone. By May 2024, fans had paid artists and labels $1.3 billion total via the platform. In 2024 alone, fans spent $194 million on 14.1 million albums, 10.8 million tracks, and 1.7 million vinyl records.