{"id":242962,"date":"2026-03-18T15:17:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T19:17:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2026\/03\/18\/deezer-reaches-sustainable-profitability-in-2025-after-full-year-earnings-report-2\/"},"modified":"2026-03-18T15:17:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T19:17:07","slug":"deezer-reaches-sustainable-profitability-in-2025-after-full-year-earnings-report-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2026\/03\/18\/deezer-reaches-sustainable-profitability-in-2025-after-full-year-earnings-report-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Deezer Reaches \u2018Sustainable Profitability\u2019 In 2025 After Full Year Earnings\u00a0Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- no image --><\/p>\n<div><!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tFrench music streaming service Deezer reported positive net income, adjusted EBITDA and free cash flow for the fiscal year 2025, the first time the digital service provider has notched all three key metrics and which the company said Wednesday (March 18) signals \u201cthe start of a cycle of sustainable profitability.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"injected-related-story \/\/ lrv-u-display-inline-block lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-margin-t-2 u-margin-t-26@mobile-max u-margin-b-0.875@mobile-max u-margin-b-150@tablet u-border-t-12 lrv-u-padding-t-025 u-padding-b-1.313 lrv-u-padding-b-125@mobile-max lrv-u-border-color-black\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  lrv-a-unstyle-link lrv-u-whitespace-nowrap u-font-weight-700 lrv-u-display-inline-block u-line-height-18px a-font-accent u-letter-spacing-0225 u-font-size-16 lrv-u-color-black lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase u-article-badge-underline a-article-esp u-display-inline-flex lrv-u-margin-b-1@mobile-max u-margin-b-9@tablet\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tRelated\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<div class=\"injected-related-story-wrapper lrv-u-flex lrv-u-justify-content-space-between lrv-u-padding-tb-050@desktop a-children-border-vertical a-children-border--grey a-children-border-width-050\">\n<div class=\"o-card \">\n<p>\t\t\t<a tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/lists\/ai-music-timeline-fake-drake-suno-udio-label-settlements\/\" class=\"lrv-u-color-black:hover lrv-u-flex u-flex-direction-column@desktop\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  lrv-u-margin-b-075 lrv-u-margin-b-00@mobile-max u-width-130px@mobile-max\">\n<div class=\"a-crop-6x4 a-crop-3x2@mobile-max\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/pro\/deezer-reaches-sustainable-profitability-2025-earnings\/\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/digital-music-note-billboard-1800_9a1838.jpg?w=237&amp;h=147&amp;crop=1\" alt=\"digital music note\" data-lazy-srcset=\"\" data-lazy-sizes=\"auto\" height=\"\" width=\"\"><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card__content \">\n<p><span class=\"c-span  lrv-u-whitespace-nowrap\"><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"o_category \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c_title \">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  a-font-basic-fancy u-font-size-15 u-font-size-15.5@mobile-max u-line-height-22px u-padding-r-0.188@desktop u-word-spacing-0013 u-line-height-22.5px@mobile-max a-truncate-ellipsis-4line@mobile-max a-truncate-ellipsis-3line\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tA Short History of AI-Generated Music: From \u2018Fake Drake\u2019 to Blockbuster Legal\u00a0Settlements\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<p><time class=\"c-timestamp  \" datetime=\"00:00-YY-DD-MM\"><\/p>\n<p><\/time><\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card \">\n<p>\t\t\t<a tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/business\/record-labels\/new-levels-global-partnership-virgin-music-group-1236193797\/\" class=\"lrv-u-color-black:hover lrv-u-flex u-flex-direction-column@desktop\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  lrv-u-margin-b-075 lrv-u-margin-b-00@mobile-max u-width-130px@mobile-max\">\n<div class=\"a-crop-6x4 a-crop-3x2@mobile-max\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/pro\/deezer-reaches-sustainable-profitability-2025-earnings\/\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/savage-hooligan-hefs-2026-1800.jpg?w=237&amp;h=147&amp;crop=1\" alt=\"Savage and Hooligan Hefs.\" data-lazy-srcset=\"\" data-lazy-sizes=\"auto\" height=\"\" width=\"\"><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card__content \">\n<p><span class=\"c-span  lrv-u-whitespace-nowrap\"><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"o_category \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c_title \">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  a-font-basic-fancy u-font-size-15 u-font-size-15.5@mobile-max u-line-height-22px u-padding-r-0.188@desktop u-word-spacing-0013 u-line-height-22.5px@mobile-max a-truncate-ellipsis-4line@mobile-max a-truncate-ellipsis-3line\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tNew\u00a0Levels Strike Global Partnership With\u00a0Virgin Music Group, Signs Hooligan Hefs\u00a0&amp; More\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<p><time class=\"c-timestamp  \" datetime=\"00:00-YY-DD-MM\"><\/p>\n<p><\/time><\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card \">\n<p>\t\t\t<a tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/business\/touring\/bad-bunny-australia-debut-sets-attendance-benchmark-1236189536\/\" class=\"lrv-u-color-black:hover lrv-u-flex u-flex-direction-column@desktop\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  lrv-u-margin-b-075 lrv-u-margin-b-00@mobile-max u-width-130px@mobile-max\">\n<div class=\"a-crop-6x4 a-crop-3x2@mobile-max\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/pro\/deezer-reaches-sustainable-profitability-2025-earnings\/\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2260605087-e1770609407117.jpg?w=237&amp;h=147&amp;crop=1\" alt=\"Bad Bunny\" data-lazy-srcset=\"\" data-lazy-sizes=\"auto\" height=\"\" width=\"\"><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card__content \">\n<p><span class=\"c-span  lrv-u-whitespace-nowrap\"><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"o_category \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c_title \">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  a-font-basic-fancy u-font-size-15 u-font-size-15.5@mobile-max u-line-height-22px u-padding-r-0.188@desktop u-word-spacing-0013 u-line-height-22.5px@mobile-max a-truncate-ellipsis-4line@mobile-max a-truncate-ellipsis-3line\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tBad Bunny&rsquo;s Australia Debut Sets Attendance Benchmark in Sydney\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<p><time class=\"c-timestamp  \" datetime=\"00:00-YY-DD-MM\"><\/p>\n<p><\/time><\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tDeezer reported 8 million euros ($9.4 million) of positive net income and 10 million euros ($11.8 million) of adjusted EBITDA in 2025. It generated 543 million euros ($639 million) of revenue overall and 135 million euros ($159 million) in adjusted gross profit \u2014 up by 2 million euros from 2024 \u2014 to achieve a margin of 25.4%.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tCalling it a milestone, Deezer executives attributed the growth to a 12 million euro ($14 million) reduction in expenses, while saying its positions on hot-button issues like artist compensation and AI in music has earned it more users.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cWe are proud to see 2025 was a solid year, and we met or exceeded all of our targets,\u201d Deezer\u2019s chief financial officer <strong>Carl de Place<\/strong> tells <em>Billboard<\/em>. \u201cOur brand differentiation is clear: Deezer is increasingly recognized for standing up for artists, transparency around AI-generated music and fairer remuneration for the music ecosystem.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe company now has over 90 million users, with direct subscribers increasing by 8.6% in France and by 7.7% in the rest of the world in 2025. Gen Z users, people born between 1997 and 2012, are the fastest-growing age cohort on the platform, and an internal survey found that 40% of users who switched their music streaming subscriptions from another service to Deezer did so because of the company\u2019s \u201cvalues,\u201d de Place says.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tGen Z streamers are particularly valuable customers because they typically pay for multiple monthly subscriptions and spend on average between $75 and $100 per month on them, according to consumer research firm <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/civicscience.com\/6-key-consumer-declared-streaming-insights-from-gen-z-in-2026\/#:~:text=Not%20only%20is%20the%20majority,in%20signing%20up%20for%20one.\" target=\"_blank\">Civic Science. <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tDeezer said it renewed 10 major distribution agreements, including with TIM and Sonos, and expanded through half a dozen new distribution agreements with companies including Taiwan\u2019s EDF Entertainment and Brazilian streaming platform Chippu.<\/p>\n<div class=\"injected-related-story \/\/ lrv-u-display-inline-block lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-margin-t-2 u-margin-t-26@mobile-max u-margin-b-0.875@mobile-max u-margin-b-150@tablet u-border-t-12 lrv-u-padding-t-025 u-padding-b-1.313 lrv-u-padding-b-125@mobile-max lrv-u-border-color-black injected-single-story lrv-u-border-b-1\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  lrv-a-unstyle-link lrv-u-whitespace-nowrap u-font-weight-700 lrv-u-display-inline-block u-line-height-18px a-font-accent u-letter-spacing-0225 u-font-size-16 lrv-u-color-black lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase u-article-badge-underline a-article-esp u-display-inline-flex lrv-u-margin-b-1@mobile-max u-margin-b-075\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tRelated\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<div class=\"injected-related-story-wrapper lrv-u-flex lrv-u-justify-content-space-between lrv-u-padding-tb-050@desktop a-children-border-vertical a-children-border--grey a-children-border-width-050\">\n<div class=\"o-card \">\n<p>\t\t\t<a tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/pro\/deezer-ai-generated-songs-daily-uploads\/\" class=\"lrv-u-color-black:hover lrv-u-flex u-flex-direction-column@desktop\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  lrv-u-margin-b-075 lrv-u-margin-b-00@mobile-max u-width-130px@mobile-max\">\n<div class=\"a-crop-6x4 a-crop-3x2@mobile-max\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/pro\/deezer-reaches-sustainable-profitability-2025-earnings\/\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/deezer-logo-2025-billboard-1548.jpg?w=237&amp;h=147&amp;crop=1\" alt=\"Deezer Logo\" data-lazy-srcset=\"\" data-lazy-sizes=\"auto\" height=\"\" width=\"\"><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card__content \">\n<p><span class=\"c-span  lrv-u-whitespace-nowrap\"><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"o_category \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c_title \">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  a-font-basic-fancy u-font-size-15 u-font-size-15.5@mobile-max u-line-height-22px u-padding-r-0.188@desktop u-word-spacing-0013 u-line-height-22.5px@mobile-max a-truncate-ellipsis-4line@mobile-max a-truncate-ellipsis-3line\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tDeezer Claims 28% of All Music Delivered Daily is Fully AI-Generated, Up 10% Since\u00a0April\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<p><time class=\"c-timestamp  \" datetime=\"00:00-YY-DD-MM\"><\/p>\n<p><\/time><\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe company is developing an expanded offering for partners like Sonos where it allows the company to use its technology so that when someone presses play on a Sonos device, Deezer\u2019s streaming service is what they will hear. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cWe are bringing our tech, content and expertise to music professionals that want to integrate music as part of their customer experience,\u201d de Place says. \u201cWe want that leg to become significant within the next five years.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tBeyond pure music streaming technology, Deezer says it is making its AI detection tool and Deezer for Professionals available to business customers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tDeezer reported free cash flow of 10 million euros ($11.8 million), with a cash position of 65 million euros ($76.5 million) at the end of 2025. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/pro\/deezer-reaches-sustainable-profitability-2025-earnings\/\">Aller \u00e0 la source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>French music streaming service Deezer reported positive net income, adjusted EBITDA and free cash flow for the fiscal year 2025, the first time the digital service provider has notched all three key metrics and which the company said Wednesday (March 18) signals \u201cthe start of a cycle of sustainable profitability.\u201d Related A Short History of 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