HISTORIC REVENUES: A Message from ASCAP CEO Elizabeth Matthews
I am thrilled to announce that ASCAP delivered another year of record-breaking revenues and royalty distributions in 2025 to its music creator members. ASCAP delivered $1.945 billion in revenue in the 2025 calendar year, an increase of $110 million, or 6.0% over 2024 with $1.759 billion available for royalty distributions, up by $63 million, or 3.7%.
This is the highest amount of revenue and royalty distributions ever historically reported by ASCAP. ASCAP operates without debt and has the lowest overhead rate in the US at 10%. ASCAP is the only US PRO not owned by private equity or outside investors, meaning that ASCAP’s songwriter, composer and publisher members are the sole beneficiaries of ASCAP’s financial growth.