{"id":9040,"date":"2026-08-26T09:43:59","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T07:43:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fimi.it\/?post_type=news&#038;p=9040"},"modified":"2026-08-26T11:56:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T09:56:08","slug":"first-half-2026-italian-recorded-market-grew-by-7-3","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fimi.it\/en\/news\/first-half-2026-italian-recorded-market-grew-by-7-3\/","title":{"rendered":"IN THE FIRST HALF OF 2026 THE ITALIAN RECORDED MARKET GREW BY 7.3%"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <strong>recorded music market in Italy continues to grow<\/strong>, closing the first half of 2026 with a positive trend of 7.3%, equal to a total turnover of approximately <strong>\u20ac225 million<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>In a scenario where <strong>digital currently represents 80% of the market<\/strong>, <strong>streaming is inevitably leading the way<\/strong> &#8211; with more than 52 billion streams in the first six months of the year, totaling \u20ac179 million (+7% compared to 2025). It\u2019s the <strong>subscription<\/strong> segment to expand the most, with a growth of 9.45%, while <strong>ad-supported audio<\/strong> recorded a slight decline of 1.31%. <strong>Ad-supported video streaming<\/strong>, on the other hand, is holding up well, recording a +2.73%.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>physical<\/strong> sector is growing the most, with a 12% impact, mainly driven by the explosion of <strong>vinyl<\/strong> (+18.50%) that has now become a mass phenomenon, while the <strong>CD<\/strong> remains stable, growing by 1.29%, reaching a turnover of approximately 11 million euros.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-9041\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/eng-mkt-ita-1h26-724x1024.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"724\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/eng-mkt-ita-1h26-724x1024.png 724w, https:\/\/www.fimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/eng-mkt-ita-1h26-212x300.png 212w, https:\/\/www.fimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/eng-mkt-ita-1h26-768x1086.png 768w, https:\/\/www.fimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/eng-mkt-ita-1h26-1086x1536.png 1086w, https:\/\/www.fimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/eng-mkt-ita-1h26-85x120.png 85w, https:\/\/www.fimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/eng-mkt-ita-1h26.png 1414w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 724px) 100vw, 724px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/scheda-mkt-ita.png\">All the data &#8211; Mkt Italy H1 2026<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The recorded music market in Italy continues to grow, closing the first half of 2026 with a positive trend of 7.3%, equal to a total turnover of approximately \u20ac225 million. 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