Why electronic music artists NEED to be on SoundCloud in 2024

SoundCloud says that electronic music is on the up, with the genre expected to account for over 20% of all plays this year.

Music streaming service, SoundCloud revealed some interesting stats at ADE 2024 (Amsterdam Dance Event). The electronic music conference and festival just wrapped up, but SoundCloud shared a tidbit from the event via a press release. SoundCloud CEO Eliah Seton, Global Head of Music Emmy Lovell and artist producer Mau P were on stage for an “Essential Insider Knowledge” panel.

With around 140 million users, over 400 million tracks and over 40 million artists, SoundCloud says that electronic music fans are the most engaged worldwide, plus some other bits of interesting data.

Many artists got their start on SoundCloud, with the music streaming platform saying “Major Electronic artists like Kygo and Marshmello first gained visibility and built their fanbases on SoundCloud.”

Electronic music trends on SoundCloud

• Increased Uploads: Electronic music uploads are projected to rise by approximately 21% in 2024, compared to 2023
• Surge in Plays: Plays of Electronic music genres have grown by ~6% since 2022, with Electronic music expected to account for 21.85% of all plays on the platform this year

Superfans on SoundCloud

• Electronic music fans are leaned-in, engaged listeners.
• Electronic music fans are superfans, over-indexing for all music activities.
• Electronic music fans are the most engaged in the world.
• Compared to fans of other genres Electronic music fans are:
  • 52% more likely to comment.
  • 104% more likely to share.
  • 85% more likely to repost.

Active listeners and artists around the world

• Vietnam has the 3rd largest Electronic listener base and is home to the fastest-growing Electronic subgenre community, Vinahouse.
• Central/Northern Europe is home to the most dedicated and engaged SoundCloud Electronic listeners.
• Belgium, Austria, and Germany rank among the top countries where Electronic music dominates streaming on SoundCloud.

Sub-genres are pushing EDM forward

• House: Leads the way with the most plays, listening time, and listeners.
• Hardcore: Ranks second in plays and listening time.
• Trance: Second in number of listeners and third in plays and listening time. Notably, Trance is the fastest-growing genre with a 24% increase in listening time and an 11% rise in listeners since 2023.

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