India About to Be a Streaming Giant — New Report Says Third Biggest by 2033

India's Streaming Takeover

Midia Research just dropped their latest industry forecast, and one number's jumping out: India's headed for the third-largest music subscriber base globally by 2033. That's a massive shift. Right now the country's still building out its streaming infrastructure, but the numbers don't lie — the growth trajectory is wild.

This tracks with what we've been seeing on the ground. More people, cheaper data, more phones. India's already one of the most-streamed markets on platforms like Spotify and Apple Music. When you've got over a billion potential listeners waking up to streaming, the math gets serious fast.

The Midia report's got bigger numbers too on the overall recorded music industry, but the India story matters most right now. It signals where the real growth is happening — not in saturated Western markets, but in countries where streaming adoption is still in early innings.

Worth keeping your eye on. The next wave of music industry money is flowing east.

Read the full story at Music Ally → https://musically.com/2026/08/20/india-to-have-the-third-highest-music-subscribers-by-2033-predicts-midia/