The key headline statistics in UK Music’s 2025 report are:

• UK music’s contribution to the UK economy in 2024 hit a record £8 billion in terms of Gross Value Added (GVA) – up 5% from £7.6 billion in 2023.
• UK music exports revenue in 2024 reached a new high of £4.8 billion – up 5% from £4.6 billion in 2023 (please see under editors notes for definition of ‘revenue’ and ‘GVA’)
• Total UK music industry employment in 2024 hit a record 220,000 (full-time equivalent posts) – up 2% from 216,000 in 2023.