Our distributions as of 1 April 2026
It´s GEMA Pay Day!
Checked your account yet? As of April 1st, it’s that time again: GEMA is distributing a total of €135.8 Mio. million to its members. Eligible for payouts are all those who generated revenue in the categories Online, International and Cultural Subsidy for the Online Sector.
Online
As of 1 April 2026, you will receive royalty distributions for uses of your works in our online categories music (streaming & download), video (streaming & download), social media and web (including background music on websites).
Information on which streaming and download platforms and which usage periods are included in the distribution can be found here.
Music on Demand (Streaming & Download)
Our music on demand categories include pan-European uses. Uses outside of the pan-European region are licensed by our sister organisations and paid via the international income categories A and A VR to our members.
Negotiations with Amazon regarding fair compensation for residuals were successfully concluded for the periods Q4 2016 to Q1 2023. The corresponding payments will be allocated to the MOD S surcharge distribution. The special payment resulting from unsatisfactory usage reports has also been finalised. The funds for the periods 2017 to 2023 will be redistributed based on the corresponding usages.
If you wish to find out more about the distribution in our online categories music (streaming & download), it’s worth taking a look at our page on the MOD distribution.
Video on Demand (Streaming & Download)
Video on demand includes the use of music in films and series that can be viewed directly via streaming or downloaded from internet platforms such as Netflix, Amazon Prime or Disney+. The video on demand categories exclusively contain uses from within Germany. Uses outside of Germany are licensed by our sister organisations and paid via the international income categories A and A VR to our members.
We would like to inform that the distribution for Amazon (subscription) for the second quarter of 2025 is not be included. The reason for this is the ongoing contract negotiations.
Further information on the distribution can be found in the following supplement available for download: VOD S and VOD D.
Detailed information about Video on Demand can be found here.
Social Media
If your music is played on social media platforms such as YouTube, Facebook or TikTok, you will receive distributions in the mixed online platforms’ categories. As usual, we distribute the income on the basis of usage reports on 1 April 2026. YouTube (Ad-funded), usage period Q2 2025, will not be included. For TikTok, the distributions relate to the second and third quarters of 2025.
The distributable amount is a mid-six-figure sum and includes collections from the year 2024. This distribution will only be received by lyricists and their publishers, although they must first have granted GEMA the graphic rights to the text for the online sector (display of lyrics in Facebook and Instagram clips).
All members who receive a distribution here will find precise details in their account statements under the following headings:
• GOP Zuschlag 2024 T Lyrics FB/Instagram 2024
• GOP VR Zuschlag 2024 T Lyrics FB/Instagram 2024
• GOP Zuschlag 2024 V Lyrics FB/Instagram 2024
• GOP VR Zuschlag 2024 V Lyrics FB/Instagram 2024
Further information on the distribution can be found in the following supplement available for download: GOP and GOP VR or on our GOP distribution page.
International
In the international income categories A and A VR (mechanical rights), we distribute revenues from our sister organisations for uses of the GEMA repertoire in their respective territories.
At present, no distribution is being made for France. The reason for this is a tax audit at our French sister organisation, SACEM. For more information, please refer to: Our distributions as of 1 January, under International/Withholding Tax (France).
Information, on which countries and periods are distributed as of 1 April 2026, can be seen here. Informations about sound recordings you can find here.
Statutory remuneration rights
On 1 April 2026, you will receive a distribution for statutory remuneration rights (GVA) for the 2024 financial year. GEMA received the revenue for these supplementary distributions during the 2025 financial year.
- Music on Demand Streaming (MOD S, MOD S VR)
- Video on Demand Download & Streaming (VOD D, VOD D VR, VOD S, VOD S VR)
- Social media platforms (GOP, GOP VR)
New from 2026: Revenue from the media library categories (MED, MED VR) will also be included in the distribution.
For more informations please have a look on our GVA website.
Information about our last payouts
Payouts as of November-December 2025
In the categories Live and reproduction, Libraries and Cultural Fund Online
Payouts as of 01.10.2025
In the categories Online, International, Rating and Cultural Fund Online
Payouts as January 2026
In the categories Mixed online platforms, Music on demand streaming, International
