Streaming fraud “will influence market share and the distribution of royalties across the entire ecosystem,” Hayduk explains. “Even if just 2% of fraud is slipping through, that’s a material number And I think it’s more than that.” U.S. streaming revenue exceeded $12.4 billion in 2021; if 2% of that was allocated to the wrong parties due to undetected fraud, that would be close to $250 million.
Source: Does Music Need a Middle Man to Fight Streaming Fraud?