PPL announced that in 2022, the company paid out the equivalent of more than $300m to 165,000 performers and recording rightsholders — a more than 7% increase from £228.7 in 2021. Additionally, this is a 12.2% increase from 147,000 performers and rightsholders in 2021, either as direct members of PPL or indirectly through other collective management organizations (CMOs). The money paid out was collected by PPL for the use of recorded music in the UK and internationally.
Source: PPL Paid Over $300M to 165,000 Performers and Recording Rightsholders in 2022