Deezer says that 44% of the songs uploaded to its platform every day are created by artificial intelligence


Deezer Announce on Monday that AI-generated tracks now account for 44% of all new music uploaded to its platform. The company said it receives nearly 75,000 AI-generated audio clips daily and more than 2 million monthly.

Consumption of AI-generated music on the platform is still very low, at 1-3% of total streams, and 85% of these streams have been detected as fraudulent and demonetized by the company.

The latest figure from Deezer highlights the continued increase in AI-generated music uploads on the platform. Deezer reported receiving about 60,000 AI routes per day in January, compared to 50,000 in November, 30,000 in September, and just 10,000 in January 2025, when it first launched. Launched an AI-powered music detection tool.

Songs labeled as AI-generated on Deezer are automatically removed from algorithmic recommendations and are not included in editorial playlists. The company announced today that it will no longer stock high-resolution versions of AI tracks.

The updated look comes as an AI-generated track It topped the iTunes charts Last week in the US, UK, France, Canada and New Zealand.

“AI-generated music is now not a fringe phenomenon, and as daily deliveries continue to increase, we hope the entire music ecosystem will join us in taking action to help protect artists’ rights and promote transparency for fans,” Deezer CEO Alexis Lanternier said in a statement. press release. “Thanks to our technology and the proactive measures we took over a year ago, we have shown that it is possible to reduce AI-related fraud and mitigate payments in streaming to a minimum.”

Today’s announcement comes on behalf of Deezer He conducted a survey Last November, it found that 97% of participants couldn’t distinguish between fully AI-generated music and human-made music.

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The survey also found that 52% of respondents said that 100% AI-generated songs should not be included in the charts alongside human-made songs in the major charts. Meanwhile, 80% said that 100% AI-generated music should be clearly labeled for listeners.

Deezer first began tagging AI tracks at a platform level in June 2025, becoming the first live streaming platform to do so. Over the course of 2025, Deezer has tagged more than 13.4 million AI-powered audio clips on its platform.

In February, French streaming service Qobuz announced plans to do just that Flag AI-generated content On its platform. Other major streaming services, e.g Spotify and Apple Music, often take different approaches to AI-generated music Plural Use filters to select low-quality AI music with other transparency efforts Leave it to the distributors.

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