Music streaming company Deezer has tracked the rise of AI-generated music since 2025, and said today that AI-created tracks now account for more than 50% of daily uploads to the platform.
According to Deezer, AI-generated track uploads peaked in June 2026, with a monthly average of 90,000 tracks per day. The company’s published figures show the following growth over time:
- January 2025: about 10,000 daily uploads (10% of daily uploads),
- April 2025: 20,000 tracks (18%),
- September 2025: 30,000 tracks (28%),
- November 2025: 50,000 tracks (34%),
- January 2026: 60,000 tracks (39%),
- April 2026: 75,000 tracks (44%).
The rapid increase has forced streaming services to decide how to handle AI music. There is no single industry consensus: some platforms have taken strict measures (Bandcamp banning such uploads, Tidal cutting off monetization), while others use tagging or policy-based approaches (Apple Music’s voluntary AI tagging, Spotify’s internal policy on AI usage).
Deezer said its latest measure will remove AI-generated tracks that have not been streamed in the past six months and those involved in fraudulent streaming designed to inflate revenues. Deezer CEO Alexis Lanternier said in a statement: “Deezer has been at the frontline of fighting fraud and reducing payment dilution related to AI music for almost two years. Now that half of all daily uploads are AI-generated tracks, we are taking additional steps to safeguard the rights of artists and songwriters, while maintaining focus on music that fans actually love.”
Deezer began labeling AI music on its platform last year and says its detection technology can also identify tracks generated with models from Suno and Udio — two AI-music startups currently involved in copyright lawsuits. Earlier this year Deezer made its detection tech available to other platforms, though it has not confirmed whether any major services have adopted the tool. Last month the company also released a tool capable of scanning Apple Music and Spotify playlists for AI-generated tracks.
Why this matters: the growing share of AI music affects artist rights, royalty distribution and the listening experience. Deezer’s actions aim to reduce revenue distortion from fraudulent activity and to prioritize music that listeners actually engage with.
Deezer has not provided detailed technical information about how the six-month inactivity threshold will be enforced or the specific steps that follow suspicion of fraudulent streaming. The broader industry’s varied responses to AI music and ongoing copyright disputes are likely to influence future policy changes.
