"The one-size-fits-all streaming model does not serve those seeking deeper connections with artists": Deezer makes a profit for the first time with big plans ahead

Alexis Lanternier Deezer.

The facts are there in black and white. Music streaming services are here to stay and all doubts as to the validity of running a global tech stack, keeping subscribers happy AND delivering a ceaseless outflow of payment to music rights holders are now – it seems – moot.

And the validity of streaming’s balancing act has just been affirmed by Deezer’s latest financials as the French streaming service, established just one year after globe conquering Spotify, just followed suit once again, with 2025 being the year that it finally got the balance right and started making money.