Fully AI-generated music now accounts for 34% of all tracks delivered to Deezer each day, according to new data released by the French streaming platform.
Deezer said today (November 12) that it now receives over 50,000 fully AI-generated tracks daily.
The new stat marks a significant jump from the 30,000 figure it reported in September, the 20,000 it disclosed in April, and the 10,000 it disclosed in January when it first launched its proprietary AI detection tool.
According to the platform, up to 70% of plays for fully AI-generated tracks have been detected as fraudulent, with Deezer filtering these streams out of royalty payments.
Although fully AI-generated music currently accounts for only around 0.5% of all streams on Deezer, the company maintains that fraudulent activity remains the primary motivation behind these uploads.
The platform says it removes all 100% AI-generated tracks from algorithmic recommendations and excludes them from editorial playlists to minimize their impact on the royalty pool.
Deezer’s new numbers imply it receives approximately 147,000 tracks daily in total, a notable increase from the roughly 107,000 daily uploads it was receiving in September. That latter figure was in the same ballpark as data issued by Luminate earlier this year, which indicated that approximately 99,000 new ISRCs were being delivered to platforms every 24 hours.
As we pointed out in September, the difference between the numbers could represent the growth in volume of ‘AI slop’ hitting services in 2025.
In December 2024, Deezer applied for two patents for its AI Detection technology, focused on two different methods of detecting unique signatures that are used to distinguish what it calls “synthetic” content from authentic content.
Since January, Deezer has been using its proprietary AI detection tool to identify and tag fully AI-generated content.
Deezer rolled out an AI tagging system in June, claiming to be the first streaming service to “explicitly tag AI-generated music.”
The company added that its detection system is now being used by Billboard to determine which chart songs are AI-generated.
Deezer says that its AI music detection tool has the ability to detect 100% AI-generated music “from the most prolific generative models – such as Suno and Udio”.
The surge comes as Deezer unveils the results of what it calls a first-of-its-kind survey conducted by Ipsos across eight countries with 9,000 participants, exploring global attitudes toward AI-generated music.
The survey’s most striking finding: 97% of respondents couldn’t distinguish between fully AI-generated tracks and human-made music in a blind listening test. More than half (52%) felt uncomfortable with their inability to tell the difference.
Deezer said that the results from the Ipsos survey demonstrate strong public support for transparency measures.
Some 80% of respondents agreed that 100% AI-generated music should be clearly labeled, while 73% of music streaming users said they want to know if their platform is recommending ‘synthetic’ tracks.
Nearly three-quarters (73%) believe it’s unethical for AI companies to use copyrighted material to generate new music without clear approval from original artists, while 65% said AI models shouldn’t be allowed to train on copyrighted material at all.
Concerns about artist livelihoods are pronounced: 70% of respondents believe fully AI-generated music threatens the income of current and future musicians, and 69% think payouts for synthetic tracks should be lower than for human-made music.
“Deezer has been leading the way in creating solutions for transparency and minimizing the negative impact of fully AI-generated content flooding music streaming.”
Alexis Lanternier, Deezer
“Deezer has been leading the way in creating solutions for transparency and minimizing the negative impact of fully AI-generated content flooding music streaming,” said Alexis Lanternier, CEO, Deezer.
“The survey results clearly show that people care about music and want to know if they’re listening to AI or human made tracks or not.
“There’s also no doubt that there are concerns about how AI-generated music will affect the livelihood of artists, music creation and that AI companies shouldn’t be allowed to train their models on copyrighted material. It’s reassuring to see that we have broad support for our efforts.”
Deezer has been among the most aggressive streaming services in detecting AI-generated content, building on its broader efforts to combat low-quality uploads.
The platform previously launched an “artist-centric” payment model with Universal Music Group in 2023 and reported deleting 26 million “useless” tracks as part of those efforts.
In September, rival Spotify reported that it had deleted over 75 million ‘spammy’ tracks and unveiled a suite of new AI music policies.Music Business Worldwide
