EDM artists now comprise 18% of lineups across the top 100 festivals worldwide, according to the 2025 IMS Business Report, the annual study of the electronic music industry by MIDiA Research.<\/p>\n
That figure marks a steady upward trajectory with a two-point increase since 2023 and a five-point bump since 2021. Nearly 10% of the top 100 festivals are now exclusively dedicated to electronic music,\u00a0per the report,\u00a0a testament to its robust market demand and loyal fanbase.<\/p>\n
EDM.com <\/em>last week reported that dance and electronic artists took the lion’s share of this year’s Coachella lineup<\/a>, underscoring the genre’s ascendent cultural footprint and commercial viability. It commanded 39% of the legendary festival’s 2025 billing, nearly doubling the festival’s next most-represented genre grouping: 21% for indie, rock and alternative acts.<\/p>\n EDM is also erupting off the stage. In 2024, TikTok videos tagged with #ElectronicMusic globally garnered over 13 billion views<\/a>, a 45% increase from the year prior, far eclipsing content with indie and alternative music tags.<\/p>\n Elsewhere in the 2025 IMS Business Report, the electronic music industry grew 6% year-over-year in 2024, reaching a global valuation of $12.9 billion. Mark Mulligan, MIDiA Research’s Managing Director, credits a rise in genres like Afro house and drum & bass as well as major advancements in fan engagement, among other catalysts.<\/p>\n “Global music industry revenue grew again in 2024, though at a slower rate than in 2023 due to maturing streaming revenues and the post-Covid live resurgence lessening,”\u00a0Mulligan said, “Electronic music however, continued to increase its share of both revenues and culture… electronic music finds itself at the start of a brave new era of culture resonance.”<\/p>\n