How well do you know music distribution platforms?

The questions

Work out your answer, then open the reveal to check it.

1. Multiple choice

   Which is older?

   • Ditto Music
   • CD Baby
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   CD Baby

   Ditto Music was founded in 2005, CD Baby in 1998.

   Source: How we verify our data CD Baby profile

2. Multiple choice

   Where is Amuse headquartered?

   • Sweden
   • Netherlands
   • India
   • France
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   Sweden

   Amuse is based in Stockholm, Sweden.

   Source: How we verify our data Amuse profile

3. Put in order

   Put these in order of founding, oldest first.

   • DistroKid
   • LANDR
   • Symphonic
   • ONErpm
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   Symphonic → ONErpm → LANDR → DistroKid

   Symphonic (2006), ONErpm (2010), LANDR (2012), DistroKid (2013).

   Source: How we verify our data Symphonic profile

4. Multiple choice

   Which of these is one of the music distribution platforms?

   • PacketStream
   • NayaPay
   • LANDR
   • FlexJobs
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   LANDR

   LANDR is one of the music distribution platforms in the directory; the others are listed under different types.

   Source: All music distribution platforms LANDR profile

5. Multiple choice

   How much does it typically cost to start earning on music distribution platforms?

   • None
   • Low
   • High
   • Medium
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   Low

   Startup cost for music distribution platforms: low.

   Source: All music distribution platforms Compare every platform type

6. Pick all that apply

   Pick every platform headquartered in the United States.

   • UnitedMasters
   • Symphonic
   • Ditto Music
   • LANDR
   • ONErpm
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   UnitedMasters, Symphonic, ONErpm

   UnitedMasters: United States; Symphonic: United States; Ditto Music: United Kingdom; LANDR: Canada; ONErpm: United States.

   Source: Platforms by headquarters Platforms by headquarters

7. Estimate

   In what year was UnitedMasters founded?

   Somewhere between 1990 and 2026.

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   2017

   UnitedMasters was founded in 2017 and is based in New York, United States.

   Source: How we verify our data UnitedMasters profile

8. Estimate

   How big a cut does CD Baby take from earners?

   Somewhere between 0% and 50%.

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   9%

   CD Baby takes 9%. Its fees: $9.99/single one-time + 9% of revenue

   Source: Fee calculator: CD Baby CD Baby profile

9. Multiple choice

   Which is older?

   • Symphonic
   • UnitedMasters
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   Symphonic

   Symphonic was founded in 2006, UnitedMasters in 2017.

   Source: How we verify our data Symphonic profile

10. Multiple choice

    Where is Ditto Music headquartered?

    • Germany
    • Canada
    • United Kingdom
    • Switzerland
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    United Kingdom

    Ditto Music is based in Liverpool, United Kingdom.

    Source: How we verify our data Ditto Music profile

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