Music streaming company Deezer has been monitoring the volume of AI-generated tracks uploaded to its platform since last year, and the numbers have steadily increased. The company now reports that AI-generated music represents more than half of all daily uploads.
Deezer stated that AI-generated track uploads reached a peak in June 2026, with a monthly average of 90,000 tracks per day.
The rapid growth of AI-generated music has pushed streaming services to determine how much of it they want on their platforms. There is no industry-wide agreement yet on this issue. Some services have taken strict measures, such as Bandcamp banning such tracks entirely or Tidal cutting off monetization for them. Apple Music has implemented a voluntary AI-tagging system, while Spotify developed its own policy regarding how much AI was used in music creation.
Deezer's latest action on this front involves removing AI-generated tracks that have not been streamed in the past six months or that are involved in fraudulent streaming activity designed to inflate revenue.
"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 CEO Alexis Lanternier said in a statement.
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The streamer first released statistics on AI music uploads in January 2025, when the daily upload volume was around 10,000 tracks, or 10% of daily uploads. That number grew to 20,000 tracks, or 18% of daily uploads, in April 2025. It then climbed to 30,000 tracks, representing 28% of daily uploads in September 2025, followed by 50,000 daily uploads, or 34% of daily uploads, in November 2025.
This year, the figure grew again to 60,000 tracks, or 39% of daily uploads, in January 2026. As of April 2026, the number reached 75,000 tracks, or 44% of daily uploads.
Deezer began labeling AI music on its platform last year and said its detection technology can also identify tracks generated with models from Suno and Udio, AI-music startups that are involved in copyright lawsuits. Earlier this year, Deezer made its detection tech available to other platforms, though it is not clear if any major platforms are using the tool yet. Last month, the company also released a tool that can scan Apple Music and Spotify playlists for AI-generated tracks.