AI is now half of new uploads on Deezer. Not half of listening.

By Ayush Panda · 21 July 2026 · 2 min read

The short answerDeezer said that in June 2026 it received nearly 90,000 fully AI-generated tracks a day, more than half of new uploads on peak days. Fully AI music still accounts for only 1 to 3% of streams on the platform, and Deezer will now remove AI tracks used for stream fraud or left unplayed for six months.

What happened

Deezer said fully AI-generated music made up more than half of all new tracks delivered to it on peak days in June 2026, at nearly 90,000 a day. That's up from 75,000 a day (44%) in April.

The part that matters more

Fully AI music accounts for just 1 to 3% of all streams on Deezer. And Deezer says up to 85% of the streams those tracks got in 2025 were fraudulent, so it excludes them from royalty payments.

What Deezer is doing

Removing fully AI tracks used to inflate streams.
Removing fully AI tracks that haven't been streamed for six months or more.
Keeping AI tracks out of its algorithmic recommendations and editorial playlists, as it already did.

Deezer has also tagged more than 13.4 million AI tracks since it started detecting them, and says its tool can identify music from generators including Suno and Udio.

What it means for you

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Questions people ask

Why are so many AI tracks uploaded if nobody listens?

Deezer says the main purpose of uploading fully AI tracks to streaming platforms is fraud: inflating streams to divert royalties. It says up to 85% of streams on those tracks in 2025 were fraudulent.