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Top 25 Licensing and royalty firms worldwide

RevenueBase identified 861 company matches for licensing and royalty firms worldwide as of September 2026 and tracks 11,751 professional contacts across them, including 4,289 with verified work emails. The United States is the largest market and London the largest hub.

This list covers company matches for licensing and royalty firms worldwide, found by RevenueBase SmartSearch using the meaning of business descriptions in its company graph at Exact. Ranked by professionals tracked, largest first. Rows show recorded descriptions where available, Exact search membership and the snapshot date. Data refreshed September 20, 2026. Country and city lists for licensing and royalty firms follow the table.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase SmartSearch, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list RevenueBase SmartSearch · Exact Recorded Sep 20, 2026 How this list was built
861Companies
11,751Contacts tracked
4,289Verified emails
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The 25 largest licensing and royalty firms worldwide

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 861 company matches for licensing and royalty firms worldwide, ordered by professional contacts tracked in RevenueBase, largest first. Recorded Sep 20, 2026. The RevenueBase SmartSearch column shows Exact match membership in this saved search. Click a contact count to view that company's people. Totals use company locations recorded by RevenueBase; the displayed preview is a smaller selection.
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1Exact matchBerlin, GermanyHQ recorded Sep 20, 20261,001-5,0001,177 contacts →

Exact match

“Founded in 2008, BMG reimagined the relationship between music companies, songwriters, and artists by offering fairer contracts, greater creative freedom, and unparalleled…”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 20, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
2Exact matchNashville, TN, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 20, 2026501-1,000826 contacts →

Exact match

“CONCORD is the world’s leading independent music company.”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 20, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
3Exact matchBerlin, GermanyHQ recorded Sep 20, 2026501-1,000666 contacts →

Exact match

“Musik bringt uns kleine Glücksmomente und große Gefühle.”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 20, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
4Exact matchLondon, United KingdomHQ recorded Sep 20, 2026201-500441 contacts →

Exact match

“ICE Services is a music technology company built by rightsholders, for rightsholders.”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 20, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
5Exact matchNew Delhi, IndiaHQ recorded Sep 20, 2026201-500398 contacts →

Exact match

“Create.”

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6Exact matchMadrid, SpainHQ recorded Sep 20, 2026201-500344 contacts →

Exact match

“Somos la Sociedad General de Autores y Editores (SGAE), una entidad privada dedicada a la defensa y gestión colectiva de los derechos de propiedad intelectual de nuestros más de…”

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7Exact matchJohannesburg, South AfricaHQ recorded Sep 20, 202651-200330 contacts →

Exact match

“The Southern African Music Rights Organisation (SAMRO) is a leading regional copyright administration business, dealing primarily with the administration of music Performing…”

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8Exact matchUnited StatesHQ recorded Sep 20, 2026201-500321 contacts →

Exact match

“SESAC Performing Rights drives efficiency in licensing for music users and enhances value for its affiliated writers, publishers, and composers by providing timely, efficient…”

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9Exact matchBarcelona, SpainHQ recorded Sep 20, 2026201-500241 contacts →

Exact match

“Born in Barcelona in 2006, BMAT was founded by engineers who believed that music and data should play in harmony.”

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10Exact matchHoofddorp, NetherlandsHQ recorded Sep 20, 202651-200237 contacts →

Exact match

“Your music.”

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11Exact matchEl Segundo, CA, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 20, 202651-200211 contacts →

Exact match

“Leverage the only rights and royalties management software built to identify, manage, simplify, and monetize your IP effectively.”

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12Exact matchn/a51-200196 contacts →

Exact match

“HFA is the nation’s leading provider of rights management, licensing and royalty services for the music industry.”

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13Exact matchSingaporeHQ recorded Sep 20, 2026201-500186 contacts →

Exact match

“Gushcloud is a global creator and IP management and licensing company powered by AI.”

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14Exact matchMumbai, IndiaHQ recorded Sep 20, 202651-200154 contacts →

Exact match

Recorded description not available.

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15Exact matchSan Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 20, 202651-200146 contacts →

Exact match

“Connor (also known as Connor Consulting)’s mission is to make a positive impact on our people, the clients we serve, and the communities we live in.”

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16Exact matchNew York, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 20, 2026201-500141 contacts →

Exact match

“Founded in 2006 by music industry veterans, Primary Wave is a full-service music shop with expertise in film, television, gaming, advertising, branding, licensing, special…”

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17Exact matchLos Angeles, CA, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 20, 202651-200126 contacts →

Exact match

“Global Music Rights represents today's greatest and most popular music creators in the public performance licensing of their catalogs.”

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18Exact matchNew York, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 20, 202611-50121 contacts →

Exact match

“A leading publishing industry innovator for over 30 years, PARS International is proud to be the official content and IP licensing agent for many of the world’s top media brands.”

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19Exact matchLondon, United KingdomHQ recorded Sep 20, 202651-200109 contacts →

Exact match

“As a not-for-profit company, we distribute our revenues back into the creative industries helping to ensure rights holders are fairly remunerated when their works are used.”

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20Exact matchNeedham, MA, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 20, 2026201-500107 contacts →

Exact match

“In its nearly 50-year history, Talent Partners has grown from a specialty payroll company focused on commercial talent to a powerhouse provider of essential services, including…”

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21Exact matchLondon, United KingdomHQ recorded Sep 20, 202651-200105 contacts →

Exact match

“Wise Music Group is one of the world’s leading independent music publishing companies.”

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22Exact matchMumbai, IndiaHQ recorded Sep 20, 2026201-50098 contacts →

Exact match

“IPRS is to legitimize the use of copyrighted Music by Music users by issuing them Licenses and collect Royalties from Music Users, for and on behalf of IPRS members i.e.”

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23Exact matchSydney (gadigal Land), AustraliaHQ recorded Sep 20, 202651-20084 contacts →

Exact match

“We're a not-for-profit organisation that provides simple licensing solutions to copy and share copyright-protected words, images and plans.”

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24Exact matchMilton, AustraliaHQ recorded Sep 20, 202651-20080 contacts →

Exact match

“Nightlife Music is one of the largest employers in the Australian music industry.”

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25Exact matchOslo, NorwayHQ recorded Sep 20, 202651-20066 contacts →

Exact match

“TONO eies og styres av opphavere (komponister og sangtekstforfattere) og musikkforlag, og forvalter de økonomiske opphavsrettighetene i musikken de har skapt.”

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Licensing and royalty firms worldwide at a glance

As of Sep 20, 2026
36.5%Verified-email coverage
13.6Average contacts per company
1-10Median size (employees)
7.3%Largest-city concentration · London
Sep 20, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
624
11-50
168
51-200
46
201-500
16
501-1,000
3
1,001-5,000
2

Email recency is reported on each country list linked below.

How this list was built

The recorded descriptions help you assess these company matches. Check a company’s website for its current services and locations.

Source
The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase SmartSearch, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
Coverage
Every country. Country and city lists for licensing and royalty firms are linked below.
What qualifies
Company records worldwide whose business descriptions match “licensing and royalty firms” by meaning at the Exact setting. Descriptions are compiled in the RevenueBase company graph from public websites, profiles and company information where available; they are not guaranteed quotations from the company's website.
RevenueBase SmartSearch
Describe a niche company in your own words to find businesses by meaning. Exact, Similar, Related and Broad control the breadth of RevenueBase SmartSearch. This saved list uses Exact. Each row's Exact match badge shows inclusion in that search, not an individual score or a service-quality judgment.
Public preview
The public preview omits records without a verified work email. Dataset totals and geographic summaries describe the full matched records before these preview filters.
Match quality
RevenueBase's August 25, 2026 study assessed 4,198 description/company pairs across matching settings. The publisher reports 86% good or better at Exact. This evaluates the method across queries; it does not audit this individual list. Recorded company descriptions, where available, help you judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built and what the study measures.
Ranking
Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification
Every displayed company carries at least one verified work email. RevenueBase tracks 4,289 professional contacts with verified work emails across the full matched dataset. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh
This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 20, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Record context
Company records and descriptions can change. Check the company's website for its current services and locations.

Licensing and royalty firms by location

3 lists · largest first

Every Licensing and royalty firms list RevenueBase publishes, by country and city. Counts are matching companies in each list as of its own refresh date.

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Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase SmartSearch?

RevenueBase SmartSearch finds niche companies by the meaning of their business descriptions in the RevenueBase company graph. Exact, Similar, Related and Broad control how closely companies must fit your description. This list uses Exact for “licensing and royalty firms”; each Exact match badge shows search membership, not an individual similarity or quality score.

How many licensing and royalty firms are there worldwide?

RevenueBase identified 861 company matches for licensing and royalty firms worldwide as of September 2026, using the meaning of business descriptions at Exact. This is the recorded matched set in the RevenueBase company graph.

What is the largest company on this list?

BMG tops the displayed preview by professional contacts tracked in RevenueBase. Recorded headquarters appear in the company rows.

Which country has the most licensing and royalty firms?

The United States leads with 283 companies, followed by the United Kingdom (102) and Germany (46). Every licensing and royalty firms list by country and city is linked on this page.

Which city has the most licensing and royalty firms?

London leads with 63 company records, followed by New York (49) and Los Angeles (38).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work limited free results with 500 credits to start. Upgrading provides access to the 4,289 professional contacts with verified work emails tracked across these 861 companies; direct dials are available where recorded.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 20, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase SmartSearch, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.