Gospel and Christian music in the United States experienced in 2025 a spectacular progression, confirmed by the very recent official Luminate Midyear report published on September 12, 2025. This musical genre takes a place of choice on streaming platforms and stands out as one of the most dynamic of the market in this structuring year for the music industry.
In the first half of 2025, global listening to Gospel and Christian music reached 2.5 trillions, clearly growing compared to the 2.29 trillion noted over the same period in 2024. This increase is also found on the American market: audio streams in the country amounted to 696.6 billion against 665.8 billion last year. Gospel music is just behind rock, Latin music and country, confirming its dominant position among the most efficient genres.
The young and diversified populations are now the heart of the Gospel audience. 60 % of streamers are women, and 30 % fall under the Millennial generation (18-35 years). This reflects the adaptation of gospel content to digital culture and an audience in search of modern spirituality. 54 million Americans listen to gospel each week, making this kind of one of the most popular according to the Gospel Music Association. Demographic diversity is marked: 40 % of listeners belong to ethnic minorities and 62 % are under 50, revealing a cosmopolitan and current musical identity.
The flagship artists of the Gospel renewal this year are Forrest Frank, Brandon Lake and Elevation Worship, leading figures of streaming and musical innovation trends. This growth of the Gospel genre is understood as a “spiritual awakening” which affects as much believing communities as a wider audience in search of meaning and positive emotions.
In summary, the Luminate 2025 report attests that Gospel music will find an unprecedented resonance, carried by verifiable statistics, a young and diversified audience, as well as a context of cultural enthusiasm which deeply marks American musical news.
Source: Luminate.com
