Kakao Entertainment, Tencent Music, and Line Music are officially launching the Global-K Chart to aggregate regional streaming metrics into a single, unified database. The system calculates rankings by pooling user engagement and playback data across major platforms like South Korea’s Melon, China’s QQ Music, and Japan’s Line Music. By capturing activity from hundreds of millions of monthly active users, the chart standardizes consumption tracking across three of the world’s most fragmented streaming ecosystems.
This collaborative data-sharing model directly counters Western-centric measurement systems by establishing a localized authority on Asian music consumption. Furthermore, it signals a growing trend of regional streaming powers consolidating their analytics to leverage greater influence in the broader global music economy.
Curated by MusicResearch.com from Music Business Worldwide. Read the full article at: Kakao’s Melon, Tencent Music, and Line Music to launch unified K-pop chart that pools streaming data from South Korea, China, and Japan
