Vinyl Just Booked Its 19th Straight Year of Growth. Almost None of It Reaches a Turntable.
US vinyl revenue passed one billion dollars in 2025 for the first time since 1983, its 19th consecutive year of growth, yet an estimated 40 percent of buyers do not own a record player and virtually every working DJ plays off USB, which exposes the format war as a fight nobody actually won.
Sarah H. · 5 min read