Hybe Q3 Revenue Dips 18.8%, Plans Strong Q4 Lineup and 2025 BTS Return

Hybe Q3 Revenue Dips 18.8%, Plans Strong Q4 Lineup and 2025 BTS Return

By Marcus Bennett

November 18, 2024 at 12:30 AM

Hybe reported significant financial changes in Q3 2024, with recorded music revenue declining 18.8% year-over-year to $153.21 million. The company, home to BTS, NewJeans, and Seventeen, saw total revenue drop 1.9% to $376.98 million.

Key Financial Highlights:

  • Recorded music: Down 18.8% to $153.21 million
  • Concert revenue: Decreased 14.8% to $52.85 million
  • Merchandise/licensing: Up 15.7% to $70.73 million
  • Contents revenue: Increased 63.6% to $56.90 million
  • Operating profit: Fell 25.4% to $36.68 million

Six women lineup on stage

Six women lineup on stage

Notable Q3 Releases:

  • Enhypen's Romance: Untold
  • Le Sserafim's Crazy EP
  • Katseye's debut EP SIS (Soft Is Strong)

Weverse Platform Growth:

  • Reached 9.7 million monthly active users
  • Implementing new features and advertising strategies
  • Developing label-focused subscription membership

Upcoming Q4 Releases:

  • Seventeen's Spill the Feels (Released)
  • Enhypen's repackaged second album (November 11)
  • Jin's debut solo album Happy (November 15)

BTS Update: All seven members are expected to complete military service by June 2025, setting the stage for a potential group reunion.

Businessman checking phone with charts

Businessman checking phone with charts

Five members of NewJeans posing together

Five members of NewJeans posing together

Man wearing green shirt at screen

Man wearing green shirt at screen

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