Artist

Burial

Electronic / UK Garage / Ambient · United Kingdom · 2005

high confidence

Estimate at a glance

How much money does Burial make?

Burial is estimated at $280K-$1.1M/year on the artist side, with gross catalog revenue and ownership context separated below.

Takeaway: Burial works as a durable earnings page because the artist-side estimate, ownership context, and gross catalog framing can all be separated cleanly.

Conservative modeled artist-side annual earnings: $280K-$1.1M/year.

What stands out

  • Currently ranks around the top 88% of reviewed artists by estimated artist-side earnings
  • Active since 2005 and still commercially relevant roughly 21 years later
  • 2 top songs anchor this estimate
  • Electronic / UK Garage / Ambient remains the clearest genre lane for this catalog
  • high confidence estimate

Why the catalog still earns

  • Dedicated listener loyalty sustains long-tail streaming.
  • Electronic and ambient playlist use supports catalog discovery.
  • Critical status and catalog depth keep the music commercially durable in niche terms.

Burial lands in the top 88% of tracked artists by estimated artist-side earnings.

Burial still reads as an earning catalog roughly 21 years after becoming active.

Last updated: July 15, 2026

artist-side split is modeled + gross catalog revenue is separated. Why?

The primary figure is the modeled artist-side or estate-side annual cut, not gross catalog revenue.

Modeled artist-side range $280K-$1.1M/year
Gross catalog revenue $784K-$3.1M/year
Ownership context Included below
Last updated July 15, 2026
Artwork for Burial

Burial monetizes through a deep-listening catalog that benefits from loyal streaming audiences, critical stature, and long-tail electronic discovery.

Revenue Breakdown

Gross catalog revenue $784K-$3.1M/year
100% of the lead revenue lane
Artist-side share $280K-$1.1M/year
36% of the lead revenue lane
Label share $266K-$1M/year
33% of the lead revenue lane
Publisher share $78K-$308K/year
18% of the lead revenue lane
Writer share $118K-$462K/year
18% of the lead revenue lane

Bars reflect modeled annual midpoint ranges, not audited royalty statements.

Reader questions about Burial

How much does Burial make in a year?

Burial is estimated at $280K-$1.1M/year on the artist side, with gross catalog revenue and ownership context separated below.

Why does Burial still make money?

Dedicated listener loyalty sustains long-tail streaming. Electronic and ambient playlist use supports catalog discovery. Critical status and catalog depth keep the music commercially durable in niche terms.

Who controls Burial's catalog?

Burial's page should be read as modeled artist-side annual income, not a public royalty statement. Ownership and label terms can materially change take-home economics.

Show ownership and assumptions

Burial's page should be read as modeled artist-side annual income, not a public royalty statement. Ownership and label terms can materially change take-home economics.

Supporting Revenue Context

Estimated gross catalog revenue$784K-$3.1M/year
Estimated artist or estate cut$280K-$1.1M/year
Estimated label share$266K-$1M/year
Estimated publisher share$78K-$308K/year
Estimated writer share$118K-$462K/year

Assumptions: Estimate keeps Burial's current headline range as the artist-side figure and models gross catalog, label, publishing, and writer lanes from that conservative annual range.

Ownership and Catalog Status

MastersLikely split across label, distributor, and artist-affiliated rights depending on recording era
PublishingWriter and publisher splits materially affect final artist-side income
Catalog sale statusNo full catalog sale assumption baked into this modeled range

Notes: Burial's page should be read as modeled artist-side annual income, not a public royalty statement. Ownership and label terms can materially change take-home economics.

Split-aware estimate

The primary figure is the modeled artist-side or estate-side annual cut, not gross catalog revenue.

  • Gross catalog revenue is shown separately when enough context exists to distinguish top-line catalog value from artist-side take-home.
  • Ownership notes are available here and can materially change who actually keeps the revenue shown on the page.
  • All figures are conservative annual modeled ranges based on streaming scale, catalog age, licensing usefulness, and known ownership context, not audited royalty statements.

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More Context

Key Career Highlights

  • Known for: Atmospheric electronic tracks that reward repeat listening and sustained fan attention.
  • Highlight: Untrue-era songs remain central to Burial's enduring catalog identity and streaming value.

Editorial Insight

Untrue-era songs remain central to Burial's enduring catalog identity and streaming value.