Universal Music Group is the world leader in music-based entertainment with a broad array of businesses engaged in recorded music, music publishing, music-based merchandise and audio-visual content.

Everything UMG does revolves around supporting artists, promoting innovation, entrepreneurship, sustainability and bringing fans the world’s most loved music.

UMG’s three core business segments (recorded music, music publishing and merchandising) work seamlessly, allowing UMG to lead the dynamic and ever-changing global music market.

UMG is the global leader in recorded music (1). It is home to top record labels and iconic studios, including Virgin, Republic Records, Mercury Records and EMI, and has the broadest global reach of any music company, with a local presence in more than 60 territories.

Universal Music Publishing Group, UMG’s music publishing business, is the world number two in music publishing (1). It has a global catalog containing the rights to around 4.5 million chart-topping songs and iconic film themes.

Bravado, UMG’s merchandising business, is the world leader in music merchandising and music-based visual entertainment. It develops and markets high-quality licensed merchandise, spanning over 220 artists. This merchandise is sold in stores, online and at live tours.

 

(1) Source: 2025 Vivendi’s URD.

UMG's strategy

UMG’s priorities will continue to be – as they have always been – artist
development and the investment it makes in artists, along with the global
resources that support them. In 2026, UMG will focus on growing its
presence in the broader touchpoints of its expanding industry, extending
its geographic footprint, and leading the way in the development and
growth of responsible AI.

 

Source: 2025 Vivendi’s URD.

Key figures

As of December 31, 2025

€40.8 bn

Market capitalization

Euronext Amsterdam

Stock Exchange

9.91%

held by Vivendi

    Source: 2025 Vivendi’s URD.

    UMG's CSR commitments

    The work carried out by UMG’s Global Impact Team is a direct reflection of the passion and commitment of our colleagues around the world to create positive impacts related to mental health, sustainability, music education and community support.
    Working closely with its partners – Mental Health Coalition, Project
    Healthy Minds and Music Health Alliance – UMG has directed funding to organizations focused on creating and expanding mental health services to help individuals in communities across the music industry and around the world.
    UMG also broadened its sustainability initiatives in 2025. By partnering with innovative suppliers, reimagining manufacturing processes, and collaborating across the industry, UMG continued to reduce its share of global climate pollution in everything it does, from the merchandising and audio products it sells, to electricity consumption. And it joined as founding donors to EarthPercent.
    Over the course of the year, in collaboration with educational institutions, public school systems and non-profit partnerships, UMG launched career pathway programs and major scholarships to bolster and support global access to free music education for young people around the world.

     

    Source: 2025 Vivendi’s URD.