The singer has earned more than $60 million in royalties from the song, according to a 2016 estimate by The Economist. Carey's song has already earned more than $2 million in royalties since the song was first added to Spotify,according to a study by Broadband Deals, and that number is expected to continue to grow quickly: If this holiday season is anything like the last, Carey's song is estimated to bring in about $600,000 between November 2019 and this Christmas, according to Broadband Deals.
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