> In 1999, ... the global recorded music industry logged a record $25.2 billion in revenues... (For perspective, Starbucks had just under $25 billion in sales l

> In 1999, ... the global recorded music industry logged a record $25.2 billion in revenues... (For perspective, Starbucks had just under $25 billion in sales last year.) USDs in 1999 do not have the same value (purchasing power) as in 2019 and comparing them over time without acknowledging inflation does not really create perspective all that well.