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EXHIBIT 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
The Board of Directors
RealNetworks, Inc.:
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement on
Form S-3 of RealNetworks, Inc. of our reports dated January 21, 2000 relating to
the consolidated balance sheets of RealNetworks, Inc. and subsidiaries as of
December 31, 1999 and 1998 and the related consolidated statements of operations
and comprehensive income (loss), shareholders' equity and cash flows for each
of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 1999, and the related
financial statement schedule, which reports appear in the 1999 Annual Report on
Form 10-K of RealNetworks, Inc., or are incorporated by reference therein from
the 1999 annual report to shareholders of RealNetworks, Inc.
We also consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement
on Form S-3 of RealNetworks, Inc. of our report dated January 25, 2000 relating
to the consolidated balance sheets of RealNetworks, Inc. and subsidiaries as of
December 31, 1998 and 1997 and the related consolidated statements of operations
and comprehensive loss, shareholders' equity (deficit) and cash flows for each
of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 1998, and the related
financial statement schedule, which report appears in a Form 8-K of
RealNetworks, Inc. filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February
8, 2000. We also consent to the reference to our firm under the heading
"Experts" in the Prospectus.
/s/ KPMG LLP
Seattle, Washington
August 17, 2000
