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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 reference to our firm under the heading "Experts"
in the Prospectus.


KPMG LLP

/s/ KPMG LLP

Seattle, Washington
February 6, 2001