POWER OF ATTORNEY

	Know all by these presents, that the undersigned
hereby constitutes and appoints each of Robert Glaser, Roy Goodman, Robert
Kimball and Kelly Jo MacArthur, signing singly, the undersigned's true and
lawful attorney-in-fact to:

(1)	execute for and on behalf of the
undersigned, in the undersigned's capacity as an officer and/or director of
RealNetworks, Inc. (the "Company"), Forms 3, 4, and 5 in accordance with
Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the
rules and regulations thereunder;


(2)	do and perform any and all
actions for and on behalf of the undersigned which may be necessary or
desirable to complete and execute any such Form 3, 4 or 5 and timely file
such form with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and any
stock exchange or similar authority; and


(3)	take any other action
of any type whatsoever in connection with the foregoing which, in the
opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best
interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it being understood
that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the
undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and
shall contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may
approve in such attorney-in-fact's discretion.

	The undersigned hereby
grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and authority to do and
perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary or
proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein
granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or
could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or
revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact,
or such attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or
cause to be done by virtue of this power of attorney and the rights and
powers herein granted.  The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing
attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the
undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the
undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

	   The undersigned agrees that each
such attorney-in-fact herein may rely entirely on information furnished
orally or in writing by the udnersigned to such attoreny-in-fact.  The
undersigned also agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Company and each
such attorney-in-fact against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities
(or actions in these respects) that arise out of or are based upon any
untrue statements or omission of necessary facts in the information
provided by the undersigned to such attorney-in-fact for purposes of
executing, acknowledging, delivering or filing Form 3, 4 or 5 (including
amendments thereto) and agrees to reimburse the Company and such
attoreny-in-fact for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred in
connection with investigating or defending against any such loss, claim,
damage, liability or action.

	This Power of Attorney shall remain in
full force and effect until the undersigned is no longer required to file
Forms 3, 4 and 5 with respect to the undersigned's holdings of and
transactions in securities issued by the Company, unless earlier revoked by
the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the foregoing
attorneys-in-fact.

	IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused
this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 30th day of October, 2003.



									 /s/ Eric A. Benhamou
						Signature



									 Eric A. Benhamou
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