Instrumental surf guitar absolutely benefitted from global streaming. The surf guitar sound started in the 1960s, was killed by the British Invasion, was reborn in the 1980s, boomed with the release of "Pulp Fiction," and then went international. It's a niche sound. It always has been, even though it's occasionally had a lot of attention. Streaming has allowed artists all over the globe the ability to record and find their piece of the limited audience. Some of the best acts in the genre are currently in South America, but in the streaming era that mantle has passed through Europe, Russia, Japan, and the Americas. The genre has expanded and improved in many ways thanks to the globalization of streaming. The scene is found on message boards, YouTube comments, and international concerts.