EXHIBIT 23.1



                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

The Board of Directors
RealNetworks, Inc.:


We consent to the incorporation by reference in Amendment No. 1 to the
Registration Statement on Form S-3 of RealNetworks, Inc. of our reports dated
January 29, 2001, except as to Note 10 which is dated February 22, 2001,
relating to the consolidated balance sheets of RealNetworks, Inc. and
subsidiaries as of December 31, 2000 and 1999 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,
2000, and the related financial statement schedule, which reports appear in the
2000 Annual Report on Form 10-K 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
December 19, 2001