Exhibit 23.1



            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM


The Board of Directors
RealNetworks, Inc.:

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statements
(Nos. 333-108777 and 333-114088) on Form S-3 and (Nos. 333-42579, 333-53127,
333-63333, 333-55342, 333-102429 and 333-128444) on Form S-8 of RealNetworks,
Inc. of our reports dated March 10, 2006, with respect to the consolidated
balance sheets of RealNetworks, Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2005
and 2004, 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, 2005 and the related financial
statement schedule, management's assessment of the effectiveness of internal
control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2005 and the effectiveness
of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2005, which
reports appear in the December 31, 2005 annual report on Form 10-K of
RealNetworks, Inc.



/s/ KPMG LLP

Seattle, Washington
March 10, 2006