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Spotify, First Quarter

Spotify Subscriber Gains Continue, With Revenue Buoyed by Price Hikes

Spotify continued to add subscribers during the first quarter, which is usually a softer period for the audio streaming company, and expects growth to accelerate through the rest of the year despite a choppy macroeconomic environment.

Billboard · 16h

Spotify Reports 12% Rise in Paid Subscribers for $4.5 Billion First Quarter Revenue

In Spotify's Q1 2025 earnings report, paid subscribers were up 12% and revenue jumped 15% for the quarter ended March 31.

The Hollywood Reporter · 16h

Spotify Adds Record Number of Users in Quarter, Paid Subscribers Hit 268M

Spotify’s paid subscribers increased to 268 million in its first quarter, up 11 percent year-over-year and beating guidance by three million. The total number of monthly active

Spotify paid $100M to podcasters

The New York Times · 1d

Spotify Has Paid More Than $100 Million to Podcasters to Take On Competitors

The audio platform has branched out to video and has given its podcasters a raise as the war for creator talent heats up.

Nieman Journalism Lab · 1d

Spotify paid $100M to podcasters as creator wars heat up

“The payout is the result of a program introduced in 2025 that opened up new revenue streams to eligible hosts. But it is also an attempt to draw more creators (and their audiences) to Spotify, as the rise of video podcasting has driven many of them to YouTube.” —

Benzinga on MSN · 7h

Spotify Pays $100 Million To Podcast Creators, Aiming To Topple YouTube's Reign

Spotify has paid over $100 million to podcast creators and publishers since January as part of a 2025 initiative to challenge YouTube’s dominance in video podcasting, according to The New York Times's DealBook.

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Spotify's high payroll taxes hurt profit, shares slide

Spotify forecast second-quarter profit below market estimates on Tuesday due to employee salary-related taxes, taking the ...

Spotify profit outlook disappoints Wall Street, overshadowing subscriber gains

Chief Executive Daniel Ek tried to reassure investors that Spotify’s business is strong, despite economic turbulence roiling ...

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Spotify Adds More Premium Subs in Q1 Than Expected to Reach 268 Million, but CEO Warns of Near-Term ‘Noise’ Amid Economic Uncertainty

Spotify gained a better-than-expected 5 million paid subscribers for Q1 2025 but its CEO said macroeconomic headwinds could ...

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Spotify adds 5M premium users and hits record operating income

Spotify reported on Tuesday that its premium subscriber base grew by 5 million in the first quarter, representing a 12% ...

Spotify stock falls on disappointing Q2 user guidance

Spotify reported disappointing user and financial guidance on Tuesday, sending the stock down in early premarket trading.

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Spotify adds subscribers as music lovers tune out Trump tariff ‘noise’

Spotify added 5mn paying subscribers in the first three months of the year, even as chief executive Daniel Ek warned about ...

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Spotify’s growth spurt continues.

Monthly active users have increased 10 percent year-over-year to 678 million, up from 615 million, while subscribers jumped ...

Spotify quietly adds new way to completely turn off Smart Shuffle

Spotify is testing a new setting that may allow users to disable Smart Shuffle, which mixes recommendations into shuffled ...

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Spotify’s HR chief says remote staff aren’t ‘children’ as company sticks to work-from-anywhere policy

Spotify isn’t planning to follow Amazon and scrap its “work from anywhere” policy, but its HR chief admitted remote work ...

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Spotify forecasts subscribers, monthly users above estimates

By Jaspreet Singh (Reuters) -Spotify forecast monthly active users and premium subscribers for the second quarter above ...

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