Since last January, the Swedish firm Spotify had not commented on the matter. The latest figures we had on the number of Spotify subscribers were 30 million. More than nine months have passed since then and his greatest rival currently, Apple Music, has reached 17 million. If we consider that at the beginning of the year, the Apple Music numbers were 11 million and currently they are 17 million, Apple's streaming music service has gained 6 million subscribers in 9 months, while Spotify has gained in the same period 10 million paying subscribers.
The announcement with the new data has been made through the microblogging network Twitter announcing this information the head of the company and founder Daniel Ek. Subsequently, a company spokesperson has confirmed this information to the publication 9to5Mac.
40 is the new 30.
million. ?- Daniel Ek (@eldsjal) September 14, 2016
Today Spotify has 40 million subscribers and it is found on all platforms that allow us to listen to music via streaming, while the Apple Music music service, with 17 million subscribers, is only available throughout the Mac ecosystem and on Android. At the moment Apple does not seem to intend to expand the number of devices compatible with this music service.
In case anyone had any questions about the serviceueco continues to be the fastest growing music streaming service in the world of music, despite the fact that the Cupertino-based company is continually reaching agreements with artists to be able to offer its new albums exclusively on the Apple platform.
Last June, Spotify announced that it had already reached 100 million subscribers, but this time it did not break down the number of users who use the service through a subscription and those who do so for free by listening to ads.