Spotify it has reached 10 million subscribers and over 40 million active users in 56 markets worldwide.
“We’ve had an incredible year as we expanded from 20 to 56 markets around the world, with users embracing the music service. 10 million subscribers is a significant milestone for Spotify and the music industry,” said Daniel Ek, CEO and founder of Spotify. “We’re expanding our dominance in the digital music space and will continue to bring music closer to everyone.”.
Since 2008, when Spotify launched, over 1.5 billion playlists have been created in total by subscribers, while over 5 million playlists are created and updated daily.
On the occasion, the music service announced the musicians and songs that have stood out to date among its users.
• Most popular artists: Eminem and Rihanna are the most popular artists of all time, based on the number of streams. David Guetta and Katy Perry are in second place for men and women, respectively.
• Most popular song: Avicii's "Wake Me Up" is the most popular song of all time on Spotify, with more than 235 million streams.
• Artists with the most followers: David Guetta has over 5 million followers on Spotify.
Finally, last month, Spotify's most popular playlist was the "Top 100 Pop Tracks," while Clean Bandit's "Rather Be feat. Jess Glynne" was the most popular song in offline mode.
According to Spotify, the service's expanding reach worldwide is particularly important, not only for the company itself, but also for the entire music industry, as since its launch in 2008, Spotify has offered more than $1 billion to copyright holders.
