Spotify subscriber base grew by 3m to 239m in Q1, as company posts biggest ever quarterly profit


by Music Business Worldwide

Music Business Worldwide— Spotify posted a "quarterly high" operating income of €168 million ($182.41m) Source

Japan Today—Spotify swings to profit; paying subscribers rise. Music and podcast streaming giant Spotify reported Tuesday an increase in the number of paying subscribers and a rare but lower-than-expected operating profit for the first quarter. The company posted a "new quarterly high" operating profit of 168 million euros ($179 million) -- a turnaround from a loss of 156

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