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Spotify

Swedish streaming medium

Spotify is a Swedish streaming medium offering access to music and podcasts under a freemium license. The service presents a social approach to listening and discovering new music (friend lists, recommendations, etc.). The free version includes ads aired while listening to music and in the app and does not allow listening to music without an Internet connection or listening via Smart TV. In the first quarter of 2019, Spotify was used by 217 million people, of which 100 million paid a subscription fee.1)

Availability

As of 2020, Spotify is available in a total of 79 countries. 2)

Launch in the US

Spotify launched in the United States in 2011.3)

Drop in piracy

Illegal music downloads decreased significantly after Spotify was introduced in Europe.4)

Spotify Web

You can use Spotify Web if you don't have the app.5)