{"id":10430,"date":"2026-02-10T12:34:01","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T12:34:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/?post_type=billboard_pro_post&p=1236177148"},"modified":"2026-02-10T12:34:01","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T12:34:01","slug":"spotify-revenue-tops-5-billion-on-10-jump-in-subscribers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sarmiento24h.com\/?p=10430","title":{"rendered":"Spotify Revenue Tops $5 Billion on 10% Jump in\u00a0Subscribers"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Spotify beat its forecast for subscriber and monthly active user growth in the fourth quarter, saying on Tuesday that a 10% increase in total subscribers drove revenue up 13% to 4.5 billion euros ($5.3 billion).<\/p>\n

The company\u2019s premium subscribers totaled 290 million in the final three months of 2025 beating, guidance by one million, with record-high monthly active users (MAU) topping 750 million, eight million ahead of guidance, according to a Spotify blog post. <\/a><\/p>\n

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\u201cIn [the fourth quarter], we met or exceeded guidance across all key metrics,\u201d Alex Norstr\u00f6m, Co-CEO,<\/strong> said in the blog post. \u201cWe marked our highest quarter ever for MAU net additions. It\u2019s incredible to think that we now serve over three quarters of a billion people around the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

Spotify\u2019s fourth quarter profit margin expanded 83 basis points to 33.1%, which along with lower social charges drove operating income of 701 million euros ($825 million). <\/p>\n

Spotify says it paid out more than $11 billion to artists in 2025, and contributed to $1 billion in ticket sales by pushing live shows to users who follow certain artists and venues on the platform.<\/p>\n

The streaming app has been rolling out official music videos to premium subscribers in the U.S. and Canada, a new offering executives say subscribers and advertisers want.<\/p>\n

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Executives will hold a call at 8 a.m. Eastern time to discuss earnings and answer questions.<\/p>\n

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