Spotify: number of premium users worldwide 2025| Statista

Number of Spotify premium subscribers worldwide from 1st quarter 2015 to 4th quarter 2025 (in millions)

Characteristic	Paying subscribers in millions
Q4 2025	290
Q3 2025	281
Q2 2025	276
Q1 2025	268
Q4 2024	263
Q3 2024	252
Q2 2024	246
Q1 2024	239
Q4 2023	236
Q3 2023	226
Q2 2023	220
Q1 2023	210
Q4 2022	205
Q3 2022	195
Q2 2022	188
Q1 2022	182
Q4 2021	180
Q3 2021	172
Q2 2021	165
Q1 2021	158
Q4 2020	155
Q3 2020	144
Q2 2020	138
Q1 2020	130
Q4 2019	124
Q3 2019	113
Q2 2019	108
Q1 2019	100
Q4 2018	96
Q3 2018	87
Q2 2018	83
Q1 2018	75
Q4 2017	71
Q3 2017	62
Q2 2017	59
Q1 2017	52
Q4 2016	48
Q3 2016	40
Q2 2016	36
Q1 2016	30
Q4 2015	28
Q3 2015	24
Q2 2015	22
Q1 2015	18

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Release date

February 2026

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Worldwide

Survey time period

Q1 2015 to Q4 2025

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How many paid subscribers does Spotify have?

As of the fourth quarter of 2025, Spotify had 290 million premium subscribers worldwide, up from 263 million in the corresponding quarter of 2024. Spotify’s subscriber base has increased dramatically in the last few years and has more than doubled since early 2019.

Spotify and competitors

Spotify is a music streaming service originally founded in 2006 in Sweden. The platform can be used from various devices and allows users to browse through a catalog of music licensed through multiple record labels, as well as create and share playlists with other users. Additionally, listeners are able to enjoy music for free with advertisements or are also given the option to purchase a subscription to allow for unlimited ad-free music streaming. Spotify’s largest competitors are Pandora, a company that offers a similar service and remains popular in the United States, and Apple Music, which was launched in 2015. While Pandora was once among the highest-grossing music apps in the Apple App Store, recent rankings show that global services like QQ Music, NetEase Cloud Music, and YouTube Music now generate higher monthly revenues.

Users can also register Spotify accounts using Facebook directly through the website using an app. This enables them to connect with other Facebook friends and explore their music tastes and playlists. Spotify is a popular source for keeping up-to-date with music, and the ability to enjoy Spotify anywhere at any time allows consumers to shape their music consumption around their lifestyles and preferences.