RANKING THE 5 BIGGEST SPOTIFY COMPETITORS

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Spotify is a digital music streaming company. It offers consumers access to music and podcasts as well as the ability to create your own playlist.

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With close to 190 million subscribers and 365 million active users, it remains the world’s largest pure-play music streaming platform.

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In 2021, Spotify generated around $9.66 billion in revenue. However, the firm continues to burn through cash and is yet to make a profit.

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There are now dozens of services trying to grab a bigger slice of the $30 billion music streaming market.

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Apple Music, with 49.5 million subscribers, is the leading streaming platform in the U.S., followed closely by the 47.7 million that Spotify has.

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AMAZON MUSIC

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YOUTUBE MUSIC

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Pandora is only available in the U.S. where it amassed 53 million active users and around 6.3 million paying subscribers.

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DEEZER

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RANKING THE 5 BIGGEST SPOTIFY COMPETITORS

Spotify is a digital music streaming company. It offers consumers access to music and podcasts as well as the ability to create your own playlist.

With close to 190 million subscribers and 365 million active users, it remains the world’s largest pure-play music streaming platform.

In 2021, Spotify generated around $9.66 billion in revenue. However, the firm continues to burn through cash and is yet to make a profit.

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There are now dozens of services trying to grab a bigger slice of the $30 billion music streaming market.

Apple Music, with 49.5 million subscribers, is the leading streaming platform in the U.S., followed closely by the 47.7 million that Spotify has.

APPLE MUSIC

AMAZON MUSIC

Amazon Music can be accessed when you opt into Prime, which itself boasts 200 million global subscribers.

YOUTUBE MUSIC

2.6 billion people access YouTube every month. However, only 50 million of those pay for a subscription to Premium, granting them access to 70+ million songs.

Pandora is only available in the U.S. where it amassed 53 million active users and around 6.3 million paying subscribers.

PANDORA

DEEZER

France-based Deezer offers more than 90 million songs to users in 185+ countries. 16 million users access the service every month.

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