Spotify reaches 2.5 million paying subscribers

This week is Thanksgiving in the US. And we’ve got our own reasons to give thanks too.

Fanfare! Drum roll! Yes, we’re excited to announce that we’ve now welcomed 2.5 million paying subscribers to the service.

So we’d like to say a big thank you to all our subscribers, new and old. Keep spreading the good news about Spotify!

Of course, we’ll continue to focus on providing you with the best music service possible. We’ve got some exciting developments in the works, which we’ll share with you very soon.

Thanks for listening!

By Andres Sehr

52 responses to “Spotify reaches 2.5 million paying subscribers”

 

Now pay us back with an iPad app??? Kind Regards

 
 

Now pay us back with an iPad app??? Kind Regards

 
 

Congrats! My family loves you! Please make a iPad app soon... We are all thirsty. http://www.iDeviceDaily.com

 
 

what about a new and better software version for Linux Ubuntu users?? we would like to listen to music without those little jumps or interruptions. Congrats and thank you!!!

 
 

congrats! is it possible to stop my spotify app from opening the facebook app on my iphone. that suxxx...

 
 

What the heck iPad, WE NEED MORE MUSIC. Where are all the albums of George Harrison, The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Tool, ACDC...that´s a focking disgrace. We are paying money, so now that you earn SUCH AMOUNT OF MONEY Please bring back the GOOD MUSIC NOWWWWWW!!! WTF!! Where´s ACDC, for God shake.

 
 

Bermuto, Spotify is prohibited from carrying The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Tool, and AC/DC, because either the band themselves, or the record label, said they did NOT want their music to be streamed onto Spotify. It does suck.

 
 

Now that you've got my Blackberry covered i can't wait for a iPad app too.

 
 

iPad app would be appreciated.

 
 

Congrats Spotify!

 
 

I took my money elsewhere, but I'd be happy to return if you even for a second listen to your users and stop this facebook insanity.

 
 

I agree with the above comment massively. Not that either comment will make a difference though.

 
 

Waiting for Linux support!

 
 

I love Spotify but the pricing is unfair. You charge 9.99 irrespective of currency. I live in the UK and pay 9.99 GBP. This equals about 15.54 USD and 11.60 Euros. Why is this please?

 
 

When I log in I do not get page to select music and my playlists

 
 

More Spotify to the people! On a separate note, I had a problem with my account, sent an email late last night before I went to sleep. When I awoke today I had gotten a reply and my problem was fixed. Just wanted to say thanks! Great work!

 
 

Great, now please try to work towards getting back songs/albums that you've removed. I hate the way every time I log in/connect on my PC or phone it has to sync tracks and after it's done another 5% of my playlist songs are no longer available. It's completely rubbish. I'm happy to pay for a premium subscription, but removing the songs isn't going to make me go out and buy a CD. I'll just get the songs I cannot now listen to from some other (unpaid) "service". And I'd rather not.

 
 

why you no make ipad app ???

 
 

No no.. we need integration between Spotify and Sonos. That is, Spotify Apps / controller that streams over Sonos.. Pretty please....

 
 

Good.. Now it's time to make the Spotify icon down at the taskbar pause and play a song when clicked on with left mouse button.... That would be a very nice feature..

 
 

Jag är en av dem och förmodligen en av de första. Kom igen nu och fixa så jag kan använda Spotify på min Samsung TV med app etc.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 
 

When you had 1 mio I asked for the iPad app. Now you have 2.5 mio and still no iPad app. Shame on you. With 25 mio €/month, I think you can dedicate some small % to have one. We have been waiting too long.

 
 

Add smart playlists and genres please!

 
 

Absolute love the service. Long may it last and for what's it worth, not much of course, I appreciate that you guys will try with the Led Zepplins and the AC/DC's of this world. It will come. Ipad, ipad, ipad please and landscape mode for both pls. Also a party mode option that doesn't require you to be already subscribed to Spotify and is available to overseas friends. Expand the party mode please.

 
 

Well, thank you too and please please please work on an iPad app... This is what Spotify needs to develop further!

 
 

Congrats Spotify! Will there be any solution soon to use Airplay from computer software as it is from Ipad and Iphone?

 
 

haaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

 
 

bermuto i am sooo with you on that...been waiting for AC/DC,Pink Floyd and The Beatles since day one.So what's the story on the lack of the so called "supergroups"? You sort that problem out Spotify and you will leave everyone else behind in no time! Apart from that little gripe,Spotify is the best thing to come out of Sweden since Agnetha Faltskog in her prime!

 
 

Oh,and why does everything have to revolve around Facebook? It drives me crazy!

 
 

How about a little transparency when it comes to how much you pay artists for their music. Let's see a comparison of CD sales/Spotify plays for different classes of artists. Good for stopping artists dissapearing from your lists and good for paying customers to know!

 
 

how come when you log in for the premium rate that nothing fucking works - you started off so well and then you got under pressure and now your service is shit. could you please refund me. I thought what you did was so brilliant and now its crap since I paid the monthly fee and now your service is diabolical. do you think we are all idiots..... if the major corps are giving you hell then for god sake deal with it and get a good fucking lawyer......how dare you however take money monthly from us and we cannot download anything we want straight away within 15 minutes - its much easier for us to get our bloody cd selection out now or look on bloody you tube....nice one you have fucked it and was sooooo impressed!!!! cant even find someone in your friggng corporation to complain too about this delay - very very clever but however long term very very bad for business! what a shame loved it two years ago and now its crap!!! cancelling dd

 
 

Great concept, love it when it works but why is the Android app so unreliable? Crashes my phone, randomly unsyncs itself so I have to wait 4 hours for all my offline playlists to resync, then when I try to find out what's happening I can't access the help area of the website or the forums. Great you have so many new subscribers, now how about a little time and effort keeping the old ones happy. Otherwise it's back to bloody iTunes.....

 
 

iPad app, please!

 
 

Yes - Please, work on that iPad app soon!! Would be a nice X-Mass gift for your loyal followers... :)

 
 

iPad app pleas!!!!!!! It's so many Spotify users who has iPad, and wants better Spotify app. All I want for christmas is Spotify for iPad

 
 

"Nous nous occupons comme toujours d’améliorer le service en permanence, nous avons d’ailleurs de belles nouveautés en développement, nous vous en parlerons très bientôt." La suppression de l'inscription obligatoire à Facebook par exemple?

 
 

Pues como sorpresa podiais bajar los precios, entonces habrian muchos más suscriptores, porque 120€ al año...no todo el mundo los paga.

 
 

I hope the exciting development is a better client for the pc for searching (when composers and artists are mixed up) and managing playlists. Also an iPad app would be nice indeed! Furthermore keep on the good work especially in the classical section!

 
 

.FLAC SUPPORT! .FLAC SUPPORT! .FLAC SUPPORT! .FLAC SUPPORT! .FLAC SUPPORT! .FLAC SUPPORT! .FLAC SUPPORT! .FLAC SUPPORT! .FLAC SUPPORT! .FLAC SUPPORT! .FLAC SUPPORT! .FLAC SUPPORT!

 
 

If you guys like Spotify, check out PlaylistHQ (www.playlisthq.com). It is a website dedicated to generating playlists and also used for searching upcoming concerts/gigs near you. The site uses Spotify (and YouTube) to generate playlists from any artist's latest albums. I found this site through trying to find an internship at school. Highly recommend checking out the site if you like going to shows. :)

 
 

Great job. But if all your subscribers are as unimpressed as I am with your lack of a fix to your android app problem you probably won't have this distinction very long. fix your android app. I pay money so my songs stop after a minute of playing. fix it. and stop putting any money or time to promoting Twillight crap. Seriously. Fix the premium android app and refund your subscribers who haven't been able to use the service for over a week.

 
 

Great job. But if all your subscribers are as unimpressed as I am with your lack of a fix to your android app problem you probably won't have this distinction very long . fix your android app. I pay money so my songs stop after a minute of playing. fix it. and stop putting any money or time to promoting Twillight crap. Seriously. Fix the premium android app and refund your subscribers who haven't been able to use the service for over a week.

 
 

helaas kan ik geen premium kopen omdat niemand in huis visa of mister cash heeft kunnen jullie soms maestro opplaaten hartelijk dank

 
 

helaas kan ik geen premium kopen omdat niemand in huis visa of mister cash heeft kunnen jullie soms maestro opplaaten hartelijk dank

 
 

how about having an upcoming albums tab? It could be like the 'what's new' tab and have album artwork and the date of a particular album release.

 
 

Please make an iPad App, and enable airplay in the OSX and windows version.

 
 

Get an ipad app and you will have yourself a premium customer. Sort it out!

 

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