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Spotify profit outlook disappoints Wall Street, overshadowing subscriber gains
Chief Executive Daniel Ek tried to reassure investors that Spotify’s business is strong, despite economic turbulence roiling ...
Spotify's high payroll taxes hurt profit, shares slide
Spotify forecast second-quarter profit below market estimates on Tuesday due to employee salary-related taxes, taking the ...
Spotify Adds More Premium Subs in Q1 Than Expected to Reach 268 Million, but CEO Warns of Near-Term ‘Noise’ Amid Economic Uncertainty
Spotify gained a better-than-expected 5 million paid subscribers for Q1 2025 but its CEO said macroeconomic headwinds could ...
Spotify’s Subscriber Count Climbs 12%, Beating Forecast
Spotify Technology SA reported more subscribers than analysts expected in the first quarter, showing that the streaming ...
Spotify’s growth spurt continues.
Monthly active users have increased 10 percent year-over-year to 678 million, up from 615 million, while subscribers jumped ...
Spotify stock falls on disappointing Q2 user guidance
Spotify reported disappointing user and financial guidance on Tuesday, sending the stock down in early premarket trading.
Spotify adds subscribers as music lovers tune out Trump tariff ‘noise’
Spotify added 5mn paying subscribers in the first three months of the year, even as chief executive Daniel Ek warned about ...
Spotify Has Paid More Than $100 Million to Podcasters to Take On Competitors
The audio platform has branched out to video and has given its podcasters a raise as the war for creator talent heats up.
Spotify’s HR chief says remote staff aren’t ‘children’ as company sticks to work-from-anywhere policy
Spotify isn’t planning to follow Amazon and scrap its “work from anywhere” policy, but its HR chief admitted remote work ...
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Spotify paid $100M to podcasters as creator wars heat up
“The payout is the result of a program introduced in 2025 that opened up new revenue streams to eligible hosts. But it is also an attempt to draw more creators (and their audiences) to Spotify, as the ...