The music streaming service's listener base is growing -- four times as many people are downloading the mobile app than a week ago. December 19, 2013 6:14 PM PST (Credit: Spotify) It's been one week since Spotify announced it would allow anyone on an iOS or Android tablet or smartphone to use its music streaming app free of charge. And, it appears this was a good move for the company as far as growing its listener base. The streaming music service said Thursday that downloads of the app have increased by four times in the last week; this means four times as many people are downloading the app today versus one week ago. While Spotify would not release specific numbers, it's likely a hefty amount of people are downloading the app. Related stories LG TVs join the Spotify ramp-up, but only premium users can apply Spotify sets mobile music free. What took so long? Spotify mobile music is free - with a catch Rdio now streaming tracks to 51 countries Spotify expands to 20 new markets In March, Spotify said it had surpassed 6 million subscribers, a gain of 1 million since December 2012, but it hasn't updated its user numbers since then. Spotify also has more than 24 million active users in 55 markets worldwide. A year ago, the company's service only reached 17 countries. Still, it's lagging behind Pandora, which has around triple the amount with 72.4 million active listeners and more than 200 million registered users. Before Spotify launched its free mobile music streaming, users could only listen to the service on desktop or a browser-based program for free. However, premium members who paid $10 a month had access to the service through other devices. Besides saying it has a new bevy of people downloading its mobile app, Spotify also announced Thursday that it's now ranked in the top 10 in the iOS App Store in over 20 markets worldwide, including the US, UK, and most of Latin America.
The music streaming service's listener base is growing -- four times as many people are downloading the mobile app than a week ago.
(Credit: Spotify)
It's been one week since Spotify announced it would allow anyone on an iOS or Android tablet or smartphone to use its music streaming app free of charge. And, it appears this was a good move for the company as far as growing its listener base.
The streaming music service said Thursday that downloads of the app have increased by four times in the last week; this means four times as many people are downloading the app today versus one week ago. While Spotify would not release specific numbers, it's likely a hefty amount of people are downloading the app.
Related stories
- LG TVs join the Spotify ramp-up, but only premium users can apply
- Spotify sets mobile music free. What took so long?
- Spotify mobile music is free - with a catch
- Rdio now streaming tracks to 51 countries
- Spotify expands to 20 new markets
In March, Spotify said it had surpassed 6 million subscribers, a gain of 1 million since December 2012, but it hasn't updated its user numbers since then. Spotify also has more than 24 million active users in 55 markets worldwide. A year ago, the company's service only reached 17 countries.
Still, it's lagging behind Pandora, which has around triple the amount with 72.4 million active listeners and more than 200 million registered users.
Before Spotify launched its free mobile music streaming, users could only listen to the service on desktop or a browser-based program for free. However, premium members who paid $10 a month had access to the service through other devices.
Besides saying it has a new bevy of people downloading its mobile app, Spotify also announced Thursday that it's now ranked in the top 10 in the iOS App Store in over 20 markets worldwide, including the US, UK, and most of Latin America.
