Spotify beat its forecast for subscriber and month-to-month energetic consumer progress within the fourth quarter, saying on Tuesday {that a} 10% enhance in complete subscribers drove income up 13% to 4.5 billion euros ($5.3 billion).
The corporate’s premium subscribers totaled 290 million within the ultimate three months of 2025 beating, steering by a million, with record-high month-to-month energetic customers (MAU) topping 750 million, eight million forward of steering, in accordance with a Spotify weblog submit.
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“In [the fourth quarter], we met or exceeded steering throughout all key metrics,” Alex Norström, Co-CEO, mentioned within the weblog submit. “We marked our highest quarter ever for MAU web additions. It’s unimaginable to assume that we now serve over three quarters of a billion individuals all over the world.”
Spotify’s fourth quarter revenue margin expanded 83 foundation factors to 33.1%, which together with decrease social fees drove working revenue of 701 million euros ($825 million).
Spotify says it paid out greater than $11 billion to artists in 2025, and contributed to $1 billion in ticket gross sales by pushing dwell reveals to customers who comply with sure artists and venues on the platform.
The streaming app has been rolling out official music movies to premium subscribers within the U.S. and Canada, a brand new providing executives say subscribers and advertisers need.
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Executives will maintain a name at 8 a.m. Japanese time to debate earnings and reply questions.
Listed here are the highlights.
- Premium Subscribers grew 10% from a 12 months in the past to 290 million
- Month-to-month Lively Customers (MAUs) rose 11% from a 12 months in the past to 751 million
- Complete Income elevated 13% from a 12 months in the past fixed forex to 4.5 billion euros ($5.3 billion)
- Gross Margin improved by 83 bps from a 12 months a go to 33.1%
- Working Earnings reached 701 million euros ($825 million)
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