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Spotify Reports First Quarter 2024 Earnings

April 23, 2024

Today, we announced our first quarter 2024 earnings. In a solid start to the year, Spotify reported…

  • Monthly Active Users grew 19% Y/Y to 615 million.
  • Subscribers increased 14% Y/Y to 239 million.
  • Total Revenue was up 20% Y/Y to €3.6 billion.
  • Gross Margin reached 27.6%.
  • Operating Income improved to €168 million.

“We’ve talked about 2024 as the year of monetization and we’re delivering on that ambition,” said Spotify co-founder and CEO Daniel Ek. “Now as we’ve shifted to focus on strong revenue growth and margin expansion, we see a clear opportunity to ensure we are also continuing to grow the top of our funnel. I feel good about the changes we are implementing and remain very confident in our ability to reach the ambitious plans we’ve outlined.”

Interested in hearing more? Click here to review the full earnings release, and listen to the webcast Q&A on our Investor Relations site here.

Spotify Reports Fourth Quarter 2023 Earnings

February 6, 2024

Today, we announced our fourth quarter 2023 performance. The business delivered strong results in Q4, as all of our KPIs met or exceeded guidance. With revenue and profitability trends both inflecting favorably heading into 2024, we view the business as well positioned to deliver improving growth and profitability. 

  • Monthly Active Users grew 23% Y/Y  to 602 million and 1 million ahead of guidance. Net additions of 28 million represented the second largest Q4 net addition performance in our history. 
  • Subscribers grew 15% Y/Y to 236 million. Net additions were 1 million ahead of guidance. Q4 net additions of 10 million contributed to a record full year of net additions of 31 million.
  • Total Revenue grew 16% Y/Y to €3.7 billion.
  • Gross Margin finished at 26.7%.
  • Operating Loss was (€75) million for the quarter, which was better than our updated guidance.

In addition, we completed our 9th annual Wrapped Campaign, drawing in more than 225 million MAU. Our user engagement grew more than 40% y/y across 170 markets.

We also proudly incorporated more than 200,000 audiobook titles into our premium offering within the United States. 

Interested in hearing more? Click here to review the full earnings release and listen to the webcast Q&A on our Investor Relations site here. 

Click below to check out a sizzle reel of audio trailers from a few of our recent original and exclusive podcasts and audiobook offerings.