Today, Spotify announced our second quarter 2023 financial performance.
Spotify had a very strong quarter. We beat guidance and welcomed more users and subscribers than expected, with growth continuing to come from markets all over the world.
As we previewed on the Q1 earnings call, we expected to incur charges in the second quarter related to our ongoing efforts to become a more efficient and stronger business. These were excluded from the Q2 guidance we provided last quarter.
Monthly Active Users surged 27% to 551 million. Net additions of 36 million were 21 million ahead of guidance and represent an all-time high for the company.
Subscribers grew 17% Y/Y to 220 million. Net additions of 10 million were 3 million ahead of guidance and represent the highest Q2 in company history.
Total Revenue grew 11% Y/Y to €3.2 billion, in-line with guidance.
Adjusted Gross Margin** finished in-line with guidance at 25.5% excluding charges related to our actions in the quarter to streamline operations and reduce costs.
Adjusted Operating Loss** of (€112) million was better than guidance, excluding charges related to our actions in the quarter to streamline operations and reduce costs.
Take a look at additional highlights below:
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. And click below to check out a sizzle reel of audio trailers from a few of our recent original and exclusive podcasts.
**Adjusted Gross Margin and Adjusted Operating Loss are non-IFRS measures. See Reconciliation of IFRS to Non-IFRS Results below for additional information.
Today, Spotify announced our first quarter 2023 financial performance, showing outperformance across nearly all key performance metrics. Take a look at the highlights below:
We had our strongest Q1 since going public in 2018, with nearly all our KPIs surpassing expectations:
Monthly Active Users grew by 22% year-over-year to 515 million driven by strength in both developed and developing markets, and nearly all age groups.
Premium Subscribers grew 15% year-over-year to 210 million with outperformance across all regions, led by Europe and Latin America.
Total Revenue grew 14% year-over-year to €3.0 billion, led by Subscriber gains.
Gross Margin finished at 25.2%, reflecting improved music and podcast profitability.
Operating (Loss)/Income finished at €(156) million, aided by lower marketing spend.
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.
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