Spotify had a record 205 million premium subscribers at the end of 2022

31 January 2023
It's the first music streaming service to surpass 200 million. Its monthly active users numbered 489 million in Q4. The company ended the quarter with a loss, however.

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YUKI93, 01 Feb 2023I've been using Spotify since 2015, and it's stil... moreThe best lifestyle is apple music on a Galaxy J1 Ace, Galaxy On5 or S5 Mini with terrestrial FM radio, DAB, and Apple Music you understand?

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    YUKI93, 04 Mar 2023It's the same for me since there are still a lot of pl... moreFM radio has helped keep me safe in my residences of Beirut ebanon and Alaska and from all fearful matters

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      YUKI93, 04 Mar 2023It's the same for me since there are still a lot of pl... morethats what i hate about america , people would rather go into some shitty abandoned house in idaho and immdiately retreat upon a inner fear of a possible poltergeist in the property instead of slowing down and listening to FM radio on phones like the ZTE Imperial II to assess the threat and obtain the artillery and small arms - FM radio is a supplement to spotify and apple music and i think it makes up 60% of our culture as a society of the universe

        Avon Barksdale, 04 Mar 2023I like FM radio if I dont use apple music, FM radio works w... moreIt's the same for me since there are still a lot of places with almost no internet coverage in the first place. That is why I bought LG V50 and Huawei Mate 20 since they still got offline FM Radio support despite being flagship-grade smartphones. Even LG Wing 5G and Samsung Galaxy A80 still have offline FM Radio support despite neither having a headphone jack.

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          yo i use spotify music on my LG W10 Alpha and i pay for it i hate commercials but they are part of the deal fair and square for providing entertainment to me at BBQ meetings for me which i pay for with my hard earned money so thats why ads dont bother me i gotta take a crap my stomach hurts

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            YUKI93, 01 Feb 2023I've been using Spotify since 2015, and it's stil... moreI like FM radio if I dont use apple music, FM radio works when my reception is bad and comes in so handy during winter storms i have a Samsung Galaxy A52 5G with FM radio when im not in my car/van or when im outside

              Anonymous, 01 Feb 2023Don't criticise poverty. Just because you have resourc... moreI wasn't criticizing poverty and you're not good with narrative manipulation, try harder next time.

                Eric20, 01 Feb 2023Really? Can you do a ABX test and prove that you can dist... moreyour dac says hi. they oversample and benefit from increased everything, sample rate, bitrate, etc. not lossy formats.

                  Heri, 01 Feb 2023So that's why they offered me free 3 months subs by th... moreXbox gives free 3 months from perks. If you have gamepass. And can use it at anytime it doesnt depend on it. Just u need it to be able to get it.

                    FireView, 01 Feb 2023If your definition of music is Eminem you're definitel... moreNo shit. I used him as example. Lol this guy.

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                      So that's why they offered me free 3 months subs by the end of year even though I gave up using spotify for years. I thought it was rather fishy, but it's free, so i don't mind.

                        I've been using Spotify since 2015, and it's still my preferred music streaming platform to this day. I did try out Tidal and YouTube Music before, but they didn't completely float my boat much. Plus, with more than 8,200 songs Liked in my library, I definitely won't be migrating to another platform anytime soon.

                          ....aaand still no lossless for premium users.

                          ...nor will there ever be unless Spotify starts losing customers, which apparently isn't happening.

                          Major bummer.

                          As stated below by another user, I can also live without lossless while walking or driving around, but when listening "seriously' on my home stereo, I'd like at least (actual) CD quality.

                          I don't think that that is too much to expect, especially since they promised to deliver it years ago.

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                            vanced music is still work yall

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                              BrianCoriour, 01 Feb 2023I dont have favorite artist i like eminem. But i dont liste... moreIf your definition of music is Eminem you're definitely a sheep, sorry to break it to you. Those big names only have 2 good songs on each album and earn big money from ignorant people. There are thousands of artists (not entertainers, artists) who are perfectly capable of making a good album without weak teacks. Examples? Satyricon, Mayhem, Khold, Origin, Osiah, Bathory, Siddharta, Exocrine, First Fragment, Stillbirth... I know thousands of bands and can't even name one Eminem song, haha.

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                                Solun1, 31 Jan 2023Imagine being so poor in 2023 to still go out of your way t... moreDon't criticise poverty. Just because you have resources doesn't mean everyone does.

                                  Eric20, 01 Feb 2023Really? Can you do a ABX test and prove that you can dist... morenot gonna argue with you. yes I can tell the difference on my home hifi system. if you can't that's either your ears or your equipment isn't detailed enough. lossy may be fine for you and it is fine for me on small headphones or in the car but played through my hi fi system at home I can definitely tell the difference.

                                    skimminstones, 31 Jan 2023moved my premium sub down to the ad supported level and hav... moreYeah, streaming quality makes me cringe sometimes.

                                    I sometimes listen to the streaming services to find new music then buy the album in FLAC from HDtracks, Bandcamp, or even 7digital if it's working. Some bands' music fuzzes out so badly that it misses beats. I think an early The Birthday Massacre album was when I ditched MP3 and AAC because it was the third time I had to re-purchase an album because of compression problems.

                                    Yes, I have a headphone jack. It's easy, it sounds good, I use it. It pairs well with a 1 TB microSD card so those 500MB FLAC albums seem tiny.

                                      skimminstones, 31 Jan 2023moved my premium sub down to the ad supported level and hav... moreReally?
                                      Can you do a ABX test and prove that you can distinguish lossless from lossy?

                                      AAC/Vorbis at 192kbps, Opus at 160kbps and MP3 at 320kbps is transparent to most of the poeple. This has been thoroughly proven.

                                      Spotify uses AAC at 256kbps for Premium users and it is more than enough even for audiophiles.

                                        unxpctd, 01 Feb 2023Amazon does lossless and doesn't mess with MQAAmazon doesn't have a connect feature though like Spotify and tidal have.

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