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Spotify’s growth continues its upward crawl.

Monthly active users increased by 14 percent year-over-year to 626 million, but 5 million short of Spotify’s expectations for the quarter. Subscribers also increased by 12 percent to 246 million, with Spotify reporting a record-high operating income of €266 million (about $288.8 million).

The growth timeline “exceeded even our own expectations,” said CEO Daniel Ek. “This all bodes very well for the future.”

Two graphs displaying Spotify’s monthly average users, and the breakdown of paying vs free users.
Here’s a snapshot of Spotify’s MAU growth over the last few years.
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