4realz@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agoSpotify doesn't make profit from music streaming, despite having over 400M monthly active users, because it pays two-thirds of all its revenue to the rights holders.open.substack.comexternal-linkmessage-square225fedilinkarrow-up1626arrow-down167cross-posted to: business@lemmy.world
arrow-up1559arrow-down1external-linkSpotify doesn't make profit from music streaming, despite having over 400M monthly active users, because it pays two-thirds of all its revenue to the rights holders.open.substack.com4realz@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square225fedilinkcross-posted to: business@lemmy.world
minus-squarewhere_am_i@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·11 months ago400m subs x 100$ a year on avg = 40 billions in revenue. Even if only 25% e.g. 10 bil is retained by Spotify it’s a lot of money to maintain infra and pay stuff.
400m subs x 100$ a year on avg = 40 billions in revenue. Even if only 25% e.g. 10 bil is retained by Spotify it’s a lot of money to maintain infra and pay stuff.