{"id":12117,"date":"2026-08-05T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/interspacemusic.com\/blog\/spotify-hits-300-million-premium-subscribers-in-q2\/"},"modified":"2026-08-05T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T00:00:00","slug":"spotify-hits-300-million-premium-subscribers-in-q2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/interspacemusic.com\/blog\/spotify-hits-300-million-premium-subscribers-in-q2\/","title":{"rendered":"Spotify Hits 300 Million Premium Subscribers in Q2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Spotify\u2019s Premium subscriber count <a href=\"https:\/\/interspacemusic.com\/blog\/spotify-hits-300-million-premium-subscribers-in-q2-2026\/\">crossed the 300 million threshold<\/a> for the first time in the second quarter, as the company exceeded its own paid-addition forecast and set new records for operating income and free cash flow.<\/p>\n<h2>Subscriber and user growth<\/h2>\n<p>Premium subscribers reached <strong>300 million<\/strong>, a net increase of 7 million from the previous quarter and 1 million above guidance. The company said year-over-year and sequential gains occurred across all regions, aided by \u201cstrong global promotional campaign intake.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Europe represented 36% of the Premium base, followed by North America (25%), Latin America (24%), and Rest of World (15%).<\/p>\n<p>Monthly Active Users (MAUs) climbed 12% year over year to <strong>777 million<\/strong>, up 16 million quarter over quarter, though the figure came in 1 million below the company\u2019s projection.<\/p>\n<h2>Revenue and profitability<\/h2>\n<p>Total revenue rose 14% year over year to <strong>\u20ac4.777 billion<\/strong> ($5.56 billion). Premium revenue, on a constant-currency basis, increased 16% to <strong>\u20ac4.331 billion<\/strong> ($5.04 billion), driven by subscriber gains and higher average revenue per user (ARPU).<\/p>\n<p>Premium ARPU reached <strong>\u20ac4.89<\/strong> ($5.69), up 7.4% year over year in constant currency, reflecting the impact of price increases partially offset by product and market mix. Ad-supported revenue grew 3% year over year in constant currency to <strong>\u20ac446 million<\/strong> ($519 million), with music advertising benefiting from higher sold impressions despite softer pricing.<\/p>\n<p>Operating income jumped 61% year over year to <strong>\u20ac655 million<\/strong> ($762 million), exceeding guidance due to higher gross margin and lower-than-expected social charges. Net income was <strong>\u20ac545 million<\/strong> ($634 million), compared with a loss of \u20ac86 million in the same period a year earlier. 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