Spotify Users: How Many People Have Spotify? (2025)

There are 601 million monthly active Spotify users worldwide in 2024, which includes approximately 254 million premium subscribers. The total number of users this year is 12.38% higher, or 28 million more, compared to the previous year. Europe was Spotify’s key market in 2019, accounting for 35% of the total active user base globally.

Estimates show that there are more than 601 million Spotify users in 2024, around 27 million more users than last year. Spotify’s monthly active users have increased rapidly in the previous nine years, rising from 68 million in the first quarter of 2015 to over 160 million by 2017.

Spotify reached around 200 million monthly active users in 2018. The music streaming service recorded 400 million monthly active users by the last quarter of 2021, when it recorded 406 million users.

Spotify’s total number of users grew by 4.7% in 2024, gaining 27 million active users compared to 2023. Spotify’s total monthly active users are predicted to reach over 662 million in 2025.

There are approximately 254 million premium Spotify users as of 2024, a 12.3% increase from 2023. With the Spotify app having a total of 601 million users, Spotify subscribers or premium users account for 42% of the total user base.

Estimates show there are 254 million premium subscribers on Spotify in 2024, representing a 12.3% user growth from last year. Spotify Premium started with 18 million subscribers in the first quarter of 2015.

More than 44% of Spotify users access the music streaming app daily.

Spotify Premium subscribers increased by up to 28 million in 2024, a rise of 12.3% from the previous year. Spotify Premium subscribers are expected to reach 279 million in 2025.

Ad-supported Spotify users are expected to reach 343 million in 2023, a 16.27% or 48 million user increase from 2022.

Approximately 361 million Spotify users will use the free version, rather than the premium, in 2024.

Since the first quarter of 2015, when it had around 51 million users, the number of Spotify ad-supported users has steadily increased. The streaming service reached 100 million users in the second quarter of 2018 and 200 million by the first quarter of 2021.

The number of Spotify ad-supported users is expected to increase by 10.2% or 37 million more users in 2025.

Most Spotify users worldwide are between 18 and 34 years old, accounting for approximately 62% of the total user base. People in the same age group are also the most significant users of Spotify in the United States, accounting for approximately 55% of all users in the country. There are more male users in the US, accounting for 56%, while 44% are female users.

Spotify user statistics show that the United States is the country with the most Spotify users, with over 88 million subscribers.

Spotify statistics show that in 2021, the streaming service’s largest market was Europe, which recorded up to 146 million users.

Europe also had the highest monthly active user share by region in 2018 and 2019, with 37% and 35%, respectively. In 2019, it had 8% more monthly active users than North America and 13-19% more than Latin America and the rest of the world.

Millennials aged 25 to 34 accounted for 29% of Spotify’s user base, while those aged 45 to 54 accounted for 11%. In March 2018, around 56% of Spotify users in the United States were male, while 44% were female.

What Percentage of Spotify Users are American?
Around 24.7% of Spotify users are from the US. There were more than 88 million subscribers in the US.

Spotify statistics show that Drake is the most-streamed artist of all time on the app as of 2023. On the other hand, Taylor Swift is the most-streamed female artist. Ed Sheeran tops the list of artists with the most followers, while Ariana Grande is the most-followed female artist.

The Weeknd has the most monthly listeners on the music streaming app, Coldplay has the most monthly listeners for a group, and Miley Cyrus has the most monthly listeners for a female artist.

Spotify statistics show that The Weeknd is currently the most-played artist on Spotify, with over 98 million listeners per month. He is followed by Miley Cyrus, who has 13% fewer listeners than him. Around 80 million users listen to Taylor Swift, and then 78 million listen to Ed Sheeran. Rihanna and Shakira are tied for fifth place, with approximately 77 million listeners on Spotify.