52+ Spotify Statistics 2023: How Many People Use It?

Spotify was introduced in 2008 and quickly rose to become a global leader in the music streaming industry. Since then, it has revolutionized the way we listen to music and podcasts.

I have covered Spotify’s demographics, revenue, and everything in between in this post.

Without wasting time, Let’s get into it. 

Spotify Statistics (Top Picks)

Delve into Spotify statistics to uncover fascinating insights about music streaming trends, popular artists, and user behaviors.

1. Spotify has around 515 million monthly active users worldwide as of 2023. 

2. In the United States, there are 97.5 million Spotify user.

3.  Europe has the maximum number of Spotify premium users as of Q1 2023, with 39%. That account for 81.9 million Spotify users.

4. Spotify’s 56% users are male, and the remaining 44% are female. 

5. Spotify is the second most popular podcast platform in the United States, with 40% of people in the country using it regularly.

6. More than 5 million podcasts are available on Spotify as of 2023.

7.  Spotify generated $3.29 billion in revenue in the first quarter of 2023. 

8. Spotify generated $2.94 billion in revenue from premium subscribers in the first quarter of 2023. 

9. More than 100 million songs are on Spotify as of 2023. 

10. Heat Waves of Glass Animals was the most-streamed weekly track on Spotify worldwide in 2022, with 31.67 million streams. 

11. Spotify users spend 82 minutes every day on Spotify. That equals 26,637 minutes per year. 

12. Spotify’s global market share is 33% in all music streaming markets as of 2023. 

13. Spotify’s worth is $24.22 billion as of 2023. From 2022 to 2023, Spotify’s value increased by 15.9%. 

14. Spotify has been downloaded more than 1 billion times on Google Play Store, while on the Apple Store, it has been downloaded 22.4 million times as of 2023. 

15. Spotify pays around $0.004 per stream, equal to $437 per 100,000 streams. 

How Many Spotify Users Are There As Of 2023?

In this section, you will learn about the number of Spotify users in the United States and all regions of the world. 

I have compiled all the research about the number of Spotify’s Free and Premium users. 

Please have a look at it. 

Global Spotify Users

16. Spotify has around 515 million monthly active users worldwide as of 2023. 

Quarter	The Number Of Spotify Users
Q1 of 2015	68 million
Q2 of 2015	77 million
Q3 of 2015	82 million
Q4 of 2015	91 million
Q1 of 2016	96 million
Q2 of 2016	104 million
Q3 of 2016	113 million
Q4 of 2016	123 million
Q1 of 2017	132 million
Q2 of 2017	138 million
Q3 of 2017	149 million
Q4 of 2017	160 million
Q1 of 2018	157 million
Q2 of 2018	180 million
Q3 of 2018	191 million
Q4 of 2018	207 million
Q1 of 2019	217 million
Q2 of 2019	232 million
Q3 of 2019	248 million
Q4 of 2019	271 million
Q1 of 2020	286 million
Q2 of 2020	299 million
Q3 of 2020	320 million
Q4 of 2020	345 million
Q1 of 2021	356 million
Q2 of 2021	365 million
Q3 of 2021	381 million
Q4 of 2021	406 million
Q1 of 2022	422 million
Q2 of 2022	433 million
Q3 of 2022	256 million
Q4 of 2022	489 million
Q1 of 2023	515 million

17. Of these total Spotify users, 305 million are free users, and the remaining 210 million are premium subscribers globally as of 2023. 

Quarter	Free Spotify Users	Premium Spotify Users
Q4 of 2017	90 million	71 million
Q4 of 2018	116 million	96 million
Q4 of 2019	153 million	124 million
Q4 of 2020	199 million	155 million
Q4 of 2021	236 million	180 million
Q1 of 2022	252 million	182 million
Q2 of 2022	256 million	188 million
Q3 of 2022	273 million	195 million
Q4 of 2022	295 million	205 million
Q1 of 2023	305 million	210 million

18. From Q3 of 2022 to Q4 of 2022, free Spotify users increased by 8.1%. 

Here is a list showing the increased percentages of free Spotify users. 

• Q4 of 2017- 9.8%
• Q4 of 2018- 28.9%
• Q4 of 2019- 31.9%
• Q4 of 2020- 30.1%
• Q4 of 2021- 18.6%
• Q1 of 2022- 6.8%
• Q2 of 2022- 1.6%
• Q3 of 2022- 6.6%
• Q4 of 2022- 8.1%
• Q1 of 2023- 8.2%

Source: Demandsage, Headphones Addict.

Spotify Users In The United States

19. In the United States, there are 97.5 million users as of 2023. 

Year	Spotify Users In The United States
2018	53.1 million
2019	66.6 million
2020	78.2 million
2021	86.2 million
2022	92.8 million
2023	97.5 million

20. Of these, 48 million are free users, while 49.5 million are premium users. 

Year	Free Spotify Users In The United States	Premium Spotify Users In The United States
2018	27.3 million	25.8 million
2019	33.4 million	33.2 million
2020	37.9 million	40.3 million
2021	41.5 million	44.7 million
2022	45.4 million	47.4 million
2023	48 million	49.5 million

Source: Demandsage, Headphones Addict.

Spotify Users By Region

21. Europe has the maximum number of premium users, with 39%. That account for 81.9 million Spotify users as of Q1 of 2023. 

Region	Premium Spotify Users In Percentage	Premium Spotify Users In A Number
Latin America	21%	44.1 million
North America	28%	58.8 million
Europe	39%	81.9 million
Rest of the World	12%	25.2 million

22. Latin America had 21% of Spotify’s premium user share in Q1 of 2022. 

Region	Q1 of 2019	Q1 of 2020	Q1 of 2021	Q1 of 2022	Q1 of 2023
Rest of the World	10%	11%	11%	11%	12%
Latin America	20%	21%	20%	21%	21%
North America	30%	29%	29%	29%	28%
Europe	40%	39%	40%	39%	39%

23. North America has 23% of Spotify monthly active user’s share.

Here is a list showing the monthly active users of Spotify by region. 

• Latine America- 22%
• North America- 23%
• Europe- 33%
• Reat of the World- 23%

Source: Demandsage, Headphones Addict.

Spotify Users Demography

There are more Spotify male users than females. And Spotify has the most member from the age group of 25 to 34 years old. 

Let’s get detailed statistics about Spotify users’ demography in this section.  

24. Spotify’s 56% of users are male, and the remaining 44% are female. 

25. 29% of Spotify users are age between 25 to 34 years old.  

• 18 to 24 years- 26%
• 25 to 34 years- 29%
• 35 to 54 years- 16%
• 45 to 54 years- 11%
• More than 55 years- 19%  

26. 50% of millennials in North America use Spotify frequently. 

Source: Demandsage.

How Many Podcasts Are On Spotify?

Spotify is a leading podcast platform worldwide. The number of podcasts on Spotify is increasing day by day. 

In this section, We will see detailed insights into the number of podcasts on Spotify. 

27. Spotify ranks 2nd among all podcast platforms in the United States, with 40% of people in the United States using it regularly. 

28. There are more than 5 million podcasts available on Spotify as of 2023.

Quarter	The Number Of Spotify Podcasts
Q4 of 2019	700K
Q1 of 2020	1 million
Q2 of 2020	1.50 million
Q3 of 2020	1.90 million
Q4 of 2020	2.20 million
Q1 of 2021	2.60 million
Q2 of 2021	2.90 million
Q3 of 2021	3.20 million
Q4 of 2021	3.60 million
Q1 of 2022	4 million
Q2 of 2022	4.40 million
Q3 of 2022	4.70 million
Q4 of 2022	5 million
Q1 of 2023	More than 5 million

Source: Headphones Addict.

Popular Podcast On Spotify In The United States. 

As we have seen earlier, 5 million podcasts are available on Spotify, But very few get the top place amongst them. 

We will see the top podcast in the United States in this section. 

29. Comedy is the top genre on Spotify, with a 22% share in the United States. 

Here is a list showing the top genre of Spotify podcasts. 

• Comedy- 22%
• News- 21%
• True Crime- 18% 
• Sport- 17%
• Health/Fitness- 17% 
• Politics- 16%
• Self-Help/Productivity- 16%
• Investigative Journalism- 15%
• Finance- 13%
• Scripted Comedy- 13% 

30. The Joe Rogan Experience is the top podcast on Spotify in the United States as of 2023. 

Here is a list of top podcasts on Spotify in the United States.

• The Joe Rogan Experience
• The Broski Report With Brittany Broski
• Anything Goes With Emma Chamberlain
• CounterClock
• Huberman Lab
• Shawn Ryan Show
• This Past Weekend
• Call Her Daddy
• Crime Junkie
• Distractible

31. #1987-Jelly Roll is the top episode on Spotify in the United States. 

Here is a list of the top episodes on Spotify.

• #1987-Jelly Roll
• #1986-Jack Carr
• Discord Leak, Pakistan Crisis, Montana TikTok Ban
• An Anonymous #MeToo Source Goes Public
• #1988-James Reed
• Brooks Koepka
• Jokic Prevails
• Tim Ferriss
• Jane Fonda
• MISSING: Brian Wehrle

32. The Joe Rogan Experience is the top podcast from the comedy genre. 

Here is a list of top Spotify podcasts of the comedy genre. 

• The Joe Rogan Experience
• The Broski Report With Brittany Broski
• This Past Weekend
• Call Her Daddy
• Distractible
• Morbid
• Smartless
• Wiser Than Me With Julia Louis-Dreyfus
• Bad Friend
• Armchair Expert With Dax Shepard

33. Aware & Aggravated is the top podcast of the education genre on Spotify. 

Here is a list of the top podcast of the education genre on Spotify. 

• Aware & Aggravated
• The Mel Robbins Podcast
• The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast
• Male moaning and whimpering asmr
• Motivation Dailly by Motiversity
• TED Talks Daily
• Bedro Keuilian Podcast Show
• Do The Work
• Duolingo Spanish Podcast
• The Daily Stoic

Source: https://podcastcharts.byspotify.com/

How Much Revenue Does Spotify Generate Every Year?

Spotify has grown exceptionally from $807.36 million in 2013 to $3.29 billion in 2023. In just ten years, Spotify’s revenue grew more than 3X.

Here I have gathered all the necessary statistics about the revenue of Spotify.

34. Spotify’s global revenue grew by 14% y-o-y in the first quarter of 2023. 

35. Spotify generated $3.29 billion in revenue in the first quarter of 2023. 

Here are more insights into the revenue of Spotify from 2009 to 2023 (Q1). 

Year	The Global Revenue Of Spotify
2009	$14.46 million
2010	$79.98 million
2011	$203.25 million
2012	$465.48 million
2013	$807.36 million
2014	$1.17 billion
2015	$2.10 billion
2016	$3.19 billion
2017	$4.43 billion
2018	$5.69 billion
2019	$7.32 billion
2020	$8.53 billion
2021	$10.47 billion
2022	$12.68 billion
2023 (As of 2023)	$3.29 billion

36. Of the total revenue of Spotify, $2.94 billion revenue was generated from premium subscribers in the first quarter of 2023. 

Year	The Global Revenue Of Spotify From Premium Subscribers
2012	$405.41 million
2013	$733.65 million
2014	$1,063.53 million
2015	$1.88 billion
2016	$2.88 billion
2017	$3.97 billion
2018	$5.10 billion
2019	$6.59 billion
2020	$7.72 billion
2021	$9.16 billion
2022	$11.09 billion
2023 (As of 2023)	$2.94 billion

37. As of Q1 of 2023, Spotify collected 89.36% of its revenue from premium subscribers.

Here is a list showing the total share of premium subscribers’ revenue in the total revenue of Spotify. 

• 2012- 89.36%
• 2013- 90.87%
• 2014- 90.9%
• 2015- 89.52%
• 2016- 90.88%
• 2017- 98.61%
• 2018- 89.63%
• 2019- 90%
• 2020- 90.50%
• 2021- 85.28%
• 2022- 87.46%
• 2023 (As of Q1)- 89.36%

Source: Demandsage.

How Many Songs Are On Spotify?

To know how many songs are on Spotify, keep reading this section. 

38. There are more than 100 million songs on Spotify as of 2023. 

39. The experts anticipate that 22 million new songs will be added to Spotify by the end of 2023.

Source: Demandsage.

What Are The Top Artists And Songs On Spotify?

There are many artists on Spotify. But here, I have gathered top Spotify artists by monthly listeners and followers and songs by Streaming.

Let’s see the top artists and songs in this section. 

40. The Weekend is the top artist on Spotify by monthly listeners, with 108 million monthly listeners. 

Here is a list of the top artists on Spotify by monthly listeners. 

• The Weekend- 108.52 million
• Taylor Swift- 83.87 million
• Ed Sheeran- 83.15 million
• Miley Cyrus- 78.57 million
• Rihana- 75.92 million
• Shakira- 73.62 million
• Ariana Grande- 73.07 million
• Justin Bieber- 72.92 million
• Drake- 72.39 million
• David Guetta- 72.09 million
• Bad Bunny- 68.59 million
• SZA- 67.28 million
• Eminem- 66.80 million
• Harry Styles- 65.13 million
• Calvin Harris- 64.49 million
• Coldplay- 63.44 million
• Dua Lipa- 61.56 million
• Imagine Dragons- 60.82 million
• Sam Smith- 59.76 million
• Bruno Mars- 59.52

41. But, by the followers count, Ed Sheeran is the top artist on Spotify, with 111,754,254 followers. 

Here is a list showing the top Spotify artist by follower count. 

• Ed Sheeran- 111.75 million
• Ariana Grande- 90.13 million
• Billie Eilish- 80.14 million
• Arjit Singh- 75.48 million
• Drake- 75 million
• Taylor Swift- 73.61 million
• Justin Bieber- 71.69 million
• Eminem- 70.11 million
• Bad Bunny- 68.69 million
• BTS- 64.43 million
• The Weekend- 64.29 million
• Rihana- 54.91 million
• Adele- 48.08 million
• Bruno Mars- 48.01 million
• Imagine Dragons- 47.51 million
• Queen- 46.48 million
• Coldplay- 43.82 million
• Salena Gomez- 42.07 million
• XXXTentacion- 41.47 million
• Shawn Mendes- 41.46 million

42. Heat Waves of Glass Animals was the most-streamed weekly track on Spotify worldwide in 2022, with 31.67 million streams. 

Here is a list of the world’s top most-streamed weekly tracks on Spotify.

• Hear Wabes (Glass Animal)- 31.67 million streams
• Abcdefu (GAYLE)- 28.22 million streams
• STAY (The Kid LAROI)- 27.91 million streams
• The enemy from the series Arcane League of Legends (Imagine Dragons)- 26.75 million streams
• Cold Heart (Elton Jogn, Dua Lipa)- 24.66 million streams
• INDUSTRY BABY (Lil Nas X)- 23.24 million streams
• Easy On Me (Adele)- 22.63 million streams
• We do not talk about Bruno by Carolina Gaita (Adassa, Encanto Cast, La Gaita, Mauro Castillo, Rhenzy Feliz, Stephanie Beatriz, Diane Guerrero,)- 21.59 million streams.
• Brividi (Mahmood, BLANCO)- 20.08 million streams
• Shivers (Ed Sheeran)- 19.19 million streams

43. Jack Harlow’s First Class was the most-streamed weekly track on Spotify in the United States in 2022, with 11.94 million streams. 

Here is a list of the top most-streamed weekly tracks on Spotify in the United States. 

• First Class (Jack Harlow)- 11.94 million streams
• Moscow Mule- (Bad Bunny)- 11.59 million streams
• As It Was (Harry Styles)- 11.42 million streams
• Titi Me Pregunto (Bad Bunny)- 10.11 million streams
• Despues de la Playa (Bad Bunny)- 10.07 million streams
• Me Porto Bonito (Bad Bunny, Chencho Corleone)- 9.29 million streams
• About Damn Time (Lizzo)- 8.51 million streams 
• Party (Bad Bunny, Rauw Alejandro)- 8.37 million streams
• Dua Lipa (Jack Harlow)- 7.85 million streams
• Un Ratito (Bad Bunny)- 7.55 million streams

Source: Statista, Demandsage.

Average Time Spent On Spotify?

The average number of listening minutes on Spotify varies by age group. 

Let’s see more detailed insights into the average minutes you listen to on Spotify. 

44. Spotify users spend 82 minutes every day on the platform. That equals 29,930 minutes per year. 

Here are some more insights into it. 

• Per Day- 1.22 hours
• Per Week- 8.56 hours
• Per Month- 37.1 hours
• Per Year- 445.32 hours

45. Spotify users age between 18 to 24 spend 1.22 hours daily on Spotify. 

Here are more insights from the age group of 18 to 24 years. 

• Per Day- 1.22 hours
• Per Week- 8.56 hours
• Per Month- 37.1 hours
• Per Year- 445.32 hours

The age group of 35 to 44 years. 

• Per Day- 1.31 hours
• Per Week- 9.18 hours
• Per Month- 39.8 hours
• Per Year- 477.55 hours

 The age group of 44 to 54 years. 

• Per Day- 1.22 hours
• Per Week- 8.57 hours
• Per Month- 37.1 hours
• Per Year- 445.45 hours

The age group of 55 to 64 years. 

• Per Day- 1.04 hours
• Per Week- 7.27 hours
• Per Month- 31.52 hours
• Per Year- 378.22 hours

The age group of more than 65 years. 

• Per Day- 0.76 hours
• Per Week- 5.34 hours
• Per Month- 19 hours
• Per Year- 277.78 hours

Source: Headphones Addict.

Some General Statistics On Spotify

Here are some more statistics about Spotify that will help you to understand Spotify statistics in more detail.

46. Spotify’s global market share is 33% in all music streaming markets as of 2023. 

Year	Spotify Market Share
2015	41.20%
2016	42.80%
2017	40.30%
2018	42.70%
2019	36.40%
2020	32.50%
2021	32%
2022	31%
2023	33%

47. Spotify’s worth is $24.22 billion as of 2023. From 2022 to 2023, Spotify’s value increased by 15.9%. 

48. In 2020, the Value of Spotify was the most, with $59.66 billion.

Year	Value Of Spotify
2018	$20.53 billion
2019	$27.57 billion
2020	$59.66 billion
2021	$44.83 billion
2022	$20.9 billion
2023	$24.22 million

49. Spotify pays around $0.004 per stream, which equals to $437 per 100,000 streams. 

Here are some more insights from other platforms. 

• Napster- $0.019 per stream
• Tidal- $0.0128 per strerams
• YouTube Music- $0.008 per stream 
• Apple Music- $0.0078 per stream
• Deezer- $0.0064 per stream
• Amazon Music- $0.004 per stream
• Spotify- $0.004 per stream
  Pandora- $0.0013 stream

50. One artist can earn between $0.001 to $0.008 per stream. 

51. Spotify has been downloaded more than 1 billion times on Google Play Store, while on the Apple Store, it has been downloaded 22.4 million times as of 2023. 

52. In 2022 alone, 10.86 billion Spotify downloads came, while 3.6 million came from Apple Store. 

Source: Statistia, Demandsage, Headphones Addict. 

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Conclusion: Spotify Statistics (2023)

These are the latest statistics from Spotify.

Spotify has dominated the music world, with its number of users, subscribers, and revenue continuing to increase. However, the value of Spotify has been decreasing.

I hope you found this article informative. If you have any additional insights or comments, please let us know in the comments section below. In the meantime, happy listening!

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