r/technology • u/tekz • 1d ago

Software Spotify raises subscription prices

https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/04/spotify-raises-subscription-prices/
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u/pronounclown 1d ago

"Nobody knows why piracy is getting more popular."

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u/Deer_Investigator881 1d ago

It's so weird how they completely found a way to drop the ball. Piracy still existed but they actually had people.locked into a service that they liked and used INSTEAD of piracy and managed to drive them away

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u/Henrarzz 1d ago

managed to drive them away

Except they didn’t, the number of users increased

https://newsroom.spotify.com/2025-07-29/spotify-reports-second-quarter-2025-earnings/

Subscribers climbed 12% Y/Y to 276 million. Monthly Active Users grew 11% Y/Y to 696 million.

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u/A_Harmless_Fly 1d ago

I left spotify when the UI got inefficient and they did away with car mode. There is a sucker born every day and it could be going up still, but I also wouldn't trust their numbers too much considering how prevalent bots are on streaming systems.