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# Apple Music Has 50M Subscribers, Up 2M In Single Month
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/apple-music-has-50m-subscribers-up-2m-in-single-month/
- Published: 2018-05-15T13:59:10.000Z
- Updated: 2018-05-15T13:59:10.000Z
- Description: Apple Music now has 50 million subscribers, CEO Tim Cook shared in a wide ranging Bloomberg interview. That's up 2 million since April when a leaked Apple memo revealed 40. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2018/05/apple-music-has-50m-subscribers-up-2m-in-single-month.html]
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Music Business, Music Tech, Streaming, Apple, Apple Music, DIY, DIY musicians, indie, music, music industry, musician, musicians, Pandora, Spotify, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:05

[![Apple music cards](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e20223c84b5365200c-200wi "Apple music cards")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e20223c84b5365200c-popup?ref=hypebot.com)Apple Music now has 50 million subscribers, CEO Tim Cook shared in a wide ranging Bloomberg interview. That's up 2 million since April when a leaked Apple memo revealed 40 million paid subscribers and 8 million currently a part of the music streamer's 90 day free trial.By contrast, Spotify recently reported a total [user base of 170 million](https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2018/05/spotify-reports-170m-users-stock-drops-8-.html), including 75 million paid subscribers. That's up 4 million paid users in 3 months or 1.3 million month growth.– H/T [Bloomberg](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-05-15/apple-ceo-says-he-told-trump-tariffs-are-wrong-approach-to-china?ref=hypebot.com)