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# Many Spotify, Apple Music Subscribers Share Passwords Costing Artists, Labels Millions
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/many-spotify-apple-music-subscribers-share-passwords-costing-artists-labels-millions/
- Published: 2019-04-15T11:59:00.000Z
- Updated: 2019-04-15T11:59:00.000Z
- Description: A survey of 1000 streaming service subscribers showed that many share their passwords with others, breaking terms of service. Apple Music subscribers were the biggest offenders among music services, with. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2019/04/many-spotify-apple-music-subscribers-
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Music Business, Streaming, DIY, DIY musicians, indie, music, music industry, Music Tech, musician, musicians, Pandora, Spotify, subscriptions, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:00

[![Password](https://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e20240a4533382200c-200wi "Password")](https://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e20240a4533382200c-popup?ref=hypebot.com)A survey of 1000 streaming service subscribers showed that many share their passwords with others, breaking terms of service. Apple Music subscribers were the biggest offenders among music services, with 31.4% admitting to sharing their passwords with others.22.2% of Spotify subscribers and 13,5% of Pandora users shared their passwords, according to [Comparitech](https://www.comparitech.com/blog/vpn-privacy/sharing-netflix-passwords/?ref=hypebot.com). The practice costs artists and record labels millions in revenue. 

[![Streaming - rate-of-account-sharing](https://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e20240a4a10fe1200b-500wi "Streaming - rate-of-account-sharing")](https://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e20240a4a10fe1200b-popup?ref=hypebot.com)

**Subscription sharing is practiced almost evenly among the generations.**

[![Generation](https://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e20240a4a11144200b-500wi "Generation")](https://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e20240a4a11144200b-popup?ref=hypebot.com)