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# Spotify Added 100M Users In Last 3 Years, Pandora Added 5M
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/spotify-added-100m-users-in-last-3-years-pandora-added-5m/
- Published: 2017-06-28T11:58:00.000Z
- Updated: 2017-06-28T11:58:00.000Z
- Description: It's clearly turnaround time at Pandora.Three top executives, including founder and CEO Tim Westergren, are out, MediaREDEF's Jason Hirschhorn has joined the board and $480 million is on the way. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2017/06/spotify-added-100m-users-in-last-3-years-pando
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Music Business, Music Tech, Streaming, Amazon, Apple, Apple Music, Google, music, music industry, musician, musicians, Pandora, Spotify, Tech Stories, YouTube, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:13

I[![image from egysip.com](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201bb09a9df94970d-200wi "image from egysip.com")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201bb09a9df94970d-popup?ref=hypebot.com)t's clearly turnaround time at Pandora.Three top executives, including founder and CEO Tim Westergren, are out, MediaREDEF's Jason Hirschhorn has joined the board and $480 million is on the way from SiriusXM. 

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[![Pandora_2016_logo wide](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c906ac01970b-350wi "Pandora_2016_logo wide")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c906ac01970b-popup?ref=hypebot.com)

In addition to no clear path to profitability, Pandora suffers from a distinct lack of growth, even as Spotify and other competitors are adding users at an impressive pace.

The tale of Pandora's slow growth and difficult future can be seen in this chart:

[![image from static2.businessinsider.com](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201bb09a9dee2970d-500wi "image from static2.businessinsider.com")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201bb09a9dee2970d-popup?ref=hypebot.com)

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