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# Spotify Now Has 50 Million Users, 12.5 Million Paid Subscribers
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/spotify-now-has-125-million-paid-subscribers/
- Published: 2014-11-11T22:45:00.000Z
- Updated: 2014-11-11T22:45:00.000Z
- Description: [UPDATED] In a blog post we published earlier on Tuesday, Spotify CEO Daniel Ek revealed that the music streamer has surpassed 50 million users and 12.5 million paid premium subscribers.. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2014/11/spotify-now-has-125-million-paid-subscribers.html]
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Music Business, Streaming, Air Mauritius, Apple Inc., Artist, Big Machine Records, record label, Spotify, Streaming media, Taylor Swift, The Wall Street Journal, Twitter, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:38

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\[UPDATED\] In a blog post we [published](https://www.hypebot.com/2-billion-and-counting-spotify-ceo-daniel-ek-speaks-out-on-taylor-swift-3-big-myths-more/) earlier on Tuesday, Spotify CEO [Daniel Ek revealed](https://www.hypebot.com/2-billion-and-counting-spotify-ceo-daniel-ek-speaks-out-on-taylor-swift-3-big-myths-more/) that the music streamer has surpassed 50 million users and 12.5 million paid premium subscribers. Just 6 months ago, the company said it had 10 million paying subscribers. The announcement came as part of a post in which Ek addressed the recent Taylor Swift controversy and three misconceptions that he felt the media and the public have of Spotify.

**READ - [$2 Billion and Counting: Spotify CEO Daniel Ek Speaks Out On Taylor Swift, 3 Big Myths & More](https://www.hypebot.com/2-billion-and-counting-spotify-ceo-daniel-ek-speaks-out-on-taylor-swift-3-big-myths-more/)**

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