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# Spotify Shares New User, Artist Payment Stats
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/spotify-shares-new-user-artist-payment-stats/
- Published: 2012-12-06T12:34:35.000Z
- Updated: 2012-12-06T12:34:35.000Z
- Description: At a press conference Thursday, Spotify CEO Daniel Ek shared some new stats: 1 billion playlists 1 million paid U.S. users in 1 year 5 million paid worldwide MORE:
- Author: Bruce Houghton
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At a press conference Thursday, Spotify CEO Daniel Ek shared some new stats:

- 1 billion playlists
- 1 million paid U.S. users in 1 year
- 5 million paid worldwide

**MORE:**

- 20 million free and paid users worldwide

Artists payments doubled in the last 9 months according to EK, who says that 70% of their income is returned to rightsholders. $500 million has been paid out so far, according to today's announcement.

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