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Spotify
Spotify - Swedish streaming medium offering access to music and podcasts under freemium license.
The service presents a social approach to listening and discovering new music (friends lists, recommendations, etc.). The free version includes ads aired while listening to music and in the app, and does not allow listening to music without an Internet connection and listening via Smart TV. In the first quarter of 2019, Spotify was used by 217 million users, of which 100 million paid a subscription fee.1)
Availability
As of 2020, Spotify is available in a total of 79 countries. 2)
Launch in the US
Spotify has launched in the United States in 2011.3)
Drop in piracy
Illegal music downloads decreased significantly after Spotify was introduced in Europe.4)
Spotify Web
You can use Spotify Web if you don't have the app.5)