October 28, 2019 08:15 pm
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Spotify is profitable once again as it cuts costs and adds cheaper plans
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge
Spotify announced today that it beat expectations for third-quarter revenue and posted an operating profit of €54 million (about $60 million). This marks the third time in its history that the company has turned a profit, but one of those profits was the result of a tax windfall in 2018 that pushed it into the black.
Spotify’s shareholder letter outlines a variety of reasons for this turn to profitability — a faster new subscriber rate that has boosted the company to 248 million monthly active users (113 million of which are paying, Premium users), less money spent on promoting original content and artist marketing, and new tools for artists like sponsored recommendations that will expand Spotify’s “two-sided marketplace.”
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2019/10/28/20936612/spotify-q3-earnings-cheaper-plans-profitable-costs-cuts
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