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Gustav Söderström expressed pride in Spotify's achievements and excitement for the next 20 years.
Alex Norström stated that Spotify's purpose is to advance creativity and culture worldwide, enabling artists, creators, and writers to reach audiences and expand their careers.
Spotify achieved approximately 3 billion Euros in free cash flow in 2025.
Spotify's new "Large Taste Model" uses 3.4 trillion daily taste signals from passionate fans worldwide.
Audiobooks+ users show significantly higher Lifetime Values than regular Premium subscribers.
A recent brand affinity study ranked Spotify #1 for "time well spent."
Spotify announced historic licensing agreements with Universal Music Group and Universal Music Publishing Group.
Spotify has 761 million monthly active users.
Approximately 300 million of Spotify's users are Premium subscribers.
Spotify is considered one of the largest subscription-based platforms globally.
Spotify's revenue grew at an average annual rate of approximately 18% since the last Investor Day in 2022.
Spotify's gross profit margin was 32%.
Spotify's operating profit margin was over 18%.
Spotify is building a portfolio of higher average revenue per user (ARPU) products and add-ons.
Spotify is transitioning to a "multiplayer" and interactive user experience.
Approximately 50 million people use the "Jam" feature.
Collaborative playlists are used by approximately 50 million people.
AI is enabling a "generative" era where user experience is real-time and personalized based on preferences, situation, and intent.
"Prompted Playlists" and "Taste Profile" features give users more control over their media experience.
Spotify aims for "Time Well Spent" rather than maximum engagement at any cost, focusing on building a strong and lasting platform that makes users feel good.
Spotify Wrapped was shared over 620 million times in 2025.
A special in-app experience for Spotify's 20th anniversary was used by nearly 100 million people in its first six days.
This anniversary experience led to Spotify's largest single-day subscriber intake.
Spotify was also ranked #1 for services users have "no regrets" about using.
"SongDNA" and "About the Song" features provide context, information, and emotional connection to music.
SongDNA has had over 265 million interactions since its March launch.
AI is accelerating the conversion of ideas into real products, allowing for faster development of features that provide users with more control, better connection, and a more personalized experience.
Spotify paid over $11 billion to the music industry in 2025.
The $11 billion payment represents a 10% increase over the previous year.
The increase in payments to the music industry is more than double the growth of all other music revenue sources combined.
Spotify's total payments to the music industry have exceeded $70 billion to date.
A new tool will allow Premium subscribers to create covers and remixes of songs by participating artists and songwriters, ensuring permission, credit, and compensation for original creators.
The new cover and remix tool will be launched as a paid add-on for Spotify Premium users.
Joe Hadley emphasized that human expertise is increasingly valued in an AI-dependent world.
Spotify has 20 years of experience in music curation, cultural understanding, local market knowledge, and global reach.
Music videos are growing in popularity on Spotify, with over two-thirds of Premium subscribers having watched them.
"Reserved by Spotify" will offer two concert tickets to the most dedicated Spotify Premium fans before general sale.
The "Reserved by Spotify" service will launch this summer.
Podcasts have been profitable for Spotify for the second consecutive year.
Spotify operates on three levels in podcasts: as a platform for listening, a publisher for advertising, and a provider of tools for creators.
Spotify will soon launch "Memberships," a new toolset allowing eligible creators to offer subscription services directly within Spotify.
New podcast features include transcripts, automatic chapters, and real-time related questions.
Live Nation is the first partner for "Reserved by Spotify."
Spotify is developing "Personal Podcasts" for users to create short, private, personalized audio directly within the platform.
Spotify has expanded its audiobooks titles from 150,000 to over 700,000 in 22 premium markets within two years.
Nearly half of Spotify's audiobook users are under 35 years old, a younger demographic than typical audiobook listeners.
Audiobook listening time increased by 60% from 2024 to 2025.
Approximately half of audiobook listeners started listening in the past 12 months.
"Page Match" allows users to seamlessly switch between physical books, e-books, and audiobooks.
Spotify partnered with Bookshop.org to allow in-app purchase of print books.
Audiobooks+ is projected to reach $100 million in annual recurring revenue by July this year.
Spotify is introducing new subscription options for audiobooks, including add-on tiers for power readers, and family and student plans.
"Spotify for Authors" is being expanded to 10 new languages.
"Audiobook Creation Tools" will launch in beta in June, allowing self-published authors to create audiobooks using digital voice generation within Spotify.
"Prompted Playlists" will be integrated into audiobooks this summer, allowing users to search for books using natural language instructions.
Spotify rebuilt its ad business to be integrated into the user experience, rather than appearing separate.
Spotify's new ad system provides a better and more effective advertising experience across music, podcasts, and video for 483 million free users.
"High Impact Sponsorships" and "Scaled Biddable" are new and rapidly growing ad models for Spotify.
Biddable channels now account for over one-third of Spotify's total ads business.
Spotify operates one of the world's largest audio ad exchanges.