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Spotify paid more than $100 million to podcasts in the first quarter, including Joe Rogan, Alex Cooper and Theo Von
The payout includes all creators on the platform across all formats and agreements, including the biggest podcasts from Joe ...
Spotify Has Paid Out More Than $100 Million to Podcast Creators — and It Isn't Done Giving Away Money
More than one billion people have listened to a podcast on Spotify since it launched podcasts in 2019, Spotify told ...
Spotify Pays $100 Million To Podcast Creators, Aiming To Topple YouTube's Reign
In a move to challenge YouTube's dominance in the video podcasting arena, Spotify Inc. (NYSE: SPOT) has paid out over $100 ...
Spotify Stock Gets Boost As Analyst Cites Growth In Music, Podcasts, And Audiobooks
JPMorgan analyst reiterates Overweight rating on Spotify (SPOT) with $670 price target, as stock trades higher on healthy ...
Spotify’s Push Into Videos, Podcasts Sees Traction, With 12% Gain in Subscribers in First Quarter
Spotify reported its first quarter earnings on Tuesday, following its first year as a profitable company in 2024. Read more ...
Spotify profit outlook disappoints Wall Street, overshadowing subscriber gains
Chief Executive Daniel Ek tried to reassure investors that Spotify’s business is strong, despite economic turbulence roiling ...
Spotify pays over $100 million to podcasters in Q1 2025, reveals first-ever creator earnings data
Spotify reported over $100 million paid to podcast creators in Q1 2025, marking its first public disclosure of such figures.
After Exiting Spotify, Liz Gateley Launches Damsel Media With Aim of Creating Content to ‘Inspire’ Female Gen Z Audiences
Liz Gateley, who left Spotify after six years, is launching production company Damsel Media, focused on premium content for ...
Spotify Adds More Premium Subs in Q1 Than Expected to Reach 268 Million, but CEO Warns of Near-Term ‘Noise’ Amid Economic Uncertainty
Spotify gained a better-than-expected 5 million paid subscribers for Q1 2025 but its CEO said macroeconomic headwinds could ...
Spotify Adds Record Number of Users in Quarter, Paid Subscribers Hit 268M
For the second quarter, Spotify expects to hit 689 monthly active users, adding 11 million users in the quarter, and 273 ...
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Spotify Has Paid More Than $100 Million to Podcasters to Take On Competitors
By Jessica Testa Spotify has paid more than $100 million to podcast publishers and creators since January, the company told The New York Times’s DealBook. The payout is the result of a program ...