Spotify (SPOT) Stock Gains on Rising Revenue and 19% Increase in Paid Subscribers
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Spotify adds more subscribers, podcasts fuel ad rebound
October 27, 2021 6:10 AM EDTBy Supantha Mukherjee
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Spotify Technology SA beat Wall Street estimates for third-quarter revenue as more paid subscribers signed up for its premium service and advertisers lined up to air ads in between music and podcasts.
Premium subscribers, which account for most of the company's revenue, hit 172 million, just beating analysts' expectations of 171.7 million.
Total monthly active users rose 19% to 381 million.
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