{"id":422488,"date":"2026-04-29T00:10:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T00:10:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/422488\/"},"modified":"2026-04-29T00:10:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T00:10:10","slug":"spotify-subscriptions-to-increase-by-up-to-15-in-weeks-ahead-the-irish-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/422488\/","title":{"rendered":"Spotify subscriptions to increase by up to 15% in weeks ahead \u2013 The Irish Times"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">The cost of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/tags\/spotify\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/tags\/spotify\/\">Spotify<\/a> is to go up by as much as 15 per cent for some users in the weeks ahead with the streaming platform saying the increase was necessary to allow it to enhance its services. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">Individual users of its premium service will see the monthly cost climb from \u20ac11.99 to \u20ac12.99, a hike of 8.5 per cent while users of its family premium service will see the subscription cost climb from \u20ac19.99 to \u20ac22.99, a 15 per cent increase.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">\u201cThis change means we can invest more in premium,\u201d Spotify said in an email sent to impacted customers. \u201cWe are always working to improve premium and deliver the best possible experience for you,\u201d it added. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">The price hike comes as Spotify announced a jump in the number of subscribers, with the platform reporting a 12 per cent rise in monthly active users to 761 million in the first three months of the year, and a 9 per cent rise in paying subscribers to 293 million.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">Ireland is not the only country where Spotify has been rolling out price increases, with users in the UK and the US also seeing hikes of similar amounts. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">The most recent financial update from the platform showed revenue climbed by 14 per cent to \u20ac4.5 billion in the first quarter while operating income reached a record \u20ac715 million compared with \u20ac509 million over the same period last year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">Last summer, the Irish Music Rights Organisation (IMRO) published a report, indicating the average Irish adult spends \u20ac172 on music streaming each year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">More than half of respondents to IMRO\u2019s survey said they pay for music streaming, valuing the market at between \u20ac370 million and \u20ac384 million.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">The spend prompted Ireland\u2019s independent music industry to call on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/tags\/government\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/tags\/government\/\">Government<\/a> to introduce a content levy on streaming services, including Spotify to raise funds to seed the next generation of internationally successful artists.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">However, the Coalition is understood to be reticent to introduce new levies on international media organisations, against a backdrop of heightened trade tensions between the EU and US.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph b-it-article-body__interstitial-link\">[\u00a0<a aria-label=\"Open related story\" class=\"c-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/business\/2025\/12\/15\/spotify-levy-could-fund-next-generation-of-cmats-and-fontaines-dcs-says-trade-body\/\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u2018Spotify levy\u2019 could fund next generation of CMATs and Fontaines DCs, says trade bodyOpens in new window<\/a>\u00a0]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The cost of Spotify is to go up by as much as 15 per cent for some 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