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		Jyaif on March 15, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Addressing Spotify’s Claims > I think they've helped Spotify grow a lot Well no, Apple's even admit that Spotify didn't get their subscriptions through them: "only a tiny fraction of their subscriptions fall under Apple’s revenue-sharing model"

malshe on March 15, 2019 [–]

That means that only a fraction of iOS user bought Spotify subscription through App Store. It doesn’t mean that many iOS users are not paid subscribers.

SZJX on March 16, 2019 | [–]

Even the Apple statement acknowledges that the majority of users are on the free plan and bring revenue through ads.

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