When Spotify launched its music streaming service in several European countries on October 7, 2008, few people would have thought that this obscure Stockholm-based startup would eventually grow into the world’s most popular music platform. Back then, music streaming was still in its infancy, accounting for a small fraction of global music revenues, but eventually, Spotify’s early bet on streaming would pay off.
As the following chart illustrates, it took a while for Spotify to really take off. By the time of its fifth birthday in 2013, the streaming pioneer had roughly 30 million active users and 8 million premium subscribers. Since then, Spotify's active user and premium subscriber numbers have continued to grow steadily though, reaching 299 and 138 million, respectively, by the end of June 2020.
For the three months ended June 30, 2020, the company that went public two years ago and is currently valued at almost $50 billion reported an operating loss of €167 million on €1.89 billion in revenue. Most of that revenue comes from premium subscriptions.
When the largest amusement park in Germany, Europa-Park, began constructing its new Croatia area, it found inspiration in Rimac hypercars and technology for its new rollercoaster – the Voltron Nevera Powered by Rimac.
Following the end of the public delisting acquisition offer for Telefónica Deutschland, Telefónica holds approximately 96.85% of the shares in its German subsidiary.
Infobip Shift Miami, the American version of the Croatian developer conference, this week brought together a diverse technology-sector audience on the shores of Florida.
