There Are Now 100 Million People Paying For Streaming Music
While 100 million is certainly a wonderful marker to pass, there are actually many more people out there streaming away, though not all of them are paying for it. Spotify alone has 100 million users, though only about 30–40% of them are paying for the privilege of ad-free listening. Converting those users already comfortable with the idea of streaming music, while also attracting new users by the boatload, is vital to ensuring that this new form of media consumption is able to survive the coming years.
100 million paying customers means that while there is still a lot that needs to be worked out when it comes to payments, technology, reporting, and so on, streaming music is picking up steam, and the masses have definitely chosen this method as their go-to for accessing music.
Source: Forbes