There were 4 times as many paid on-demand audio streams as ‘free’ ones in the US last year

In 2017, on-demand audio streams on subscription platforms rose 57.5% to hit 301.3bn, while those on ad-supported tiers (such as Spotify and Deezer’s ‘free’ offerings) grew slower – rising 27.3% to reach 75.6bn.

Source: There were 4 times as many paid on-demand audio streams as ‘free’ ones in the US last year

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