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Amazon Music hits 55 million subscribers

24/01/2020

Amazon Music hits 55 million subscribers globally with subscriptions to Amazon Music Unlimited growing by more than 50% last year alone. Amazon Music grew nearly 50% year-on-year across the US, UK, Germany, and Japan and has more than doubled in recently added countries such as France, Italy, Spain, and Mexico. In the second half of 2019, Amazon Music also launched in Brazil and introduced Amazon Music HD, its high quality audio streaming option, as well […]

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Smart Speaker sales continue to grow in US

13/08/2019

Smart Speaker sales continue to grow in US with over half of them owning the base model according to investment research company Consumer Intelligence Research Partners, LLC (CIRP). CIRP analysis indicates that the US installed base of Smart Speaker devices is 76 million units, up from 70 million units in the March 2019 quarter and 50 million units in the June 2018 quarter. Amazon Echo has 70% of the installed base, with Google Home accounting […]

Spotify Premium adds 1 million US subscribers

28/07/2019

Spotify Premium adds 1 million US subscribers in the second quarter of 2019 according to investment research company Consumer Intelligence Research Partners, LLC (CIRP). As at the end of the March 2019 quarter, CIRP estimates that in the US, 38% of Spotify users have a Spotify Premium subscription. “Spotify has settled in, to a decent but not spectacular user growth and retention pattern,” said Josh Lowitz, Partner and Co-Founder of CIRP. At 38% of all […]

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Spotify increases US Premium subscribers by 3 million

24/04/2019

Spotify increases US Premium subscribers by 3 million in the first quarter of 2019 according to investment research company Consumer Intelligence Research Partners, LLC (CIRP). As at 31st March 2019, CIRP estimates that in the US, 37% of Spotify users have a Spotify Premium subscription. “We’ve now tracked Spotify for a full year, and the user base continues to grow steadily in the US” said Josh Lowitz, Partner and Co-Founder of CIRP. “In the most […]

Smart Speaker sales in US soar in holiday season

12/02/2019

Smart Speaker sales in US soar in holiday season with one third of users owning more than one device, according to investment research company Consumer Intelligence Research Partners (CIRP). Sales figures were compiled on Amazon Echo, Google Home and the Apple HomePod for purchasers in the quarter ending 31st December 2018. CIRP analysis indicates that the US installed base of smart speaker devices is 66 million units, up from 53 million in the September 2018 […]

Spotify increases US Premium subscribers by 2 million

02/02/2019

Spotify increases US Premium subscribers by 2 million in the fourth quarter of 2018 according to investment research company Consumer Intelligence Research Partners, LLC (CIRP). As at 31st December 2018, CIRP estimates that in the US, 41% of Spotify users have a Spotify Premium subscription. “In our third survey of Spotify users, we see improvement on a range of metrics,” said Josh Lowitz, Partner and Co-Founder of CIRP. “We’ve seen Spotify steadily increase its paying […]