In a recent report by The Wall Street Journal, it is shown that Apple Music exceeded Spotify to the number of paying users (subscribers) in the United States.
This position is not confirmed by Apple or Spotify, both of which do not publish reports with the number of paying users by region/state. If so, it would be the first time that Apple reaches the top of the pyramid on this market.
It is known that Apple does not offer music for free, more than a radio station (Beats1) available through the Apple Music application. This after the expiration of the trial period, of three months. Time in which users they have unlimited access to all content din Apple Music.
On the other hand, Spotify offers access to the service free for 30 days, after which users will receive advertisements, if they do not choose one of the subscriptions.
On the content side, Apple owns the largest online music library, to which it also contributes a lot of video content. Over 50 million songs are available in Apple Music, during Spotify offers around 40 million.
From the words of The Wall Street Journal, Apple would count over 28 million Apple Music subscribers in the US, while Spotify has around 26 million. It remains to be seen how things will be in the future, given that Apple is increasingly turning its attention to entertainment services.
Starting in the fall of this year, Apple will launch "Apple TV+", the platform of movie online what will it compete with Netflix and HBO.
