Spotify to launch in Bangladesh, 84 other countries
Published 23 Feb,2021 via The Financial Express - Spotify is expanding to 85 new markets including Bangladesh in the 'next few days', co-founder and CEO Daniel Ek announced at its online-only Stream On event on Monday.
Besides Bangladesh the other big new markets include Pakistan, and Nigeria. Put together, the 85 new Spotify markets represent more than a billion people - a massive new untapped audience for Spotify that has grown to more than 345 million monthly active users and over 155 million paid subscribers globally.
This is Spotify's largest expansion to date - it's currently available in 93 countries, which took 12 years - and essentially makes it a global service.
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