

Spotify and Apple also pay differently based on the listener’s plan. Not to mention the free, family and discount plans.įor the ad-supported free plan on Spotify (Apple Music only has a 3-month trial – without ads) advertisers pay more for US Spotify placement than they do for India Spotify placement, so the pay split (which has never been revealed) for ad-supported streams will also be much less. Why? Simply because the cost of a standard premium subscription in the US is about $10. Spotify and Apple Music pay more for a stream from a listener in the US than a stream from a listener in India. First let me break down the most obvious points: Country/Territory of the Listener Subscription plan level (free, family, student, discount, premium).There are around 800 different pay rates for each stream on Spotify. How much Spotify and Apple Music pay for a stream varies on many factors.
