Spotify accounts filed with UK Companies House show decrease in revenues for 2012

Music industry, Music subscriptions, Uncategorized

spotify_logo-copy1-1According to its latest filing with Companies House in the UK, where it is based, Spotify posted a decrease in revenues, from £96.5 million in 2011, to £92.6 million in 2012. Advertising revenue increased, from £8.1 million to £9.1 million, but sales of subscriptions were down, from £72.5 million to £64.8 million. Losses after tax for 2012 totaled £10.1 million, reversing a £21 million profit in 2011.
Spotify accounts 2012

It is worth noting that the new figures are for Spotify Ltd only – the Spotify Group accounts came out in July and showed the subscription service generated revenues of €434.7 million (US$584 million) last year, up 128.3% from €190.4 million in 2011. Those accounts were filed with the registry of companies in Luxembourg by its holding company, Spotify Technology. Also worth pointing out is that during the first 5 months of 2011, global premium revenue was recognized in Spotify Ltd. But from as from June 2011 the premium service was provided locally and so the revenue was recognized in the local sales subscriptions.

The rate of growth in the wider subscription sector makes the UK figures a little misleading, particularly given the number of markets Spotify is now available in. Although the company hasn’t updated its subscriber numbers since March (6 million paying users and 24 million active users), both those totals will have increased. By how much, we will all have to wait and see.

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