Spotify IPO set for April

Spotify lands in SA

Spotify lands in SA

"So you won't see us ringing any bell or throwing any parties, and despite the enormous respect I have for the New York Stock Exchange in this process, I also won't be on the floor doing any interviews", he said. Instead, it will allow existing stockholders to trade their shares on the public market. So maybe the growth is going to be a concern for Spotify pretty soon.

Streaming through paid subscription services, such as Apple Music, Deezer and Spotify, continued to grow in Belgium in 2017 (up by 38.6%). There are easily two billion people in the world who can afford to pay for some level of music, yet Spotify and Apple Music combined have only around 100 million subscribers globally.

Apple Music is picking up steam. Amazon Prime service subscribers can get the music service for $7.99 a month.

Because it is not issuing any new shares, it has not set a listing price - which can be used to determine the valuation of a company.

The service's free platform was a major reason why Taylor Swift chose to remove her music from Spotify in 2015 (before restoring it past year after some reported six-figure persuasion from the company). Based on private transactions, it is valued at roughly $19bn, according to Reuters calculations.

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He also confirmed that Spotify will announce financial guidance for Q1 2018 on March 26, the week prior to trading.

McCarthy spelled out Spotify's long-term operating targets for generating sustained free cash flow, with annual revenue growth between 25 and 35 percent and gross margin between 30 and35 percent - ambitious for a loss-making company.

Spotify launched its music streaming service in South Africa, marking its entry into the continent, where smartphones are gaining momentum and telecom infrastructure is improving.

"There is an enormous pay-off for whoever wins".

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