![]() ![]() While Spotify offers music and podcasts in one app, many other companies - like Apple - break apart different types of audio into separate offerings. Though now listed independently on the App Store, the Apple Music app comes pre-installed on Apple devices, so users would not have to seek out the app unless they had previously deleted it from their iPhone.īut there’s another way to slice the data - by looking beyond music streaming apps to examine top apps dedicated to serving podcasts. ![]() There is a big caveat to this data, of course: If Spotify users defected to Apple Music, we wouldn’t necessarily see this as new installs. Apple Music installs were down 5.7% during this time, YouTube Music was down 7.1%, and Tidal was down 7.69%. For example, Amazon Music installs were 750,000 during the week of January 24, compared with 988,000 during the December 24 week - a drop of 24.1%. So, a decline in new installs … but still a lot of them.īut when compared with the busy week of December 24, 2021, rivals during the week of January 24, 2022, saw fewer worldwide installs. It added 1.3 million installs during the week of January 24, while Spotify saw 6 million installs - a figure down 9.10% from the week prior, when it saw 6.6 million. Of those, only YouTube Music is even in the seven-digit range in terms of weekly new installs. Other streaming services saw even smaller gains as a result of the Spotify drama - at least in terms of week-over-week download growth from the week of January 17 to the week of January 24, 2022.ĭuring this time frame, Amazon Music grew installs by 3.4%, Apple Music by 3.3%, and YouTube Music by 8.3%. However, according to app store data, the controversy has not led to a large exodus of Spotify subscribers - the app is still seeing millions of weekly downloads, a much larger figure than its nearest rivals, even during Spotify’s PR nightmare starting last week. ![]() And yesterday, The New York Times declared “Spotify’s Joe Rogan Problem Isn’t Going Away.” USA Today and other outlets published how-to guides for those attempting to cancel their Spotify accounts. There were reports that Spotify’s customer service channels became so overwhelmed with complaints and cancellation requests that they had to shut down live support. Hashtags like #cancelspotify, #deletespotify and #ByeSpotify (or #ByeByeSpotify) gained traction on Twitter. The letter accused Spotify of helping damage public trust in scientific research and sow doubt in the guidance provided by medical professionals amid a pandemic where misinformation can have “extraordinarily dangerous ramifications,” it said.įollowing the outcry and music removals, both Spotify and Rogan addressed the controversy - the former with promises to add content advisories to podcasts discussing COVID-19, and the latter with a commitment to better balance out controversial conversations by including experts with different opinions on the show.Īs the news of the musicians’ protest spread, so did what appeared to be a Spotify consumer boycott. The musicians’ protests came shortly after an open letter signed by hundreds of doctors, scientists, health experts and professionals pleaded with the streamer to establish a clear public policy to moderate misinformation on its service. Over the past several days, Neil Young, Joni Mitchell and other musicians have pulled their music from Spotify to protest the streamer’s relationship with controversial podcaster Joe Rogan, who’s accused of using his platform to spread COVID-19 and vaccine misinformation to his millions of fans. The Joe Rogan controversy has been a PR headache for Spotify in recent days, but it doesn’t seem to have yet prompted a sizable exit to rival streaming apps, according to new app store data. ![]()
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