{
  "id": 123998,
  "title": "Spotify Notches 300 Million Premium Subscribers",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/spotify-notches-300-million-premium-subscribers",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-04T10:01:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/music/news/spotify-300-million-subscribers-q2-2026-earnings-1236826641/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Spotify’s Premium customers grew to 300 million in the second quarter of 2026, after the music streamer gained 7 million paying subscribers, exceeding its previous guidance. Total monthly active users, including those on the free, ad-supported tier, stood at 777 million as of the end of Q2. That slightly undershot previous guidance of 778 million, […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Hollywood Reporter",
        "title": "Spotify Hits Milestone of 300 Million Premium Subscribers",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/spotify-hits-milestone-of-300-million-premium-subscribers",
        "published": "2026-08-04T11:15:13.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}