Todd Spangler editorSpotify has officially gone live in Russia, along with a dozen other markets across Europe.The addition of Russia is a significant expansion for Spotify, given that the country represents the 17th biggest streaming market in the world, according to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry.
The music and audio-streaming company said it now reaches a total of 92 markets worldwide.Spotify’s 13 new markets are: Albania, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Russia, Serbia, Slovenia and Ukraine.
All told, the new areas where Spotify has launched represent an addressable market of nearly 250 million people, the company said.
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