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Number of Apple Music subscribers worldwide 2015-2018
Number of Apple Music subscribers worldwide 2015-2018
Number of Apple Music subscribers worldwide from October 2015 to November 2018 (in millions)
This statistic gives information on the number of subscribers to Apple Music. As of November 2018, Apple Music had 56 million subscribers worldwide. The music streaming service was first introduced at Apple's WWDC 2015. During a survey in the United States in 2017, 8 percent of consumers stated that they used the service monthly and a further 7 percent claimed to use it weekly. Moreover, Apple Music was ranked as one of the online music services that young people used most frequently in 2017. At the top of this list was Spotify, which 38 percent of young people use frequently.
Number of Apple Music subscribers worldwide from October 2015 to November 2018 (in millions)
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| Subscribers in millions | |
|---|---|
| Nov '18 | 56 |
| May '18 | 50 |
| Apr' 18 | 40 |
| Mar '18 | 38 |
| Sep '17 | 30 |
| Jun '17 | 27 |
| Dec '16 | 20 |
| Sep '16 | 17 |
| Aug '16 | 16 |
| Jun '16 | 15 |
| May '16 | 14 |
| Apr '16 | 13 |
| Mar '16 | 12 |
| Feb '16 | 11 |
| Jan '16 | 10 |
| Oct '15* | 6.5 |
| Subscribers in millions | |
|---|---|
| Nov '18 | 56 |
| May '18 | 50 |
| Apr' 18 | 40 |
| Mar '18 | 38 |
| Sep '17 | 30 |
| Jun '17 | 27 |
| Dec '16 | 20 |
| Sep '16 | 17 |
| Aug '16 | 16 |
| Jun '16 | 15 |
| May '16 | 14 |
| Apr '16 | 13 |
| Mar '16 | 12 |
| Feb '16 | 11 |
| Jan '16 | 10 |
| Oct '15* | 6.5 |
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This statistic gives information on the number of subscribers to Apple Music. As of November 2018, Apple Music had 56 million subscribers worldwide. The music streaming service was first introduced at Apple's WWDC 2015. During a survey in the United States in 2017, 8 percent of consumers stated that they used the service monthly and a further 7 percent claimed to use it weekly. Moreover, Apple Music was ranked as one of the online music services that young people used most frequently in 2017. At the top of this list was Spotify, which 38 percent of young people use frequently.
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- October 2015 to November 2018
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*October 2015 figures are based on CEO Tim Cook's statement that Apple Music has 6.5 million paid subscribers plus another 8.5 million users who are still in their three-month free trial period.
Apple Music offers a 3 month free trial up front, but only supports paid subscriptions after that.
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*October 2015 figures are based on CEO Tim Cook's statement that Apple Music has 6.5 million paid subscribers plus another 8.5 million users who are still in their three-month free trial period.
Apple Music offers a 3 month free trial up front, but only supports paid subscriptions after that.
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