Apple Music paid for more than 6.5 million users – publico

                 

                         
                     

                         

                 

 
 

The figures were advanced by Tim Cook at a conference organized by the Wall Street Journal . After three months of free use of the Apple Music, the service streaming Music was signed by more than 6.5 million users, a figure still far from the 20 million subscriptions achieved so far by the competitor Direct Spotify.

The test period for those who wanted to peek at the Apple Music for three months is not over yet, but according to the chief executive of the California company, in addition to the subscribers of the two packages paid service (in Portugal of 6.99 euros and 10.99 euros), 8.5 million people are experiencing the Stream music. Adding the two sides, Apple has managed more than 15 million users.

For Cook, these figures show a clear success right at the start of the Apple Music. “I’m really happy with it and I think the way is very good,” he said at the conference.

In August, the Apple Music was being tested by 11 million people, according to figures provided by technology company US, the September 30 ends the free period of experience going to charge to use the Music through two monthly packages.

According to the vice president of Apple and head of the service department and software Internet, Eddy Cue, two months ago, the 11 million users, two million had opted for the family plan, which allows up to six people to have the service for 10.99 euros per month . The remaining endorsed the individual signing the Apple Music, which at the end of the three-month free trial in September, is now cost 6.99 euros / month.

Apple entered the market streaming music in June with the launch of Music, through the direct competitor of Spotify leader or other services like Tidal. On one side it was expected that Apple would succeed given the high number of iTunes users, you may find it difficult to get to Spotify numbers, for example.

The service streaming is currently available in 58 countries, with more than 75 million active users, of which over 20 million are paying, confirmed to the PUBLIC the director of Spotify for Southern Europe, Yann Thebault. Since launching in Sweden in 2008, Spotify has given to the music over EUR 2.6 billion industry.