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Spotify user base surges to 761 million, ad rev dips

Spotify reported a mixed first quarter for 2026, with strong user growth and subscription gains offset by a decline in advertising revenue as the company undertook a major overhaul of its ad-tech infrastructure. According to a Storyboard18 report, the streaming giant posted an 8 percent rise in total revenue to €4.53 billion during the quarte...


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Spotify launches self-serve Ads Manager in India

Spotify has rolled out its self-serve Ads Manager platform in India, opening up advertising on the platform to businesses of all sizes. The move is aimed at simplifying campaign creation and execution, particularly for D2C startups and SMEs, by removing the need for large budgets or agency-led buying. T...