If you have a free/trial account, you can only listen to the track while being online (no “offline mode”).These incredible numbers are more than enough to bring the Swedish music streaming and media services provider on top of their number 1 competitor, Apple Music, that seems to be stuck to much lower numbers – despite the undeniable popularity of their mobile devices.Īnyway, if you know how Spotify works you’re probably also aware of the fact that you can’t download the music you’re listening to, at least in a “traditional” sense. Probably (almost) no one, at least if we consider that we’re talking of something that boasts more than 280 million monthly active users (MAUs) and 130 million subscribers, with a paid user base growing of 30% every year (source: ATLAS and the official Spotify newsroom website).