For now, the only concrete figures that Apple has offered on users who have contracted its streaming music service, have been those offered during a conference held by a major technology publication. In it, Tim Cook, stated in passing that currently the streaming Music service of Apple has 6,5 million subscribers.
Apple Music started the three-month free trial period in China, Apple's main market today, on September 30, so until the beginning of the year, once that period is over, we will not know how many users in the country have decided to join the number of users who currently enjoy Apple Music.
According to analyst Mark Mulligan, co-founder of Midia Consulting, before the end of this year, the number of Apple Music subscribers will be 8 million users And according to the most optimistic predictions, the Cupertino Boys' music payment service, will reach 20 million users. Many of these new users will originate from the Asian continent, which, as I mentioned above, is about to end the three-month free trial period.
Today the undisputed king of streaming music is Spotify closely followed by Pandora. Spotify currently has just over 20 million paying users and a good number of users who enjoy its streaming music service in the free version listening to ads every 30 minutes. The arrival of Apple has caused a stir in the streaming music market, since apart from the new users who previously did not have contracted any music streaming service, others, however, may choose to switch platforms to Apple's, thanks to the integration it offers us with the iOS ecosystem.
