The data presents the number of subscribers to Apple Music. As of April 2018, Apple Music had 40 million paying subscribers worldwide. The music streaming service was first introduced at Apple's WWDC 2015. During a survey in the U.S. in 2017, 8% of consumers stated that they used the service monthly and a further 7% 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% of young people use frequently.
Oct '15 | 6.5 |
Jan '16 | 10 |
Feb '16 | 11 |
Mar '16 | 12 |
Apr '16 | 13 |
May '16 | 14 |
Jun '16 | 15 |
Aug '16 | 16 |
Sep '16 | 17 |
Dec '16 | 20 |
Jun '17 | 27 |
Sep '17 | 30 |
Mar '18 | 38 |
Apr' 18 | 40 |