Spotify has implemented price increases for subscribers across Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg.<\/p>\n
The price hikes, first reported on<\/a>\u00a0by Billboard, <\/i>come as the Swedish streaming giant continues to seek sustainable profit margins after reporting<\/a> its first full year of operating profit in 2024.<\/p>\n In the Netherlands<\/a> and Luxembourg<\/a>, an individual subscription now costs \u20ac12.99 <\/b>(USD $14.81 at the current exchange rate), up 18%<\/b> from \u20ac10.99.<\/p>\n Family plans in these two countries also jumped 22%<\/b> to \u20ac21.99<\/b> ($25.06) from the previous \u20ac17.99, while Spotify\u2019s \u2018Duo\u2019 plan, which covers two accounts under one bill, also saw a 20% <\/b>price increase to \u20ac17.99<\/b> ($20.50) from \u20ac14.99 in the Netherlands and Luxembourg.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Belgian subscribers face a more modest price increase, with individual plans rising 9%<\/b> to \u20ac11.99 <\/b><\/a>($13.66) per month from \u20ac10.99, while family subscriptions climbed 17%<\/b> to \u20ac20.99<\/b> ($23.91) from \u20ac17.99. The Duo plan in Belgium has been increased 13%<\/b> to \u20ac16.99<\/b> ($19.34) from \u20ac14.99.<\/p>\n Student plans, traditionally offered at discounts to capture younger users, saw price hikes as well. Students across all three countries will now pay \u20ac6.99<\/b> ($7.96), a \u20ac1 increase from the previous \u20ac5.99.<\/p>\n The price increase in the Benelux region now exceeds the prices of Spotify\u2019s services in larger neighboring economies. In comparison, individual plans in Germany<\/a> and Spain<\/a> remain at \u20ac10.99<\/b>, while French subscribers pay \u20ac11.12<\/b><\/a> ($12.66). Switzerland<\/a>, meanwhile, is priced higher at 13.95 CHF <\/b>($17.04) for an individual subscription.<\/p>\n This marks the second major price adjustment for Spotify in the Benelux region since July 2023 when the company rolled out<\/a> price increases across North America, Europe, and Asia.<\/p>\n The latest adjustments follow similar moves in other regions over the past year. In April 2024, Spotify hiked prices<\/a> in the UK, Australia, and Pakistan. That was followed by price increases<\/a> in the US in June 2024 and in Canada<\/a> in October 2024.<\/p>\n In the US, Premium subscribers now pay $11.99<\/b> for an individual plan, up from $10.99 in 2023, while Family plans have increased to $19.99 <\/b>per month from $16.99. Premium Duo now costs $16.99<\/b> (up from $14.99), while Premium Student still costs $5.99<\/b> per month.<\/p>\n The price hikes come as Spotify is reported to be readying the launch of a so-called \u2018Music Pro\u2019<\/b>\u00a0tier, which would include\u00a0various \u2018superfan<\/b>\u2018 perks. In July last year, Spotify CEO Daniel Ek told analysts<\/a> that the company was working on a pricier “deluxe” tier.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Individual subscriptions now cost \u20ac12.99 in the Netherlands and Luxembourg and \u20ac11.99 in Belgium<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":38,"featured_media":203531,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[2602,133984,133983,131237,108,133982],"class_list":["post-228956","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-belgium","tag-luxembourg","tag-netherlands","tag-price-hike","tag-spotify","tag-spotify-prices"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/228956","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/38"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=228956"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/228956\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/203531"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=228956"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=228956"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=228956"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}