{"id":41659,"date":"2018-03-12T19:10:45","date_gmt":"2018-03-12T19:10:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/?p=41659"},"modified":"2018-03-13T16:09:26","modified_gmt":"2018-03-13T16:09:26","slug":"spotify-launches-in-south-africa-and-vietnam-with-30-day-premium-trial-offer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/spotify-launches-in-south-africa-and-vietnam-with-30-day-premium-trial-offer\/","title":{"rendered":"Spotify launches in South Africa, Israel, Romania and Vietnam, expanding its reach to 65 markets [UPDATED]"},"content":{"rendered":"

Spotify has today gone live in South Africa, Israel and Vietnam, meaning that the platform is now available in 64 countries worldwide.<\/p>\n

The combined population of the three countries is approximately 160m, with close to 95m people in Vietnam alone.<\/p>\n

[UPDATE: Spotify has now confirmed it is also live in Romania, bringing its total market reach to 65.]<\/p>\n

<\/div>
<\/div>
<\/div> <\/div> \n

Spotify offers South African customers the opportunity to sign up for its Premium service via a 30-day free trial.<\/p>\n

After this trial, the Premium tier costs 59.99 South African Rand a month – equivalent to around US $5.<\/p>\n

<\/a><\/figure>

In Vietnam, would-be customers pay 59,000 Vietnamese Dong per month for a subscription – equivalent to around $2.50. They are also offered the 30-day trial.<\/p>\n

In Israel, meanwhile, a Premium subscription sets you back 19.90 NIS per month – equivalent to around $5.80.<\/p>\n

The platform’s arrival in Israel was marked with the below video featuring the likes of Major Lazer and Maroon 5.<\/p>\n