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- **User Growth Milestone**: 700M+ MAU and 281M subscribers, +17M MAU and +5M subs Q3. 
- **Revenue Beat**: €4.3B (+12% YoY), 31.6% gross margin, €806M free cash flow. 
- **Multi-Format Success**: 54% video podcast growth, 36% audiobook listening hours growth. 
- **AI Innovation**: ChatGPT integration, 200M in-app messages, Lossless audio launch. 
- **Leadership Transition**: Daniel Ek steps down as CEO; Alex & Gustav to co-lead with 1B sub goal. 
- **Ad Business Reset**: 2025 as transition year, 2026+ growth driven by programmatic ad expansion.

**【CEO Summary Section】**
- Spotify surpassed 700 million monthly active users (MAU) in Q3 2025, exceeding guidance, with 17 million MAU growth and 5 million net subscriber additions (281 million total). 
- Emphasized multi-format strategy success: 54% YoY growth in video podcast streams, 36% YoY audiobook listening hours growth, and 80% increase in video podcast consumption via Spotify Partner Program (SPP). 
- Highlighted enhanced free tier adoption driving engagement, with 25 million users using in-app messaging and 100 million monthly Jam listening hours. 
- CFO Christian Luiga reported Q3 revenue of €4.3 billion (+12% YoY), gross margin of 31.6%, and free cash flow of €806 million. 
- CFO noted SPP content cost shift from ads to premium, contributing to 50bp margin expansion, and forecast Q4 gross margin of 32.9% with 13% YoY revenue growth. 
- CEO Daniel Ek announced transition to Executive Chairman, with Alex Norström and Gustav Söderström becoming co-CEOs in January 2026. 

**【CFO Financial Commentary】**
- Total revenue: €4.3 billion (+12% YoY on constant currency). 
- Premium revenue: +13% YoY, driven by 12% subscriber growth. 
- Advertising revenue: mid-single-digit growth YoY, with programmatic ad growth offsetting direct sales decline. 
- Gross margin: 31.6% (vs. 31.1% prior quarter), benefiting from rights holder liability adjustments. 
- Operating income: €582 million (+17% YoY). 
- Free cash flow: €806 million, with €410 million in share buybacks year-to-date. 
- Q4 guidance: 745 million MAU, 289 million subscribers, and €4.5 billion revenue (+13% YoY). 

**【Q&A Key Highlights】**
- **AI Integration**: ChatGPT partnership enables personalized playlist creation, with 200 million messages sent via in-app messaging. 
- **Video Strategy**: 390 million users streamed video podcasts (54% YoY growth), with Netflix partnership to distribute Ringer content. 
- **Ad Business**: Mid-single-digit ad growth in Q3, with programmatic ad revenue up 100% YoY. 
- **Pricing**: 12% YoY subscriber growth despite price increases in 150 markets, with churn offset by enhanced free tier engagement. 
- **Leadership Transition**: Co-CEOs will focus on 1 billion subscriber goal, leveraging Spotify's 3% global penetration and TAM across music, podcasts, audiobooks. 
- **Risk Management**: Ad revenue growth expected to accelerate in 2H2026, with 2025 viewed as a transition year for ad business restructuring.

Spotify Technology S.A. (SPOT) Q3 2025 Earnings Call Transcript

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