# Spotify vs YouTube Music

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Source page: https://appcurves.com/compare/spotify-vs-youtube-music

## Spotify: Music and Podcasts

- Package: `com.spotify.music`
- Developer: Spotify AB
- Category: Music & Audio
- Platform: Android (Google Play)
- Released: May 27, 2014
- Lifetime downloads: 3,125,337,627 (updated 2026-09-21)
- What the store shows instead: 1,000,000,000+
- Rating: 4.35 from 36,339,501 ratings
- Downloads added: none — the counter held between 2026-09-20 and 2026-09-21
- Readings kept: 48 (2026-08-04 → 2026-09-21)
- Chart positions on 2026-09-21 (Top Free): #1 AD, #1 AE, #1 AG, #1 AI, #1 AM, #1 AS, #1 AT, #1 AU (best 8 shown) — charts in 193 of 203 markets scanned

### Latest readings

| Date (UTC) | Lifetime downloads | Added |
|---|---:|---:|
| 2026-09-15 | 3,121,769,993 | — |
| 2026-09-16 | 3,125,337,627 | +3,567,634 |
| 2026-09-17 | 3,125,337,627 | held |
| 2026-09-18 | 3,125,337,627 | held |
| 2026-09-19 | 3,125,337,627 | held |
| 2026-09-20 | 3,125,337,627 | held |
| 2026-09-21 | 3,125,337,627 | held |

"held" means Google's own counter showed the same figure as the day before — it is a real reading, not a missed one.

Showing the latest 7 of 48 readings. Signed-in followers see the full curve from the day they followed.

## YouTube Music

- Package: `com.google.android.apps.youtube.music`
- Developer: Google LLC
- Category: Music & Audio
- Platform: Android (Google Play)
- Released: Nov 12, 2015
- Lifetime downloads: 7,973,868,955 (updated 2026-09-21)
- What the store shows instead: 5,000,000,000+
- Rating: 4.47 from 7,817,496 ratings
- Downloads added: none — the counter held between 2026-09-20 and 2026-09-21
- Readings kept: 48 (2026-08-04 → 2026-09-21)
- Chart positions on 2026-09-21 (Top Free): #2 LK, #3 HN, #3 KH, #3 PY, #4 AF, #4 BI, #4 BO, #4 KW (best 8 shown) — charts in 198 of 203 markets scanned

### Latest readings

| Date (UTC) | Lifetime downloads | Added |
|---|---:|---:|
| 2026-09-15 | 7,960,032,049 | — |
| 2026-09-16 | 7,973,868,955 | +13,836,906 |
| 2026-09-17 | 7,973,868,955 | held |
| 2026-09-18 | 7,973,868,955 | held |
| 2026-09-19 | 7,973,868,955 | held |
| 2026-09-20 | 7,973,868,955 | held |
| 2026-09-21 | 7,973,868,955 | held |

"held" means Google's own counter showed the same figure as the day before — it is a real reading, not a missed one.

Showing the latest 7 of 48 readings. Signed-in followers see the full curve from the day they followed.

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