Yandex Music offers free and paid music streaming and a lot of Russian users are transferring now from Spotify to Yandex. After all, Yandex Music is powered by Yandex: the largest search engine in Russia. Yandex Music was first, but this comes as no surprise. Russians have been long awaiting Spotify’s entry and on the launch day the app saw tremendous download rates.Īccording to a 2021 Deloitte report, Spotify took second place in the ranking of the most popular music streaming services in Russia. The streaming service entered Russia in 2020, together with other 12 European locations. First launched in Sweden in 2006, it’s currently available in 184 countries. Spotify is the largest streaming service in the world. So yes, the service is still open to Russian users, but with certain limitations. "We believe that it is of utmost importance that our service is available in Russia to allow a global flow of information," Spotify said. Spotify’s spokesperson said that Spotify will not pull out all of its operations completely from the Russian market as it’s important to provide Russians with access to global content (especially news-based podcasts). All premium accounts will remain valid until the subscription period and after that users will be transferred into free accounts. Russians can still use Spotify, but their access is limited to a free plan only. Thus, users in Russia wouldn’t be able to pay for a Spotify subscription anyway. Currently, all credit card companies and online payment providers are boycotting the Russian market. Truth be told, Spotify had no choice but to suspend its premium service in Russia. Is Spotify available in Russia?Īfter closing its Moscow offices in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Spotify has confirmed that Premium subscription is no longer available in Russia. Where is Spotify in all that? Is the biggest music streaming company also halting services in Russia? What happens to the paid subscribers of Spotify? Read further to find out.
Those companies that remain active in Russia have experienced huge social media backlash. The list of companies halting operations in Russia is very long and includes giants such as Coca Cola, McDonald’s and Universal Music Group. Major companies suspend their operations in Russia amid the invasion of Ukraine.
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