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International Business Times
International Business Times
Business
Pia OHLIN

Spotify Cuts Around 1,500 Jobs As Growth Slows

Spotify tripled its headcount over the past six years is now cutting back as the cost of capital has risen (Credit: AFP)

Music streaming giant Spotify said Monday it would reduce its number of employees by around 17 percent in a bid to cut costs amid "dramatically" slower economic growth.

The announcement comes on the heels of a rare quarterly net profit of 65 million euros in October, compared to a loss of 166 million for the same period a year earlier, and following 26 percent growth in active users for the third quarter to 574 million.

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