Spotify recently introduced an innovative new feature called “Listening Stats.” This relatively new feature provides users a weekly snapshot of their musical consumption. Today’s feature not only serves to remind us of the best artists and songs on the scene this week. It’s allowing users to become more aware of their musical preferences on a regular basis. Listening Stats is now available to users in more than 60 countries. We’re excited to announce that it’s finally out, and now free for all subscribers, as well as premium subscribers.
This means that with Listening Stats users can get smooth, clear, and easy-to-read visualizations of their own listening habits. The free, opt-in feature displays running statistics for your most-played tracks and favorite artists. It provides you with a fun, new look at your year in music. You explore these insights and share your unique statistics with friends. You can share photos on Instagram or join a group chat through WhatsApp to bring more social fun to your Xperience!
Spotify has just launched a really fun new implementation of chat—called Spotify dj! This year, it’s easier than ever for users to impress their friends by sharing their Listening Stats! This launch is the latest move in Spotify’s quest to improve social connectivity across its millions of users. Spotify is committed to fostering a healthy ecosystem for music discovery. It inspires users to reach out and see how they stack up against other people’s music tastes.
Previously, users had to manually connect their accounts to third-party services such as Last.fm to get a look into their listening statistics. Or, they might just hold out and use Spotify’s year-end feature, Wrapped, to take stock of their music tastes. Wrapped provided an amazing glimpse into yearly listening trends. Today, their new Listening Stats feature brings this experience home, providing real-time insights that transform the way users discover and interact with their music.
Those against the introduction of real-time tracking claim that it would remove the thrill of discovering your own personal listening patterns. This epiphany usually occurs during the week-long annual Wrapped event. By providing weekly statistics, Spotify may take away the element of surprise that comes from an end-of-year reflection on music preferences.