{"id":17649,"date":"2019-11-12T11:23:36","date_gmt":"2019-11-12T11:23:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/?p=17649"},"modified":"2023-02-03T09:10:19","modified_gmt":"2023-02-03T09:10:19","slug":"what-counts-as-a-stream-on-spotify","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/what-counts-as-a-stream-on-spotify\/","title":{"rendered":"How does Spotify count streams or a &#8216;listen&#8217; on a song?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2><span style=\"color:#3366FF\"> What counts as a stream on Spotify? Do offline streams count? Does Spotify count streams on repeat? These Q&#8217;s and more answered below.<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>What does <a href=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/can-i-upload-my-music-to-spotify-yes-and-its-free\/\">Spotify <\/a>count as a play or one stream of a song? This is important to know for artists, as it is what will count towards your total plays and the revenue you earn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/how-to-customize-your-spotify-artist-profile\/\">Spotify <\/a>classifies a <strong>single stream<\/strong> of a song when it has been listened to for <strong>30 seconds<\/strong> or more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How does Spotify count a stream or a listen on a song?\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3yV4lK5n0DY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If you <strong>restart the song,<\/strong> whether by having it on repeat or clicking it again, it will count as another play after 30 seconds have been listened to again. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you listen to a song <strong>offline<\/strong> that you have saved in your library then each play will still count after 30 seconds the same. 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