Regarding this line “YouTube is more used for podcasts than Apple Podcasts and Spotify. It illustrates the platform's rapid innovation and ability to accommodate new use cases. In short, YouTube can become Spotify faster than Spotify can become YouTube” I genuinely don’t think YouTube and Spotify are playing in the same field and let it be a mistake if YouTube tries to go to play in Spotify’s field. The YouTube feed is chaotic and its recommendation algorithm the best of all (it has the Google engine behind, for sure). I do see it as YouTube playing on the field of getting the user engaged with the latest-quality content and Spotify king with everything to do with playlists, personalization, way more structured, predictable and organized, you know what you’ll encounter when you open Spotify, that’s sort of your space. Plus, one is king in video and the other one is king in audio. MIT classes or the highest quality educational content are only on YouTube, and those are often better understood if you watch them.
And YouTube can’t be everyone at once.
They aren’t one or the other. I personally see both subscriptions as different and they’ll remain better if they distinguish themselves as that.
YouTube Music competes head-to-head with Spotify, offering a similar subscription model, personalized playlists, and now integrated podcasts. It also has a comparable music catalog.
While YouTube as a platform serves broader content discovery, YouTube Music is a direct competitor to Spotify in the audio space. YouTube Premium and Music surpassed 100 million paid subscribers in February 2024—nearly half of Spotify’s Premium subscriber base at the time.
Regarding this line “YouTube is more used for podcasts than Apple Podcasts and Spotify. It illustrates the platform's rapid innovation and ability to accommodate new use cases. In short, YouTube can become Spotify faster than Spotify can become YouTube” I genuinely don’t think YouTube and Spotify are playing in the same field and let it be a mistake if YouTube tries to go to play in Spotify’s field. The YouTube feed is chaotic and its recommendation algorithm the best of all (it has the Google engine behind, for sure). I do see it as YouTube playing on the field of getting the user engaged with the latest-quality content and Spotify king with everything to do with playlists, personalization, way more structured, predictable and organized, you know what you’ll encounter when you open Spotify, that’s sort of your space. Plus, one is king in video and the other one is king in audio. MIT classes or the highest quality educational content are only on YouTube, and those are often better understood if you watch them.
And YouTube can’t be everyone at once.
They aren’t one or the other. I personally see both subscriptions as different and they’ll remain better if they distinguish themselves as that.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
YouTube Music competes head-to-head with Spotify, offering a similar subscription model, personalized playlists, and now integrated podcasts. It also has a comparable music catalog.
While YouTube as a platform serves broader content discovery, YouTube Music is a direct competitor to Spotify in the audio space. YouTube Premium and Music surpassed 100 million paid subscribers in February 2024—nearly half of Spotify’s Premium subscriber base at the time.