After a long wait, music streaming platform Spotify is finally available in Uganda. This comes years after other apps like Apple Music and Tidal have been some of the major streaming platforms that have been available. The expansion into Africa comes after Nigerian music has become so global for the Swedish firm to ignore it anymore.
According to TechCrunch, the expansion includes markets across Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean. Combined, these markets include more than a billion people. With these launches, Spotify says “sounds and stories that once remained local will have access to a global audience of fans across nearly 180 markets.” And as part of its ongoing commitment to building a truly borderless audio ecosystem — connecting creators, listeners and content — this move represents the company’s broadest market expansion to date.
Here are the new markets — in Africa, they include Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Chad, Comoros, Côte d’Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eswatini, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Spotify Subscription Price in Uganda
Spotify offers Individual, Duo, Family and Student membership which cost UGX 10,000, 13,000, 16,000 and 5,000 respectively. The student subscription offer is only available only to students at an accredited higher education institution. 1 month free not available to users who already tried Premium.
| Individual | Duo | Family | Student |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 free month with subscription | 1 month free | 1 month free | 1 free month with subscription |
| UGX 10,000/month after offer period | UGX 10,000/month after offer period | UGX 16,000/month after offer period | UGX 5,000/month after offer period |
| 1 Account | 2 Accounts | 6 Accounts | 1 Account |
Listen to music ad-free | 2 Premium accounts for a couple under one roof | 6 Premium accounts for family members living under one roof | Special discount for eligible students in university |
Play anywhere – even offline | Duo Mix: a playlist for two, regularly updated with music you both enjoy | Family Mix: a playlist for your family, regularly updated with music you all enjoy | Listen to music ad-free |
| On-demand playback | Ad-free music listening, play offline, on-demand playback | Block explicit music | Play anywhere – even offline |
| Ad-free music listening, play offline, on-demand playback | On-demand playback |
The Spotify App is available for both Android and iOS users. With that said, let’s leave you with an All Ugandan Spotify Playlist courtesy of Swangz Avenue
