The section about podcasts has already started to appear among users from Ukraine. The user can search for a podcast, add it to the library and even download it to the device for offline listening later.

Accessible for Ukrainians Podcasts / Photo 24 channel on Spotify

In addition, the episode with podcasts was made available on the desktop version of Spotify. According to Gagadget, it works with some complaints.

By the way, you don’t need a paid subscription from the service to be able to listen to podcasts. This functionality is fully available even on the free plan with ads. The episode is divided into several categories and it’s easy to find individual podcasts in the search.

Spotify and Russia

We will remind you that after the full-scale invasion of Russia into Ukraine, the Spotify company completely left the market of the attacking country, despite the fact that it had previously made significant efforts to enter there. The most interesting thing is that the exit from Russia, despite the forecasts, had almost no effect on the financial situation of the company.

In its financial report for the second quarter of 2022, the company reported a 14% year-over-year increase in the number of users opting for the premium subscription. Their total number was 188 million people. The number of monthly active users also increased by +19% to 433 million.