Skip to main content

Pandora claims more than 100 million users

Pandora Logo
Image used with permission by copyright holder

Newly-public online streaming service Pandora has announced that over 100 million users have registered for accounts with the service, and some 36 million of those represent monthly active users—meaning they’re not just inactive or abandoned accounts, but folks actively tapping into the service. The company claims those numbers translate into a 3.6 percent share of all radio listening in the United States—although radio is still where the majority of U.S. music listeners catch music.

Recommended Videos

Pandora made the announcement at the company’s first analyst day.

Last month, Pandora launched its initial public offering, taking the company public after years of running off funding from private investors and a bit of subscriber revenue. Although just a few years ago things were looking dark for Pandora and all Internet music streaming businesses—changes to copyright law were set to price them out of business—Pandora has successfully surfed the mobile technology revolution and become a popular add-on service for everything from smartphones and tablets to clocks, televisions, iPod docks, home theater systems, automotive audio, and more. Of course, part of what has enabled Pandora to thrive is sharing information about its users with advertisers and marketers—Pandora’s mobile app data sharing is currently a subject of a criminal investigation, along with many other mobile services.

Geoff Duncan
Former Digital Trends Contributor
Geoff Duncan writes, programs, edits, plays music, and delights in making software misbehave. He's probably the only member…
The Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3 Chromebook is less than half-price — down to $189
The front and back view of the Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3. Chromebook

If you can't find laptop deals that fit a tight budget, you may want to consider looking at Chromebook deals instead. Here's a very affordable offer from Best Buy: the Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3 Chromebook for just $189, for savings of $210 on its original price of $399. We're not sure if stocks will still be available by tomorrow though, so we highly recommend proceeding with your purchase of the device today if you don't want to miss out on this chance to get it for less than half-price.

Why you should buy the Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3 Chromebook

Read more
The Samsung Odyssey G3 gaming monitor is even more affordable at $80 off
The Samsung Odyssey G3 gaming monitor on a white background.

While there are Samsung monitor deals for premium screens, you'll be happy to know that there are also some affordable options like the 24-inch Samsung Odyssey G3 gaming monitor. In fact, its price is even lower right now following an $80 discount from Best Buy, which brings it down from $200 to just $120. You're going to have to be quick with your purchase though, as we're not sure how much time is remaining before this offer expires, and once it's gone, there's no telling when you'll get another chance at it.

Why you should buy the 24-inch Samsung Odyssey G3 gaming monitor

Read more
Leak suggests Snapdragon X Elite 2 will give laptops a serious performance boost
Angled front view of the Dell XPS 13 with Snapdragon X Elite processor inside.

Qualcomm's big entrance into the laptop market last year got a lot of attention and now, leaks about its next-gen Snapdragon laptop chips are slowly starting to emerge. Known Weibo leaker Fixed Focus Digital claims that boost clock speeds will start at 4.4 GHz and estimates performance gains between 18 and 22%.

https://twitter.com/Jukanlosreve/status/1912018674233532691

Read more