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I believe the above post is quoting Spotify, not making a guess.

Spotify has not publicly released any numbers of that kind. It seems the post is quoting some other article [1] that not only doesn't answer my question but even admits that the given numbers are mere speculation. So there is zero basis for the statement in the post above.

[1] https://dittomusic.com/en/blog/how-much-does-spotify-pay-per....

The New York Times seems to claim a 70/30 split [1]. However the devil is in the detail as there are plenty of claims from artists of hundreds of thousands of plays resulting in a few dollars being earned. It may be that the split is correct, but that high profile artists are getting a higher rate per stream?

Others claim Spotify is great for being discovered [2] and that this is where its value lies for them (as artists).

[1] https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/22/technology/streaming-musi...

[2] https://www.reddit.com/r/spotify/comments/13v4i4k/spotify_pa...

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