Spotify expands its new Premium Duo plan to Latin America
Spotify's newest paid subscription, the Premium Duo plan designed for two people, first launched this spring as a pilot test in Ireland, Colombia, Chile, Denmark, and Poland. Today, Spotify says the plan is being more broadly rolled out to 14 more Latin American markets.
The new markets include: Argentina, Bolivia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay.
The Duo plan is meant mainly for couples, though it could apply to roommates or any other two people who share the same home address.
In terms of pricing, it's a step up from a single Premium subscription but more affordable than a Family Plan, as it's limited to just two accounts. However, the Duo plan is discounted so it's a better deal than buying two separate Premium accounts.
The benefits are similar to those on the Family Plan. Like the larger group plan, Duo keeps each user's music preferences and recommendations separate from one another. And like the Family Plan, which recently added a custom mix composed of track everyone in the family enjoys, the Duo subscription also includes its own shared playlist, the Duo Mix. Members can easily share their playlist libraries with one another, too.
Despite now reaching 19 total markets, Spotify still refers to the Premium Duo plan as a "pilot," which typically means the company hasn't fully committed to bringing the service to all its users at some point. Instead, that terminology typically implies the company is continuing to evaluate the new service's impact.
In Spotify's case, Premium Duo's launch in March hasn't yet led to a massive subscription bump. When reporting its Q2 2019 earnings, the company said it added 8 million new subscribers in the quarter, which was below the estimated 8.5 million figure. It now has 232 million monthly users and 108 million paying subscribers.
That said, Duo hasn't reached many of Spotify's key markets where such a plan could have more of an impact to subscriber counts, including the U.S.
If you live in a supported market and already have a Premium plan you can visit your Account page on Spotify's website to add a partner and upgrade. Both plan members will need to share the same home address.