Observed Signal · Oct 1, 2025 · Partnership · Source: OnlineMarketing.de · Impact: 3/5 · Sentiment: Positive
Spotify Ads Now Buyable via Amazon DSP
Spotify has opened its advertising inventory to programmatic buying via Amazon Ads' DSP, expanding access across the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Canada, France, Italy, Spain, Brazil, and Mexico. Advertisers gain a full-funnel solution with reach across Spotify’s audio content and podcasts, supported by first-party signals and Amazon’s cross-audience data. Spotify reports 696 million monthly active users and has opened its Ad Exchange to podcast publishers, while Spotify’s Q2 ad revenue was about €453 million (premium revenue €3.74 billion). Amazon Ads posted Q2 ad revenue of $15.69 billion, up 23% year over year. Netflix inventory is also accessible through Amazon DSP. Meredith Goldman, Director of Amazon DSP at Amazon Ads, described the integration as enabling holistic, omnichannel campaigns by combining Amazon properties with Open-Internet-Audio.
Cross-platform programmatic access to Spotify inventory via Amazon DSP; expansion to multiple countries; open Ad Exchange to podcast publishers.
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Key Takeaways & Evidence Grounding
- Spotify inventory available programmatically via Amazon DSP in US, UK, Germany, Canada, France, Italy, Spain, Brazil, and Mexico
- Spotify has 696 million monthly active users
- Spotify Ad Exchange opened to podcast publishers
- Spotify Q2 ad revenue around €453 million; Premium revenue €3.74 billion
- Amazon Ads Q2 ad revenue $15.69 billion, +23% YoY
- Netflix inventory accessible via Amazon DSP
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