But don't they give out a flat % of what they earn from the subscriptions? The low return would mean that either: a) Spotify doesn't charge enough for a subscr

But don't they give out a flat % of what they earn from the subscriptions? The low return would mean that either: a) Spotify doesn't charge enough for a subscription b) Spotify takes too big of a cut right now from the subscription revenue c) The model doesn't work as a lot of people from low-income (and low subscription cost) countries are "sucking out" the money that goes mainly from rich ones. So 1 listen from USA = 1 listen from India even though the USA listener pays around 7-8x times more and the subscription income gets divided equally by listens.