DUBAI: Audio-streaming platform Spotify has added support for 11 additional languages on its mobile app. Arabic is included among them, specifically the Saudi, Egyptian and Moroccan dialects.
Others include Spanish, traditional Chinese, Basque, Bosnian, Galician, Macedonian and UK English. The additions mean Spotify is now available in 74 languages.
Last month, the company launched in certain regions what it described as a “first-of-its-kind integration” with social media app BeReal, and this has also now been rolled out across the Middle East. The partnership enables users to connect their accounts on the platforms and share in their BeReal posts what they are listening to on Spotify. When the accounts are linked, any song or podcast a user listens to will automatically be posted to the social media app, including the cover art of the audio.
The integration “adds another layer of authentic personalization and connection to your BeReal,” according to a Spotify blog post. The feature is now live in Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Tunisia, Iraq, and Libya.
At the end of 2022, Spotify had more 500 million active monthly users, including 205 million paid subscribers and 10 million creators, the company said.
