The streaming music service announced the landmark with the following message, in which it also teased "exciting developments in the works":

"This week is Thanksgiving in the US. And we've got our own reasons to give thanks too.

Fanfare! Drum roll! Yes, we're excited to announce that we've now welcomed 2.5 million paying subscribers to the service.

So we'd like to say a big thank you to all our subscribers, new and old. Keep spreading the good news about Spotify! ...