According to recent reports, the number of downloads of Spotify in the Android market exceeded 1 billion on May 2. This number is based on the statistics of the Google Play Store. Now that Google’s own audio app is no longer active, Spotify has become the most downloaded online audio app on the platform. The app had 500 million downloads on the Android platform two years ago. This means that it took the app two years to double its download figure. Presently, Spotify is trying hard to expand its offerings. The app does not only offer audio services, it is also expanding the scale of free and subscription users. Furthermore, it is actively investing in the development of a podcast platform. The company hopes that its platform will compete with Amazon Audible by publishing audiobooks.