Spotify states that it operates in 184 markets and Deezer’s help page says 185+ countries, but the broadest named coverage in this reference belongs to Apple Music: Apple’s availability page lists 175 countries and regions and shows Apple Music under 172 of them. Everything else trails far behind, from YouTube Music Premium at 120 locations down to Amazon Music Unlimited at about 49 countries. That makes music streaming services by country a question of which number you are comparing, because each company counts something slightly different.
Where a company publishes a single figure, that figure is used and labelled as the company’s statement. Where a company publishes only a list of countries, the count is a tally of that published list and is described as such.
Music Streaming Availability Chart: Six Services Compared
| Service | Countries claimed and what the number counts | Notable gaps | Regional strength |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spotify | 184 markets, as stated by Spotify (788 million users, 306 million subscribers) | Country list not read, so no gaps are named here | Widest stated market count after Deezer; per-country coverage unconfirmed |
| Apple Music | Named under 172 of 175 listed countries and regions (a tally of Apple’s page; Apple gives no total) | Listed without it: Afghanistan, Naoero, Palau. Not on the page at all: Iran, Cuba, Syria, Ethiopia, Bangladesh | Broadest named coverage: 39 African and 31 Asia-Pacific entries, plus mainland China and Russia |
| YouTube Music Premium | Its published list names 120 locations for Premium and Music Premium | China not named; Russia marked temporarily unavailable; South Korea paid memberships only | South and Southeast Asia, the Middle East; 13 African entries |
| Deezer | 185+ countries in its help article; its developer page names 186 regions and its investor page says 180+ | India, mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea, Russia not named | Africa (about 48 entries), Europe, Latin America; free tier in only 12 countries |
| TIDAL | Its published list names 61 countries | India, Japan, China, Indonesia, Kenya, Egypt not named | Europe (39 of 61) and North America; 3 African and 6 Asian countries |
| Amazon Music Unlimited | Its services page names about 49 countries for Unlimited | No country in Africa or the Middle East, and none in China, Russia or South Korea | US, UK, Western and Central Europe, Japan, India, Latin America, Australia and New Zealand |
The 12-Country Example Matrix, Without Spotify
The matrix below checks twelve countries against five services. Spotify has no column, because it states a market total rather than naming the countries one by one, so there is nothing to check a country against. Spotify’s own figure covers 184 markets, which puts most large countries within its stated range. A "Not named" cell means the country is absent from that service’s page, which is not the same as the service saying it is unavailable.
| Country | Apple Music | YouTube Music Premium | Deezer | TIDAL | Amazon Music Unlimited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Brazil | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| India | Yes | Yes | Not named | Not named | Yes |
| Nigeria | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not named |
| South Africa | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not named |
| Kenya | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not named | Not named |
| Egypt | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not named | Not named |
| Japan | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not named | Yes |
| Germany | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Australia | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Indonesia | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not named | Not named |
| China mainland | Yes | Not named | Not named | Not named | Not named |
Four rows are full across all five services: the United States, Brazil, Germany and Australia. The other eight each drop at least one service, and mainland China drops four. Apple Music is the only column with a Yes in every row.
Music Streaming Services by Country, One Service at a Time
Spotify: 184 markets and one unread list
Spotify’s company-info page puts the service at 788 million users, including 306 million subscribers, in 184 markets. That is the widest figure the company itself states apart from Deezer’s 185+ headline, and it is the figure this page uses without adjustment.
Spotify’s support page titled "Where is Spotify available?" would show which countries make up those 184 markets, but it refused every request made for this reference. No named country is therefore described as inside or outside Spotify’s coverage here. For a specific country, that support page is the place to confirm it. The service’s free tier is covered in Spotify Free: What You Get, Its Limits and What Premium Adds.
Apple Music: 172 of 175 listed countries and regions
Apple’s availability page for its media services, published on October 30, 2026, lists 175 countries and regions, and Apple Music appears under 172 of them. The three listed without it are Afghanistan, Naoero (the page’s name for Nauru) and Palau. Apple states no total, so the 172 is a tally of that page.
By region, the tally is 47 entries in Europe, Russia and Central Asia, 39 in Africa, 37 in Latin America and the Caribbean, 31 in Asia-Pacific, 16 in the Middle East and Turkiye, and 2 in the United States and Canada. Iran, Cuba, Syria, Ethiopia and Bangladesh do not appear on the page at all. Apple also notes that the availability and features of certain apps and media can vary by country.
YouTube Music: 120 locations for paid memberships
YouTube Help’s page of available locations for Premium and Music Premium names 120 entries. The page gives no total, so that is a count of its published list, and it covers paid memberships only. The free, ad-supported YouTube Music app is not part of this count.
The list includes India, Indonesia, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Vietnam, along with 13 African entries such as Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, South Africa, Egypt and Morocco. Russia is marked temporarily unavailable, South Korea is marked paid memberships only, and China, Iran, Cuba and Syria are not named. YouTube adds that paid memberships may be unavailable in some provinces or territories of a listed country.
Deezer: 185+ in the headline, 183 codes in the help list
Deezer’s help article, updated October 4, 2026, says the service is available in 185+ countries. The same article’s list holds 183 distinct country codes, the developer page names 186 regions, and the investor page says 180+. All three sit within a few countries of each other, and this page treats 185+ as the stated figure.
India, mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea and Russia are absent from both Deezer country pages. The African section is long, at about 48 entries including Nigeria, Kenya, Egypt, South Africa and Ethiopia. Deezer Free exists only in twelve countries: the United States (mobile only), Brazil, Germany, France, Canada, Great Britain, the UAE, Belgium, Ireland, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Ukraine. Everywhere else it is subscription-only.
TIDAL: 61 countries, heavily European
TIDAL’s "Where Tidal is Available" article, last updated January 9, 2026, names 61 countries. The article states no total, so 61 is a tally of its published list. Europe accounts for 39 of them and North America for 6.
Only 3 African countries appear (Nigeria, South Africa and Uganda) and only 6 Asian ones (Hong Kong, Israel, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and the UAE). Australia and New Zealand cover Oceania, and the Americas include Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Peru, the Dominican Republic, Jamaica and Puerto Rico. India, Japan, China, Indonesia, Kenya and Egypt are not named.
Amazon Music Unlimited: about 49 countries, tied to each Amazon store
Amazon’s Amazon Music Services page names Unlimited for about 49 countries. The page carries no date or total, so the 49 is a tally of what it names: 14 individually named countries (including the US, UK, France, Germany, Japan, India, Australia and Brazil), 15 in Latin America and 20 in Europe.
Tiers shift by country. India lists Unlimited, Prime Music and a free ad-supported tier, Germany, Austria and Italy list Unlimited and Prime Music, and the free tier appears in Latin America only for Argentina, Colombia and Chile. Switzerland is named for the digital music store and library service only, not Unlimited.
Tencent Music: the China context
Tencent Music Entertainment describes itself as China’s leading all-in-one music and audio entertainment platform, with QQ Music, Kugou Music, Kuwo Music, WeSing and Ximalaya under one group. QQ Music dates to 2005, two years before Deezer was founded in Paris in 2007.
These services sit outside the chart because they are built for one market rather than for a country count. Of the services above, only Apple Music is listed in mainland China. YouTube Premium, Deezer, TIDAL and Amazon Music Unlimited do not name it.
Why China Is a Separate Music Streaming Ecosystem
Mainland China is the single row in the matrix where four of five global services drop out. Apple Music is the exception, listed for mainland China on Apple’s availability page, and Apple lists Russia as well. The other four name no China entry.
The local field is built by Tencent Music, whose platform spans QQ Music, Kugou Music, Kuwo Music, WeSing and Ximalaya. That group has been running music apps in China since QQ Music launched in 2005. A reader moving to China should expect to meet that ecosystem rather than a country row on a global service’s page.
Why India and Africa Split the Field
India is where the global services divide most visibly. Apple Music, YouTube Music Premium and Amazon Music Unlimited name India, while Deezer and TIDAL do not appear for it on their pages. Deezer’s lists also omit mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea and Russia, so its large headline count is built elsewhere.
Africa shows the same split on a different scale. Deezer names about 48 African entries and Apple Music 39, while YouTube Music Premium names 13 and TIDAL only 3 (Nigeria, South Africa and Uganda). Amazon Music Unlimited names none. Kenya and Egypt are covered by Apple, YouTube and Deezer but not by TIDAL or Amazon, and Nigeria and South Africa are covered by all of them except Amazon.
Catalogs and Features Change With the Country
A service being available in a country does not mean the same product is on offer. Apple states that the availability and features of certain apps, movies and more can vary by country, and its page includes a note that Apple One is open only in some countries to subscribers who joined before September 14, 2026.
Amazon ties each subscription to a country store and names different tiers per country, from Unlimited and Prime Music to a free tier that appears only in some places. Deezer is subscription-only outside its twelve Free countries, and in the US its free tier is mobile only, with 30-second previews for desktop users. YouTube asks that Premium be used predominantly in the country of subscription, and travel can affect benefits. The practical effect is that a country row in the matrix confirms the service exists there, not that every feature does.
What a Country Count Does and Does Not Tell You
Only Spotify (184 markets) and Deezer (185+ in the help article, 180+ on the investor page) state a total. Apple Music, YouTube Music Premium, TIDAL and Amazon Music Unlimited are counts of published lists: 172 of 175, 120, 61 and about 49 respectively.
Three limits matter. A country that is not named is not necessarily unavailable, because none of these services says so. Apple’s list includes territories, so "countries" is a loose word, and YouTube’s count covers paid memberships only. Amazon’s page is undated and may lag behind the current service. Treat every number as a snapshot of a page, and check the service itself before relying on it for a move or a trip.
How to Check Whether a Service Works in Your Country
- Find the service’s own availability page and look for your country by its official name, since Apple writes Naoero for Nauru and Turkiye for Turkey.
- Note which tier the list covers. YouTube’s list is paid memberships only, and Amazon’s list varies by tier.
- Check the exceptions in the page notes, such as Russia marked temporarily unavailable or South Korea paid memberships only on YouTube.
- If you travel, read the subscription-country rule. YouTube asks that Premium be used predominantly where you subscribed.
- Compare features, not just presence. Free tiers, bundles and catalogs differ by country, as the sections above show.
For a ranking of the services on features and sound quality rather than geography, see Best Music Streaming Services in 2026: Top 7 Compared, and for the quality tier on one service see Spotify Lossless: How to Turn It On and How It Compares.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which music streaming service is available in the most countries?
By stated figure, Deezer says 185+ countries and Spotify says 184 markets. Apple Music is named under 172 of the 175 countries and regions on Apple’s page, which is the largest count of a published list in this comparison. YouTube Music Premium names 120 locations, TIDAL 61 and Amazon Music Unlimited about 49. The definitions differ, so the numbers are not a strict ranking.
Which music services operate in mainland China?
Apple Music is listed for mainland China, and the local field is led by Tencent Music’s QQ Music, Kugou Music and Kuwo Music, alongside WeSing and Ximalaya. Spotify states a reach of 184 markets without naming them individually.
Which services cover Africa best?
Deezer names about 48 African entries and Apple Music 39. YouTube Music Premium names 13, TIDAL names 3 (Nigeria, South Africa and Uganda), and Amazon Music Unlimited names none.
Is Deezer available in India?
India is absent from Deezer’s help article and developer page. Apple Music, YouTube Music Premium and Amazon Music Unlimited all name India, and Amazon lists Unlimited, Prime Music and a free ad-supported tier there.
Are catalogs and features the same in every country?
No. Apple says availability and features vary by country, Amazon names different tiers per country store, and Deezer offers its free tier in only 12 countries.
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