Tencent Music’s quarterly revenue rises as more Chinese users pay for music

China’s Tencent Music Entertainment Group said on Tuesday second-quarter revenue rose 5.5% from a year ago, driven by growth in paying users on its Spotify-like music streaming platform and a recovery in the advertising market.

Total revenue of the company, controlled by Chinese tech giant Tencent Holdings Ltd, stood at 7.29 billion yuan ($1.00 billion) in the quarter ended June 30, in line with Wall Street estimates, according to Refinitiv data.