Spotify Playlist Submission Statistics
Live figures from 12,521 Spotify playlists whose curators invite music submissions, calculated from the Delaynote directory.
Key findings
- 63% of Spotify playlists accepting submissions have fewer than 1,000 followers.
- 38% have fewer than 100 followers, and 12% have 10,000 or more.
- The median playlist has 345 followers.
- 90% list a contact email, and 17% list a submission link or form.
- 51% of playlists we track gained followers over at least four weeks, and 30% lost followers.
- 208 playlists were added to the directory in the last 30 days.
Playlists by follower count
Most playlists accepting submissions are small. Follower count alone does not show how many people listen, so check a playlist's recent additions and follower history before you pitch.
How curators want to be contacted
Most curators ask for an email, so a short, personal pitch matters. Try the free pitch email generator.
Directory growth
The running total of active playlists, by the month each was added. Large steps show months when we added many playlists at once.
How playlist followings change
Based on 1,668 playlists, comparing each one's latest follower check with a check at least four weeks earlier. The median change was +0.1%. A drop can be as simple as listeners tidying their libraries, so check a playlist's history with the free playlist quality checker.
Largest genres
Genre counts include each genre's sub-genres, and one playlist can belong to more than one genre.
How these figures are calculated
Delaynote lists public Spotify playlists whose curators have shared a way to submit music, such as an email address or submission form. These figures cover every active playlist in the directory at the time shown above, and they are recalculated automatically. Follower counts come from public Spotify data and can include inactive accounts.
The directory does not include every playlist on Spotify, so these figures describe playlists that accept submissions rather than Spotify as a whole.
To cite these figures, please link to this page: Delaynote, "Spotify Playlist Submission Statistics", November 2026.