Cloud Music Is Set for Long-Term Subscriber Growth and Margin Improvement

Cloud Music is the second largest music streaming platform in China, with over 180 million monthly active users, about one third that of Tencent Music Entertainment’s, or Tencent Music. As exclusive licensing practices have been prohibited by China’s antitrust laws, we believe Cloud Music should now grow its content through direct licensing from music labels at costs lower than sublicensing from Tencent Music. This could allow it to grow subscribers rapidly and gain market share in the music streaming industry.