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Spotify vs YouTube Music

On overall TruNorth grade, YouTube Music scores higher (Spotify: C, YouTube Music: A). Both graded from public records across nine values categories.

C
Spotify
40.1/100
A
YouTube Music
64.3/100

Political donations

Spotify

FEC: $439K in executive political donations; partisan lean Democratic +77 across 18 executive donors.

YouTube Music

FEC: $414K in executive political donations; partisan lean Democratic +67 across 14 executive donors.

Environment

Spotify

CDP Climate Change: B (2024) — management-band disclosure; discloses emissions data but limited target ambition.

YouTube Music

No public record found.

Labor

Spotify

No public record found.

YouTube Music

No public record found.

DEI

Spotify

HRC Corporate Equality Index: 100/100 — Equality 100 Leader (2025). Top-rated LGBTQ+ workplace policies, benefits, and culture. HRC Corporate Equality Index 100/100 (2025) — top-tier LGBTQ+ workplace equality rating.

YouTube Music

No public record found.

Charity

Spotify

$11M reported corporate giving in 2024 (~0.07% of revenue).

YouTube Music

No public record found.

Animal testing

Spotify

No public record found.

YouTube Music

No public record found.

Firearms

Spotify

No public record found.

YouTube Music

No public record found.

Privacy

Spotify

Common Sense Privacy: Warning rating across 1 product(s) (Spotify) — does not meet minimum data-protection safeguards.

YouTube Music

State regulator action: TX AG (most recent 2026-04-22). Attorney General Ken Paxton Launches Investigation Into Major Music Streaming Platforms, Including Spotify and Apple Music, Over Potential…

Executive pay

Spotify

No public record found.

YouTube Music

CEO-to-median-worker pay ratio 35:1 (median employee pay $310,826; CEO total compensation $2K) — SEC proxy statement (DEF 14A, 2011).

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