Sirius is poised to acquire Pandora for $ 3.5bn in 2017 , in a deal that has been approved by both company 's boards and is expected to close early next year . However , Pandora has a " go - shop " condition , allowing it to consider other offers . SiriusXM will use both services to complement each other , while creating a subscription service that could include SiriusXM radios and Pandora . Furthermore , SiriusXM , which is popular in US vehicles , would also make Pandora easier to access in - car . Pandora only has around 6 million paid subscribers — Pandora has six million active subscribers , despite having more than 70 million monthly active listeners .
Sirius is poised to acquire Pandora for $ 3.5bn in 2017 , in a deal that has been approved by both company 's boards and is expected to close early next year . However , Pandora has a " go - shop " condition , allowing it to consider other offers . SiriusXM will use both services to complement each other , while creating a subscription service that could include SiriusXM radios and Pandora . Furthermore , SiriusXM , which is popular in US vehicles , would also make Pandora easier to access in - car . Pandora has six million active subscribers , despite having more than 70 million monthly active listeners .