NEW YORK — Apple Inc. says it has 15 million users on its streaming-music service, including 6.5 million paying subscribers.

Speaking at WSJDLive, The Wall Street Journal’s global technology conference, Apple CEO Tim Cook said the company has 6.5 million paying customers for Apple Music and 8.5 million customers on three-month trials.

Apple launched Apple Music on June 30 and offered every user a three-month trial period.

After the trial period, users pay $9.99 a month for individual subscriptions.