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Spotify is a Swedish audio streaming and media service provider founded on 23 April 2006 by Daniel Ek and Martin Lorentzon. As of June 2025, it is one of the largest providers of music streaming services, with over 696 million monthly active users comprising 276 million paying subscribers. Spotify is listed on the New York Stock Exchange in the form of American depositary receipts. Wikipedia
Website: spotify.com
Symbol: NYSE:SPOT
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About Spotify
Since its launch in 2008, Spotify has revolutionised music listening. Our move into podcasting brought innovation and a new generation of listeners to the medium. In 2022, we took the next leap, entering the fast-growing audiobook market—continuing to shape the future of audio.
Today, more listeners than ever can discover, manage and enjoy over 100 million tracks, nearly 7 million podcast titles, and 350,000 audiobooks a la carte on Spotify. We are the world’s most popular audio streaming subscription service with more than 678 million users, including 268 million subscribers in more than 180 markets.
Latest news
- Aug 4: Our list includes podcast hosting companies. Spotify’s Megaphone host 20, Simplecast from SiriusXM host 12, ART19 and Omny Studio host 5.
- Aug 1: Spotify is adding age verification for users in the UK to access mature content, including podcasts marked as ‘explicit’. It uses a service called Yoti, which employs face scanning or asks you to upload images of your ID. It’s part of the UK's Online Safety Act.
- Jul 30: Spotify released its Q2/25 financial report. Year-on-year, the company made 53% more income, and 19% higher profit. It now has 696mn monthly users (up 11%).
- Jul 28: A few weeks ago, Ömer, the host of the Perxudres Podcast, contacted Podnews with an interesting problem: Spotify for Creators didn’t list the Kurdish language in its dropdown box for podcasts: making it really hard for those podcasts to be found. We made some enquiries; and, good news for the 29 million people who speak the language: it’s now available to be selected. Kurdîya li Spotifyê pîroz be!
- Jul 21: So, you’re in Apple Podcasts. You’re in Spotify. Job done, right? No - there are plenty of other places to get your podcasts into.
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