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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
- Oct 22: Spotify says that more than 70% “of people consuming video shows watch them in the foreground“ (at least some of the time), which suggests that 30% don’t. Plus in the same study, Spotify also suggests that 67% switch between watching and listening at different times.
- Oct 20: On social media, many users have claimed that Spotify is running ads for ICE, and have called for people to cancel subscriptions. Fact-checking platform Snopes says that ads for ICE recruitment are confirmed to be appearing on Spotify - and also on Google. The content does not violate Spotify's advertising policies, according to a Spotify spokesperson; “users can mark any ad with a thumbs up or thumbs down to help manage their ads preferences.”
- Oct 16: Spotify has done another deal for its video podcasts - The Ringer’s shows will be available on Samsung TV Plus. The shows, which will also be on Netflix, are coming off YouTube early next year. (The graphic from Samsung says “only on Samsung TV Plus”, but this is not an exclusive).
- Oct 15: Spotify and Netflix have announced a partnership to deliver a selection of Spotify’s top video podcasts to Netflix. The deal starts in early 2026, in the US only.
- Oct 13: In Australia, Jetpak Media, a creator representation house and media publisher, has been launched by former Spotify and ARN executive Kai Battaglene.
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