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| Type | Public |
|---|---|
| Foundation date | 2006 |
| Headquarters | Stockholm, Sweden [1][2] |
| country of origin | Sweden |
| Founder(s) | Daniel Ek, Martin Lorentzon |
| Industry | Music |
| Website | www |
| Registration | Optional |
| Available in | Multilingual |
| Current status | Active |
Spotify (/ˈspɒtɪfaɪ/) is an online music streaming service.[3][4] It offers streaming of over 100 million songs and five million podcasts.[3] The service was founded in 2006 by Daniel Ek and Martin Lorentzon.[3] Spotify has around 527 million monthly active users. There are two versions of Spotify: a premium monthly subscription service and a free service which is supported by advertising.[3] As of July 2023, Spotify is available in 184 countries, including Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Faroe Islands, Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, India and the United States.
- ↑ "Spotify 'worth $1bn' inflates dotcom bubble fears". This is Money. 22 February 2011.
- ↑ "The company HQ is currently in London, UK, with further offices in Stockholm, Gothenburg and New York". Archived from the original on 2012-12-13. Retrieved 2012-12-16.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Press: Background information". Spotify. Archived from the original on 2012-03-25. Retrieved 2012-03-27.
- ↑ "What is Spotify", How it Works Book of Amazing Technology, Imagine Publishing, p. 113, 2011, ISBN 978-1-908222-0-84