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Spotify is a Swedish audio streaming and media service provider founded in April 2006 by Daniel Ek and Martin Lorentzon. As of September 2025, it is one of the largest providers of music streaming services, with over 713 million monthly active users comprising 281 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
- Jan 9: Shows that have switched to using Spotify video are not, we believe, measured by Podtrac for plays in video or audio in Spotify - since both files are hosted by Spotify directly; so the slight drop in RSS will reflect that. Opinion: video is additive, not replacing audio consumption.
- Jan 8: Spotify announced dynamically inserted video sponsorships are due for launch in April, allowing creators to add and remove sponsorships. Scheduling and measurement will also be offered. It'll work with both Megaphone and Spotify for Creators - and others (see below).
- Jan 7: Goalhanger show The Rest is Football has acquired the rights for the Premier League video archive, for all matches until the end of last season. A new show, "Premier League Greats: The Moments That Made Them", is now appearing within The Rest is Football feeds. The company says: "viewers watching on Spotify Video or YouTube (and socials) will be able to see the iconic match footage as those moments are discussed on screen. Audio listeners will still receive the full episode as usual." Last month we reported that the show will be on Netflix during the World Cup as a daily show.
- Jan 5: Exclusive: A website called PodcastAdBlock is using AI to copy popular podcasts and resell them without the ads. Shows from publishers like Spotify, NPR, the New York Times, Slate, iHeart, and New York Magazine are all promoted on the website. We've taken a full look at the product, and how much it might be costing us.
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