Media & Entertainment / Music Streaming Verified 26 Apr 2026

Spotify

Music and podcast streaming with 100M+ songs and free, ad-supported and Premium tiers

Stockholm, Sweden · Founded 2006 · Freemium
A European alternative to Apple Music YouTube Music Tidal Amazon Music Pandora

About Spotify

Spotify is a Stockholm-based audio streaming service founded in 2006 by Daniel Ek and Martin Lorentzon. The platform offers more than 100 million songs and over 7 million podcast titles to roughly 750 million monthly users, with a free ad-supported tier and paid Premium plans (Individual, Duo, Family, Student) that add offline listening, higher audio quality and ad-free playback. Spotify AB is publicly listed and headquartered at Regeringsgatan 19 in Stockholm.

Quick facts

Pricing model Freemium
Free trial
Open source
Self-hostable No
Public API No
Target audience BOTH
Company size fit All
DPA available Yes
Data stored in EU Yes
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