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Spotify

Music and podcast streaming service

spotify.com
Headquarters
Stockholm, Sweden
Founded year
2006
Company type
Public company
Number of employees
5,000–20,000

Latest news about Spotify

Company announcements

  • Spotify

    Spotify builds Claude Code plugin for Ads API

    The open-source plugin enables natural language campaign creation, translating plain English to API calls using Markdown, CLI, and OpenAPI spec. It handles multi-step workflows and targeting.

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    Spotify hosts first Stockholm Music Week

    The event from April 22-29 features panels, performances, and reports on Swedish music royalties and artist discovery. It celebrates Spotify's 20th anniversary and Swedish music exports.

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    Spotify introduces Verified by Spotify badge

    The badge signals artist authenticity and trust on profiles. It includes beta artist activity details like milestones and touring. Rollout begins soon, prioritizing active artists.

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    Spotify releases Q1 2026 results

    The company hosts a Q&A webcast on April 28, 2026, at 8:00 a.m. ET with executives. Materials are available at investors.spotify.com.

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Media coverage

  • Financial Express

    Spotify cracks the paywall

    Spotify India has defied the "free music" trend, swinging to a ₹74.62 crore profit in FY25 with a massive 89% jump in subscription revenue.

  • MSN

    Spotify's 2026 changes emphasize saves and listener retention

    Spotify's 2026 discovery model now prioritizes metrics like save rates, completion percentages, and low skip rates over total streams when surfacing tracks to listeners. The...

  • MSN

    Spotify expands features as user base hits 761 million

    Spotify closed Q1 2026 with 761 million monthly active users and 293 million Premium subscribers, buoyed by new tools like podcast-enabled AI playlists, universal video...

  • Medianama

    Spotify’s new badge aims to separate human artists from AI-generated personas

    Spotify introduces artist verification to distinguish human creators from AI profiles with green badge and activity checks.

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