Daniel Georg Ek (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈdɑ̂ːnɪɛl ˈjěːɔrj ěːk]; born 21 February 1983) is a Swedish businessman and technologist. He is the co-founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of music streaming service Spotify. [2]

Jan 8, 2024 · Daniel Ek’s approach to Spotify, offering music streaming with a unique business model, highlights the power of innovation. He saw a problem – music piracy – and created a solution that not only addressed the issue but also revolutionized the music industry.

Jan 23, 2025 · Daniel Ek (born February 21, 1983, Stockholm, Sweden) is a Swedish entrepreneur who in 2006 cofounded Spotify, an Internet music-streaming service that provides listeners with legal, ad-supported access to millions of songs, rejecting traditional models of downloading and eliminating per-song costs.

3 days ago · “I am very excited about 2025 and feel really good about where we are as both a product and as a business,” said Daniel Ek, Spotify Founder & CEO. “ We will continue to place bets that will drive long term impact, increasing our speed while maintaining the levels of efficiency we achieved last year.

4 days ago · Stockholm-born Daniel Ek is the cofounder and CEO of streaming music service Spotify. The company has more than 381 million users, 172 million of whom are paying subscribers....

Apr 16, 2021 · Spotify Co-Founder and CEO Daniel Ek is a textbook example of the startup mavericks propelling their companies to billion-dollar valuations. This is how he did it.

3 days ago · Spotify shares are up 10% premarket on a strong fourth quarter that saw users and subscribers grow and the global music giant post a full-year profit for the first time since it launched in 2008.

Jan 26, 2025 · “For nearly two decades, Spotify has made good on its commitment to return the music industry to growth, ensuring that we deliver record payouts to the benefit of artists and songwriters each new year,” said Daniel Ek, Spotify’s Founder and CEO. “This partnership ensures we can continue to deliver on this promise by embracing the ...

After almost two decades of decline, music industry revenues are finally starting to recover again and a lot of the credit goes to one guy: Daniel Ek, Founder of Spotify. Ironically, Spotify was backed by the guy who helped enable all that piracy to begin with: Napster’s Sean Parker.

Mar 8, 2023 · Spotify CEO Daniel Ek gave an interview after the streaming company's Stream On event about the app redesign and what's new for artists and fans.