Spotify

Spotify

https://www.spotify.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/spotify/

Spotify, a publicly owned company headquartered in Sweden, was founded in 2006 and employs approximately 16,200 people. It reported $18.7B in revenue as of 2025. The company specializes in media and TV services, functioning as an audio streaming and media service provider. It offers digital copyright restricted recorded music and podcasts, including music from record labels and media companies.

2025 Revenue

Founded

2006

Headcount

16,199

Headquarters

Sweden

Primary Segment

Media and TV services

Ownership

Publicly Owned

News Summary:

On May 1, 2026, Spotify introduced a new "Verified by Spotify" badge, a green checkmark displayed alongside an artist's name, to distinguish human creators from AI-generated music. This initiative aims to combat the influx of algorithmic tracks and prioritize authentic human artists on the platform. Earlier on the same day, Spotify also rolled out updates to its long-standing logo, suggesting an evolution of its brand visuals, a move that occurred concurrently with similar brand design refreshes from Xbox.

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Spotify offers 2 products in the ad tech and services and media and telecoms services industries. Spotify's product portfolio comprises of media and TV services and ad measurement and verification.

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Spotify's revenues were $18.7B in 2025. Caretta Research has split Spotify's revenue into 2 different product categories, the largest of which is music streaming, which represents 100% of Spotify's revenue.

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May

30th

2026

11:42

Emerging Tech, B2B Tag

Spotify brings new Playlist Management Tools, Reshuffle Button and iPhone upgrades: Details

Spotify brings Playlist Folders to mobile devices, which will help users organise their music on their handsets and make it a lot simpler. The folders that could only be used on desktops before are now live on mobile devices.

May

30th

2026

08:53

Emerging Tech, B2B Tag

How Do Brands Embed Themselves Into Our Lives?

While learning about digital marketing recently, I came across a quote that stopped me for a moment: Simple. But the more I thought about it, the more I realized that this might be one of the most important lessons in branding.

May

30th

2026

06:51

Artificial Intelligence, B2B Tag

Spotify Adds Highly Anticipated New Features

Spotify is clearly shifting its strategy from being a simple music player to becoming a comprehensive personal media curator. With the recent rollout of playlist folders, bulk editing tools, and enhanced iOS background processing, the platform is signaling a future where the friction between discovery and organization is virtually eliminated.

May

30th

2026

04:30

Emerging Tech, B2B Tag

I know YouTube Music is flawed, yet I prefer it over Spotify

Andy Walker / Android Authority YouTube is that one music streaming service you either absolutely abhor or love so much that you are ready to defend it. I probably fall into the latter category because I frequently get to try a lot of its alternatives, including popular ones like Apple Music, Spotify, and Amazon Music.

Android Authority

May

30th

2026

01:00

New Offerings, B2B Tag

Spotify just made it easier to catch up on long reads without actually reading

It seems that Spotify wants to become a one-stop solution for all our audio needs . The music streaming giant slowly added audiobooks and podcasts to its platform, and now it is adding magazine articles. In a post on its website, Spotify said that over 650 long-form magazine articles are now available to listen to.

May

29th

2026

19:30

Emerging Tech, B2B Tag

Spotify wants to ‘help keep listening smooth’ with new playback and queuing tools — and it’s also dropped an overdue upgrade for offline listening

I love making new playlists in Spotify , but sometimes its limited editing and queuing tools make the experience more of a chore rather than a fun activity. Thankfully, the platform just dropped a shedload of tools to make playlists more enjoyable and to ‘help keep listening smooth’ for both iOS and Android users.

May

29th

2026

16:34

Emerging Tech, B2B Tag

Everyone Is Talking About Platform Engineering. Nobody Is Talking About Who Actually Uses It.

Here’s the number that should be in every platform engineering conference talk but somehow never is: actual developer usage. Gartner predicts 80% of large software engineering organizations will have platform engineering teams by 2026. DORA says 90% of organizations have adopted at least one internal developer platform.

May

29th

2026

15:03

Emerging Tech, B2B Tag

Spotify adds new playback tools and background downloads for iOS users

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May

29th

2026

13:48

Spotify will finally give you real profile tools to make music listening more social

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Spotify is making progress on the ability to change usernames, although you’ll be limited on how often you can switch. The app also appears to be planning to expand bios from just artists to all listeners.

Android Authority

May

29th

2026

10:06

Emerging Tech, B2B Tag

Music Streaming App Development Cost in 2026: A Complete Breakdown

Music is part of our everyday life, and going into 2026, it’s going to be incredibly difficult to find a smartphone user who doesn’t use any music streaming app. The high demand and changing customer expectations have also changed how these apps operate today.

May

29th

2026

09:36

Emerging Tech, B2B Tag

Spotify updates app with bulk playlist actions, mobile folders, and more

Spotify has rolled out a set of new features designed to simplify playlist management and improve the overall listening experience on its platform. The updates bring playlist folders to mobile devices, allowing users to better organise their music libraries, while new bulk editing tools make it easier to manage playlists and queues.

Business Standard

May

29th

2026

09:36

Emerging Tech, B2B Tag

Spotify updates app with bulk playlist actions, mobile folders, and more

Spotify has rolled out a set of new features designed to simplify playlist management and improve the overall listening experience on its platform. The updates bring playlist folders to mobile devices, allowing users to better organise their music libraries, while new bulk editing tools make it easier to manage playlists and queues.

Business Standard

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