Who owns Spotify?
Spotify is owned by Spotify Technology S.A. (Sweden, NYSE: SPOT).[1]
Evidence: Spotify Technology S.A. Annual Report on Form 20-F filed 2026-02-10, SEC EDGAR, 10 February 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Spotify Technology S.A. verified
- Owner HQ
- 🇸🇪 Sweden, Stockholm
- Origin
- 🇸🇪 Sweden, Stockholm
- Founded
- 2008
- Category
- Internet & digital › Streaming & media › Streaming audio
- Parent ticker
- NYSE: SPOT
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Spotify
Spotify streams music and podcasts on a free advertising-supported tier and a paid one, and its royalty rates are a permanent source of dispute with musicians. Its annual Wrapped summary has become a recurring social media event in its own right.
Ownership timeline of Spotify
Where Spotify sits in Spotify
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Spotify
Spotify controls 2 brands on Brandtree, 2 of them in internet & digital.
Also in internet & digital
- Spotify for Podcasters (2015)
Other brands in streaming audio, and who owns them
The 20 brands in streaming audio on Brandtree belong to 13 owners. The largest is Storytel, with 3; Spotify has 2.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Audiobooks.com | Storytel | 🇸🇪 Sweden |
| Kugou Music | Tencent Music | 🇨🇳 China |
| Deezer | Deezer | 🇫🇷 France |
| LiveOne | LiveOne | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Apple Music | Apple | 🇺🇸 United States |
| TIDAL | Block | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Melon | Kakao | 🇰🇷 South Korea |
| NetEase Cloud Music | NetEase | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong |
About the owner: Spotify
Spotify is a publicly listed company headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, founded in 2006. Brandtree records 2 brands under its control, and it is listed as NYSE: SPOT.
Spotify was founded in Stockholm in 2006 explicitly to give people a legal product better than piracy, at a point when file sharing had gutted recorded music revenue. It is registered in Luxembourg, listed in New York, and is the largest music streaming service in the world.
🇸🇪 Spotify and other Swedish brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 117 brands that began in Sweden. 53 of them (45%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Spotify is not one of them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Spotify?
The parent company of Spotify is Spotify Technology S.A., a publicly listed company headquartered in Sweden.
Is Spotify Swedish?
Yes. Spotify originated in Sweden in 2008 and its owner, Spotify Technology S.A., is also headquartered in Sweden.
Is Spotify still owned by Spotify Technology S.A.?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Spotify is still owned by Spotify Technology S.A. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Spotify Technology S.A. Annual Report on Form 20-F filed 2026-02-10 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 20-F, published 10 February 2026; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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