Who owns the streaming audio brands?
20 streaming audio brands tracked here are owned by 13 companies; the three largest owners, Storytel, Tencent Music and Deezer, control 8 of them (40%) as of Oct 2026.
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20
brands
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13
owning companies
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40%
held by top 3 owners
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5
foreign-owned brands · origin ≠ owner HQ
Biggest owners of streaming audio brands
| # | Owner | HQ | Brands in this category | Examples |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Storytel | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 3 | Audiobooks.com, Mofibo, Storytel |
| 2 | Tencent Music | 🇨🇳 China | 3 | Kugou Music, Kuwo Music, QQ Music |
| 3 | Deezer | 🇫🇷 France | 2 | Deezer, Deezer Business |
| 4 | LiveOne | 🇺🇸 United States | 2 | LiveOne, Slacker |
| 5 | Spotify | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2 | Spotify, Spotify for Podcasters |
| 6 | Apple | 🇺🇸 United States | 1 | Apple Music |
| 7 | Kakao | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 1 | Melon |
| 8 | NetEase | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong | 1 | NetEase Cloud Music |
| 9 | SiriusXM | 🇺🇸 United States | 1 | Pandora |
| 10 | Block | 🇺🇸 United States | 1 | TIDAL |
| 11 | VK | 🇷🇺 Russia | 1 | VK Music |
| 12 | Yandex | 🇷🇺 Russia | 1 | Yandex Music |
| 13 | Turkcell | 🇹🇷 Turkey | 1 | fizy |