Spotify: brands it owns and its ownership tree
Spotify (NYSE: SPOT) is a publicly listed company headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden that owns 2 consumer brands.[1][2]
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.
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Company facts
- Legal name
- Spotify Technology S.A.
- Type
- publicly listed company · see all publicly listed company owners
- Headquarters
- 🇸🇪 Stockholm, Sweden
- Founded
- 2006
- Tickers
- NYSE: SPOT
- Revenue
- €17.2 billion (2025)[2]
- SEC CIK
- 0001639920
- Website
- newsroom.spotify.com
- Last verified
- · 2 sources
What Spotify's annual report says about its business
Read from Spotify's latest annual filing[1]. Each line gives the sentence the filing uses, copied word for word.
Segments the filing names
- Premium, Ad-Supported:
We operate and manage our business in two reportable segments Premium and Ad-Supported.
Acquisitions and disposals named in the filing
- Acquired: Coda, Inc..
Previously, he was the CEO and Co-Founder of Coda, Inc., which was acquired by Superhuman.
Spotify in numbers
- Spotify owns 2 consumer brands tracked here across 1 top-level categories; the largest is internet & digital with 2 brands.[1]
- 1 of its brands originated outside Sweden.
Spotify financial history
Headline figures from Spotify's annual reports filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, in EUR as reported, fiscal years ending 2020–2025. Revenue moved from €7.88bn to €17.2bn, an average of 16.9% a year (calculated).
| Fiscal year ended | Revenue | Operating income | Operating margin | Net income | Total assets | Long-term debt | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| €17.2bn | €2.2bn | 12.8% | €2.21bn | €15bn | €0 | 20-F | |
| €15.7bn | €1.36bn | 8.7% | €1.14bn | €12bn | €1.54bn | 20-F | |
| €13.2bn | €-446,000,000 | -3.4% | €-532,000,000 | €8.35bn | €1.2bn | 20-F | |
| €11.7bn | €-659,000,000 | -5.6% | €-430,000,000 | €7.64bn | €1.13bn | 20-F | |
| €9.67bn | €94m | 1.0% | €-34,000,000 | €7.17bn | €1.2bn | 20-F | |
| €7.88bn | €-293,000,000 | -3.7% | €-581,000,000 | €6.33bn | €0 | 20-F |
Source: SEC XBRL company facts. A dash means the company did not report that line in a form we could read. Figures for a year can be restated in a later filing; the latest filing's number is shown.
Everything Spotify owns
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Brand portfolio by category
Spotify SEC filings
The documents behind the figures on this page, as listed in the SEC's EDGAR index. Each links to the filing itself.
Annual reports
- Annual report (foreign issuer), filed (20-F)
- Annual report (foreign issuer), filed (20-F)
- Annual report (foreign issuer), filed (20-F)
- Annual report (foreign issuer), filed (20-F)
- Annual report (foreign issuer), filed (20-F)
- Annual report (foreign issuer), filed (20-F)
Recent current and quarterly reports
| Filed | Form | What it declares |
|---|---|---|
| 6-K | Report of a foreign private issuer | |
| 6-K | Report of a foreign private issuer | |
| 6-K | Report of a foreign private issuer | |
| 6-K | Report of a foreign private issuer | |
| 6-K | Report of a foreign private issuer | |
| 6-K | Report of a foreign private issuer | |
| 6-K | Report of a foreign private issuer | |
| 6-K | Report of a foreign private issuer |
Frequently asked questions
What brands does Spotify own?
Spotify owns 2 consumer brands tracked here, including Spotify and Spotify for Podcasters.
Is Spotify a Swedish company?
Yes. Spotify is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden and was founded in 2006.
Who owns Spotify?
Spotify is a publicly listed company owned by its shareholders; it trades as SPOT on the NYSE.
Sources (2) & 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.
- [2] Spotify Technology S.A.: Form 20-F for the year ended 2025-12-31 (revenue) — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 20-F, published 10 February 2026; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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