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| 2016 || May 23 || Upgrade || Spotify Family is upgraded, letting up to six people share a subscription and reducing the price.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Arrington|first1=Michael|title=Spotify Closing New Financing At €200 Million Valuation; Music Labels Already Shareholders|url=https://techcrunch.com/2009/08/04/spotify-closing-new-financing-at-e200-million-valuation-music-labels-already-shareholders/|website=techcrunch.com|accessdate=12 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Heath|first1=Alex|title=If you have 5 friends, there's now a way to get Spotify for just $2.50 per month|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/spotify-family-plan-costs-15-for-6-people-2016-5|website=businessinsider.com|accessdate=12 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Grunin|first1=Lori|title=Spotify family plan drops to $15 per month for up to 6 people|url=https://www.cnet.com/news/spotify-family-plan-drops-to-15-per-month-for-up-to-6-people/|website=cnet.com|accessdate=12 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Sawers|first1=Paul|title=Spotify’s Family Plan now lets 6 people stream songs for $15 a month — the same as Apple and Google|url=https://venturebeat.com/2016/05/23/spotifys-family-plan-now-lets-6-people-stream-songs-for-15-a-month-the-same-deal-as-apple-and-google/|website=venturebeat.com|accessdate=12 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Spotify Family - Now $19.99/Month for up to 6 People|url=https://www.cheapies.nz/node/6890|website=cheapies.nz|accessdate=12 October 2017}}</ref>
 
| 2016 || May 23 || Upgrade || Spotify Family is upgraded, letting up to six people share a subscription and reducing the price.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Arrington|first1=Michael|title=Spotify Closing New Financing At €200 Million Valuation; Music Labels Already Shareholders|url=https://techcrunch.com/2009/08/04/spotify-closing-new-financing-at-e200-million-valuation-music-labels-already-shareholders/|website=techcrunch.com|accessdate=12 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Heath|first1=Alex|title=If you have 5 friends, there's now a way to get Spotify for just $2.50 per month|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/spotify-family-plan-costs-15-for-6-people-2016-5|website=businessinsider.com|accessdate=12 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Grunin|first1=Lori|title=Spotify family plan drops to $15 per month for up to 6 people|url=https://www.cnet.com/news/spotify-family-plan-drops-to-15-per-month-for-up-to-6-people/|website=cnet.com|accessdate=12 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Sawers|first1=Paul|title=Spotify’s Family Plan now lets 6 people stream songs for $15 a month — the same as Apple and Google|url=https://venturebeat.com/2016/05/23/spotifys-family-plan-now-lets-6-people-stream-songs-for-15-a-month-the-same-deal-as-apple-and-google/|website=venturebeat.com|accessdate=12 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Spotify Family - Now $19.99/Month for up to 6 People|url=https://www.cheapies.nz/node/6890|website=cheapies.nz|accessdate=12 October 2017}}</ref>
 
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| 2016 || November 1 || Acquisition || Spotify acquires '''Preact''', –a cloud-based platform and service developed for companies that operate on subscription models–, with the purpose of acquiring new subscribers and retaining current customers.<ref name="Spotify Acquisitions"/><ref>{{cite web|last1=Lunden|first1=Ingrid|title=Spotify acquires Preact to fuel its subscription business|url=https://techcrunch.com/2016/11/02/spotify-acquires-preact-to-boost-its-subscriber-story/|website=techcrunch.com|accessdate=12 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Spotify acquires Preact|url=https://press.spotify.com/ca-en/2016/11/02/spotify-acquires-preact/|website=spotify.com|accessdate=12 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Sawers|first1=Paul|title=Spotify acquires Preact, a startup that helps companies acquire and retain subscribers|url=https://venturebeat.com/2016/11/02/spotify-acquires-preact-a-startup-that-helps-companies-acquire-new-subscribers/|website=venturebeat.com|accessdate=12 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Rys|first1=Dan|title=Spotify Acquires Subscriber Analytics Firm Preact|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/business/7564693/spotify-acquires-subscriber-analytics-firm-preact|website=billboard.com|accessdate=12 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Loeb|first1=Steven|title=Spotify acquires customer success company Preact|url=http://vator.tv/news/2016-11-02-spotify-acquires-customer-success-company-preact|website=vator.tv|accessdate=12 October 2017}}</ref>
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| 2016 || November 1 || Acquisition || Spotify acquires '''Preact''', a cloud-based platform and service developed for companies that operate on subscription models; with the purpose of acquiring new subscribers and retaining current customers.<ref name="Spotify Acquisitions"/><ref>{{cite web|last1=Lunden|first1=Ingrid|title=Spotify acquires Preact to fuel its subscription business|url=https://techcrunch.com/2016/11/02/spotify-acquires-preact-to-boost-its-subscriber-story/|website=techcrunch.com|accessdate=12 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Spotify acquires Preact|url=https://press.spotify.com/ca-en/2016/11/02/spotify-acquires-preact/|website=spotify.com|accessdate=12 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Sawers|first1=Paul|title=Spotify acquires Preact, a startup that helps companies acquire and retain subscribers|url=https://venturebeat.com/2016/11/02/spotify-acquires-preact-a-startup-that-helps-companies-acquire-new-subscribers/|website=venturebeat.com|accessdate=12 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Rys|first1=Dan|title=Spotify Acquires Subscriber Analytics Firm Preact|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/business/7564693/spotify-acquires-subscriber-analytics-firm-preact|website=billboard.com|accessdate=12 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Loeb|first1=Steven|title=Spotify acquires customer success company Preact|url=http://vator.tv/news/2016-11-02-spotify-acquires-customer-success-company-preact|website=vator.tv|accessdate=12 October 2017}}</ref>
 
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Revision as of 13:04, 12 October 2017

This is a timeline of Spotify.

Big picture

Time period Development summary
2006 – 2008 (October) Early version of Spotify is on an invite only basis, although both free subscriptions and paid accounts are available.[1]

Visual data

Funding Rounds for Spotify. Disclosed amounts. In US$ millions.

Full timeline

Year Month and date Event type Details
2006 Foundation Daniel Ek and Martin Lorentzon develop and found Spotify in Stockholm, Sweden.[1]
2008 October 7 Launch Spotify is publicly released in the United Kingdom.[1]
2009 February Service launch Spotify begins offering free, but limited, access to its services, starting off in the United Kingdom.[1]
2009 July 21 Spotify announces a US$ 2 million deal with IODA (Independent Online Distribution Alliance), a global sales, marketing and distribution company. The deal brings 2 million new indie tracks.[2][3][4][5]
2010 May 17 Product Spotify announces two different accounts; Premium and Unlimited.[1]
2010 September 1 Award Spotify receives the World Economic Forum's Technology Pioneer award for 2011.[1]
2011 June 17 Funding Spotify reports having received another US$ 100 million of funding. This would be used to support the service launch in the United States.[1]
2011 July 14 International expansion Spotify launches in the United States.[1][6][7][8][9]
2011 July 17 Funding Spotify secures US$ 100 million in funding and is valued at US$ 1 billion.[1]
2013 May 2 Acquisition Spotify acquires Swedish startup Tunigo, with the purpose of regaining staff that could improve song discovery.[10][11][12][13][14]
2013 December 3 Website Spotify launches website Spotify for Artists, which explains its business model and revenue data, in an effort to engage artists and calm fears that streaming services are bad for musicians.[15][16][17][18][19]
2014 March Product Spotify introduces new, discounted Premium subscription tier for active students in the United States. Students enrolled in a university can pay half-price, from US$9.99 to US$4.99, for a Premium subscription.[20]
2014 March 5 Acquisition Spotify acquires music tech company The Echo Nest, in a deal aimed at allowing to utilize the music intelligence platform's widely used algorithms to enhance user experience and music discovery for Spotify users.[21][22][23][24][25][26]
2014 October 20 Product Spotify introduces its Family subscription, connecting up to five family members for a shared Premium subscription.[27][28][29][30][31]
2015 June 23 Acquisition Spotify acquires Seed Scientific, an analytics firm specialized in devising algorithms to understand information for commercial, public, and social sector clients.[21][32][33][34][35][36]
2016 January 19 Acquisition Spotify acquires two companies on the same day, Dublin-based music discovery startup Soundwave and Cord Project, a startup having previously built a variety of audio messaging apps.[21][37][38][39][40][41]
2016 April 26 Acquisition Spotify acquires San Francisco-based startup Crowd Album, a service that aggregates photos and videos taken at music events and shares to social media.[21][42][43][44][45][46]
2016 May 23 Upgrade Spotify Family is upgraded, letting up to six people share a subscription and reducing the price.[47][48][49][50][51]
2016 November 1 Acquisition Spotify acquires Preact, a cloud-based platform and service developed for companies that operate on subscription models; with the purpose of acquiring new subscribers and retaining current customers.[21][52][53][54][55][56]
2017 March 6 Acquisition Spotify acquires Sonalytic[21]
2017 March 26 Acquisition Spotify acquires MightyTv.[21]
2017 April 19 International expansion Spotify discounted Premium subscription for active students is expanded to 33 more countries, namely Austria, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Lithuania, Latvia, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Philippines, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland and Turkey.[57][58][59][60][61]
2017 April 25 Acquisition Spotify acquires Mediachain.[21]
2017 May 16 Acquisition Spotify acquires niland.[21]

Meta information on the timeline

How the timeline was built

The initial version of the timeline was written by User:Sebastian.

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See also

External links

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 "Spotify". nethosting.com. Retrieved 11 October 2017. 
  2. ↑ yiannopoulos, milo. "Spotify strikes deal with IODA, adds 2 million more tracks". techcrunch.com. Retrieved 11 October 2017. 
  3. ↑ "Spotify and IODA ink deal". spotify.com. Retrieved 11 October 2017. 
  4. ↑ "Spotify adds 2m tracks with IODA music deal". campaignlive.com. Retrieved 11 October 2017. 
  5. ↑ "Spotify skriver nytt musikavtal". resume.se. Retrieved 11 October 2017. 
  6. ↑ Ek, Daniel. "Hello America. Spotify here.". spotify.com. Retrieved 12 October 2017. 
  7. ↑ Sorrel, Charlie. "Spotify Launches in the U.S at Last". wired.com. Retrieved 12 October 2017. 
  8. ↑ Reisinger, Don. "Spotify (finally) launches in the U.S.". cnet.com. Retrieved 12 October 2017. 
  9. ↑ "Spotify launches US streaming music service". bbc.com. Retrieved 12 October 2017. 
  10. ↑ Etherington, Darrell. "Spotify Acquires Music Discovery App Tunigo, A Spotify-Powered Songza Competitor". techcrunch.com. Retrieved 12 October 2017. 
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  12. ↑ Scott, Cameron. "Spotify Acquires Tunigo Discovery App". adweek.com. Retrieved 12 October 2017. 
  13. ↑ Peoples, Glenn. "Spotify Acquires Music Discovery Service Tunigo". billboard.com. Retrieved 12 October 2017. 
  14. ↑ "Spotify Takes a Page From the Twitter Playbook, Buys Music Discovery App Tunigo". allthingsd.com. Retrieved 12 October 2017. 
  15. ↑ "Spotify Demystifies Its Business Model, Sort Of—But Disgruntled Artists May Not Care". readwrite.com. Retrieved 12 October 2017. 
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  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 21.2 21.3 21.4 21.5 21.6 21.7 21.8 "Spotify > Acquisitions". crunchbase.com. Retrieved 12 October 2017. 
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  27. ↑ Warren, Tom. "Spotify Family lets you share a subscription from $14.99 per month". theverge.com. Retrieved 12 October 2017. 
  28. ↑ O'Hear, Steve. "Spotify Introduces Family Plan, Starting At $14.99 Per Month For Two Members". techcrunch.com. Retrieved 12 October 2017. 
  29. ↑ "Spotify launches cheaper family subscriptions". mirror.co.uk. Retrieved 12 October 2017. 
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  31. ↑ Dent, Steve. "Spotify finally has subscription sharing for an extra $5 per user". engadget.com. Retrieved 12 October 2017. 
  32. ↑ Constine, Josh. "Spotify Buys Beats' Analytics Provider Seed Scientific". techcrunch.com. Retrieved 12 October 2017. 
  33. ↑ Novet, Jordan. "Spotify acquires Seed Scientific, a data science consulting firm". venturebeat.com. Retrieved 12 October 2017. 
  34. ↑ Vanian, Jonathan. "Why Spotify just bought a data science startup". fortune.com. Retrieved 12 October 2017. 
  35. ↑ Dove, Jackie. "Spotify acquires analytics firm Seed Scientific that formerly served Beats Music". thenextweb.com. Retrieved 12 October 2017. 
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  37. ↑ Kokalitcheva, Kia. "How Spotify Is Turning Music Streaming Into a Social Experience". fortune.com. Retrieved 12 October 2017. 
  38. ↑ "Spotify acquires Cord Project and Soundwave". spotify.com. Retrieved 12 October 2017. 
  39. ↑ Roettgers, Janko. "Spotify Acquires Cord Project and Soundwave to Grow Product Team". variety.com. Retrieved 12 October 2017. 
  40. ↑ Ewing, Adam. "Spotify Buys Music Social Network Apps Soundwave, Cord Project". bloomberg.com. Retrieved 12 October 2017. 
  41. ↑ Schroeder, Stan. "Spotify acquires two startups that could help it become more social". mashable.com. Retrieved 12 October 2017. 
  42. ↑ McIntyre, Hugh. "Spotify Acquires Photo Startup CrowdAlbum". forbes.com. Retrieved 12 October 2017. 
  43. ↑ "Spotify acquires CrowdAlbum". spotify.com. Retrieved 12 October 2017. 
  44. ↑ Peoples, Glenn. "Spotify Acquires CrowdAlbum, An Aggregator of Social Data From Live Events". billboard.com. Retrieved 12 October 2017. 
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  46. ↑ Shead, Sam. "Spotify has acquired a San Francisco startup that creates concert photo albums for artists". businessinsider.com. Retrieved 12 October 2017. 
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  49. ↑ Grunin, Lori. "Spotify family plan drops to $15 per month for up to 6 people". cnet.com. Retrieved 12 October 2017. 
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