Timeline of Spotify

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This is a timeline of Spotify.

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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]

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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 The Echo Nest.[21]
2014 October 20 Product Spotify introduces its Family subscription, connecting up to five family members for a shared Premium subscription.[22][23][24][25][26]
2015 June 23 Acquisition Spotify acquires Seed Scientific.[21]
2016 January 19 Acquisition Spotify acquires Soundwave and Cord Project.[21]
2016 April 26 Acquisition Spotify acquires Crowd Album.[21]
2016 May 23 Upgrade Spotify Family is upgraded, letting up to six people share a subscription and reducing the price.[27][28][29][30][31]
2016 November 1 Acquisition Spotify acquires Preact.[21]
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.[32][33][34][35][36]
2017 April 25 Acquisition Spotify acquires Mediachain.[21]
2017 May 16 Acquisition Spotify acquires niland.[21]

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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. 
  11. ↑ Ludwig, Sean. "Spotify acquires music discovery & playlist app Tunigo". venturebeat.com. Retrieved 12 October 2017. 
  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. 
  16. ↑ Pegoraro, Rob. "Spotify Tries A Little Transparency". project-disco.org. Retrieved 12 October 2017. 
  17. ↑ "Spotify reveals artists earn $0.007 per stream". bbc.com. Retrieved 12 October 2017. 
  18. ↑ Souppouris, Aaron. "Spotify tries to shed its 'bad for musicians' image with artist analytics". theverge.com. Retrieved 12 October 2017. 
  19. ↑ "Spotify s'explique sur la rémunération des artistes". telerama.fr. Retrieved 12 October 2017. 
  20. ↑ "Spotify Slashes Subscription Prices for College Students". mashable.com. Retrieved 12 October 2017. 
  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. 
  22. ↑ Warren, Tom. "Spotify Family lets you share a subscription from $14.99 per month". theverge.com. Retrieved 12 October 2017. 
  23. ↑ O'Hear, Steve. "Spotify Introduces Family Plan, Starting At $14.99 Per Month For Two Members". techcrunch.com. Retrieved 12 October 2017. 
  24. ↑ "Spotify launches cheaper family subscriptions". mirror.co.uk. Retrieved 12 October 2017. 
  25. ↑ Johnston, Casey. "Spotify adds family plans with independent profiles". arstechnica.com. Retrieved 12 October 2017. 
  26. ↑ Dent, Steve. "Spotify finally has subscription sharing for an extra $5 per user". engadget.com. Retrieved 12 October 2017. 
  27. ↑ Arrington, Michael. "Spotify Closing New Financing At €200 Million Valuation; Music Labels Already Shareholders". techcrunch.com. Retrieved 12 October 2017. 
  28. ↑ Heath, Alex. "If you have 5 friends, there's now a way to get Spotify for just $2.50 per month". businessinsider.com. Retrieved 12 October 2017. 
  29. ↑ Grunin, Lori. "Spotify family plan drops to $15 per month for up to 6 people". cnet.com. Retrieved 12 October 2017. 
  30. ↑ Sawers, Paul. "Spotify's Family Plan now lets 6 people stream songs for $15 a month — the same as Apple and Google". venturebeat.com. Retrieved 12 October 2017. 
  31. ↑ "Spotify Family - Now $19.99/Month for up to 6 People". cheapies.nz. Retrieved 12 October 2017. 
  32. ↑ Dalton, Andrew. "Spotify's half-price plan for students comes to 33 more countries". engadget.com. Retrieved 12 October 2017. 
  33. ↑ MILLER, PAUL. "How students can get cheaper Spotify". northernstar.com.au. Retrieved 12 October 2017. 
  34. ↑ Garun, Natt. "Spotify expands its student discount program to 33 more countries". theverge.com. Retrieved 12 October 2017. 
  35. ↑ "Students in 33 more countries can now get half-price Spotify subscriptions". mashable.com. Retrieved 12 October 2017. 
  36. ↑ Lancaster, Luke. "Students can now pick up Spotify Premium for half price". cnet.com. Retrieved 12 October 2017. 
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