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Daniel Ek

Transformed the music industry into a streaming-first model.

15,701

days alive

42

years old

Born
February 21, 1983 in Vantörs parish
ResidenceRågsved
Zodiac
♓︎Pisces·pig 🐖
Updated Jan 2026

About

Daniel Georg Ek is a Swedish businessman and technologist. He is the founder and executive chairman of Spotify. As of December 2025, his net worth was estimated at $8.7 billion by Forbes.

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Fire
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Sun Sign

Pisces♓︎

Moon Sign

Gemini♊︎

Dominant Element

Water

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Planetary positions calculated for February 21, 1983

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2023
Day 14,897
Age 40

Spotify Layoffs

Confidence
96%
Dec 4, 2023

Spotify announces plans to lay off 17% of its workforce.

Day 14,619
Age 40

Spotify AI Investments

Confidence
96%
Mar 1, 2023

Spotify increases investment in AI for personalization and content creation.

2021
Day 13,950
Age 38
Day 13,861
Age 37

Spotify HiFi Announcement

Confidence
96%
Feb 1, 2021

Spotify announces plans for a HiFi streaming tier.

2019
Day 13,135
Age 35

Spotify Podcast Expansion

Confidence
96%
Feb 6, 2019

Spotify acquires Gimlet Media and Anchor to expand its podcast offerings.

2018
Day 12,826
Age 35

Spotify Goes Public

Confidence
96%
Apr 3, 2018

Spotify goes public on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: SPOT).

2017
Day 12,520
Age 34

Acquisition of Niland

Confidence
96%
Jun 1, 2017

Spotify acquires AI company Niland to improve music discovery.

2016
Day 12,242
Age 33

Marriage to Sofia Levander

Confidence
96%
Aug 27, 2016

Daniel Ek marries Sofia Levander.

2011
Day 10,371
Age 28

Spotify Launches in the US

Confidence
96%
Jul 14, 2011

Spotify launches in the United States.

2008
Day 9,361
Age 25

Spotify Launches

Confidence
96%
Oct 7, 2008

Spotify officially launches in Sweden, Finland, Norway, France, UK and Spain.

2006
Day 8,463
Age 23

Spotify AB Founded

Confidence
96%
Apr 23, 2006

Daniel Ek and Martin Lorentzon found Spotify AB.

Day 8,351
Age 22

Advertigo Sold

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 2006

Daniel Ek sells Advertigo to TradeDoubler.

2005
Day 7,986
Age 21
2003
Day 7,255
Age 19

Advertigo Founded

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 2003

Daniel Ek founds Advertigo, an online advertising company.

Day 7,255
Age 19
1997
Day 5,064
Age 13
1991
Day 2,872
Age 7

First Computer

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1991

Daniel Ek receives his first computer.

1983
Day 1
Age 0

Birth of Daniel Ek

Confidence
96%
Feb 21, 1983

Daniel Ek is born in Stockholm, Sweden.