Daniel Ek

Transformed the music industry into a streaming-first model.

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CEO of Spotify

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Vantörs parish

Born

February 21, 1983

Zodiac

Pisces

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February 21, 1983 in 🇫🇷Vantörs parish
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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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Sun Sign

Pisces♓︎

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Gemini♊︎

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Water

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2023
Day 14,896
Age 40

Spotify Layoffs

Dec 4, 2023

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

Day 14,618
Age 40

Spotify AI Investments

Mar 1, 2023

Spotify increases investment in AI for personalization and content creation.

2021
Day 13,949
Age 38

Arsenal Board Bid

May 1, 2021

Daniel Ek publicly expresses interest in buying Arsenal Football Club.

Day 13,860
Age 37

Spotify HiFi Announcement

Feb 1, 2021

Spotify announces plans for a HiFi streaming tier.

2019
Day 13,134
Age 35

Spotify Podcast Expansion

Feb 6, 2019

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

2018
Day 12,825
Age 35

Spotify Goes Public

Apr 3, 2018

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

2017
Day 12,519
Age 34

Acquisition of Niland

Jun 1, 2017

Spotify acquires AI company Niland to improve music discovery.

2016
Day 12,241
Age 33

Marriage to Sofia Levander

Aug 27, 2016

Daniel Ek marries Sofia Levander.

2011
Day 10,370
Age 28

Spotify Launches in the US

Jul 14, 2011

Spotify launches in the United States.

2008
Day 9,360
Age 25

Spotify Launches

Oct 7, 2008

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

2006
Day 8,462
Age 23

Spotify AB Founded

Apr 23, 2006

Daniel Ek and Martin Lorentzon found Spotify AB.

Day 8,350
Age 22

Advertigo Sold

Jan 1, 2006

Daniel Ek sells Advertigo to TradeDoubler.

2005
Day 7,985
Age 21

uTorrent Employment

Jan 1, 2005

Daniel Ek briefly works for uTorrent.

2003
Day 7,254
Age 19

Advertigo Founded

Jan 1, 2003

Daniel Ek founds Advertigo, an online advertising company.

Day 7,254
Age 19

Senior Technical Role at Stardoll

Jan 1, 2003

Daniel Ek takes on a senior technical role at Stardoll.

1997
Day 5,063
Age 13

Early Entrepreneurial Ventures

Jan 1, 1997

Ek starts his first business making websites for clients.

1991
Day 2,871
Age 7

First Computer

Jan 1, 1991

Daniel Ek receives his first computer.

1983
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Age 0

Birth of Daniel Ek

Feb 21, 1983

Daniel Ek is born in Stockholm, Sweden.