Daniel Ek

Transformed the music industry into a streaming-first model.

Knowledge panel

Occupation

CEO of Spotify

Born in

Vantörs parish

Born

February 21, 1983

Zodiac

Pisces

15,894

days alive

43

years old

$4.4B

net worth

#65 of 2,697

Born
February 21, 1983 in 🇫🇷Vantörs parish
ResidenceRågsved
Zodiac
♓︎Pisces·pig 🐖
Updated Jul 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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Sun Sign

Pisces♓︎

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Moon Sign

Gemini♊︎

Dominant Element

Water

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Planetary positions calculated for February 21, 1983

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2023
Day 14,896
Age 40

Spotify Layoffs

Confidence
96%
Dec 4, 2023

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

Day 14,618
Age 40

Spotify AI Investments

Confidence
96%
Mar 1, 2023

Spotify increases investment in AI for personalization and content creation.

2021
Day 13,949
Age 38

Arsenal Board Bid

Confidence
96%
May 1, 2021

Daniel Ek publicly expresses interest in buying Arsenal Football Club.

Day 13,860
Age 37

Spotify HiFi Announcement

Confidence
96%
Feb 1, 2021

Spotify announces plans for a HiFi streaming tier.

2019
Day 13,134
Age 35

Spotify Podcast Expansion

Confidence
96%
Feb 6, 2019

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

2018
Day 12,825
Age 35

Spotify Goes Public

Confidence
96%
Apr 3, 2018

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

2017
Day 12,519
Age 34

Acquisition of Niland

Confidence
96%
Jun 1, 2017

Spotify acquires AI company Niland to improve music discovery.

2016
Day 12,241
Age 33

Marriage to Sofia Levander

Confidence
96%
Aug 27, 2016

Daniel Ek marries Sofia Levander.

2011
Day 10,370
Age 28

Spotify Launches in the US

Confidence
96%
Jul 14, 2011

Spotify launches in the United States.

2008
Day 9,360
Age 25

Spotify Launches

Confidence
96%
Oct 7, 2008

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

2006
Day 8,462
Age 23

Spotify AB Founded

Confidence
96%
Apr 23, 2006

Daniel Ek and Martin Lorentzon found Spotify AB.

Day 8,350
Age 22

Advertigo Sold

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 2006

Daniel Ek sells Advertigo to TradeDoubler.

2005
Day 7,985
Age 21

uTorrent Employment

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 2005

Daniel Ek briefly works for uTorrent.

2003
Day 7,254
Age 19

Advertigo Founded

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 2003

Daniel Ek founds Advertigo, an online advertising company.

Day 7,254
Age 19

Senior Technical Role at Stardoll

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 2003

Daniel Ek takes on a senior technical role at Stardoll.

1997
Day 5,063
Age 13

Early Entrepreneurial Ventures

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1997

Ek starts his first business making websites for clients.

1991
Day 2,871
Age 7

First Computer

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1991

Daniel Ek receives his first computer.

1983
Day 0
Age 0

Birth of Daniel Ek

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Feb 21, 1983

Daniel Ek is born in Stockholm, Sweden.