It has no presence in mainland China where the market is dominated by QQ Music.

Its users and subscribers are based largely in the US and Europe, jointly accounting for around 53% of users and 67% of revenue. Spotify is available in most of Europe, as well as Africa, the Americas, Asia, and Oceania, with a total availability in 184 markets. Users can search for music based on artist, album, or genre, and can create, edit, and share playlists. As a freemium service, basic features are free with advertisements and limited control, while additional features, such as offline listening and commercial-free listening, are offered via paid subscriptions. Spotify offers digital copyright restricted recorded audio content, including more than 100 million songs and five million podcasts, from record labels and media companies. ) on the New York Stock Exchange in the form of American depositary receipts.

Spotify is listed (through a Luxembourg City-domiciled holding company, Spotify Technology S.A.

It is one of the largest music streaming service providers, with over 489 million monthly active users, including 205 million paying subscribers, as of December 2022. Spotify ( / ˈ s p ɒ t ɪ f aɪ/ Swedish: ) is a proprietary Swedish audio streaming and media services provider founded on 23 April 2006 by Daniel Ek and Martin Lorentzon.

Cofounder of spotify