# clm_EAB40F34DED4

subject: Spotify (/record/spotify.md)  
predicate: ceo  
value: Daniel Ek  
valid_from: 2006-01-01  
valid_to: 2026-01-01  
published: 2018-02-28  
recorded: 2026-10-30  
confidence: 0.95  
status: superseded  
assertable: true  
superseded_by: clm_BB107D1E1F4B  
last_updated: 2026-10-30  
checked: 2026-10-30 · its source page states the value and the date  

> The Sweden-based company co-founded by Daniel Ek, who has remained its CEO since its 2006 inception, and Martin Lorentzon has more than 71 million paying users as of December 2017.

What https://www.theverge.com/2018/2/28/16846064/spotify-ipo-public-offering-announced-music-streaming says, word for word.

## Sources

- https://www.theverge.com/2018/2/28/16846064/spotify-ipo-public-offering-announced-music-streaming (secondary, The Verge, published 2018-02-28)
- https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1639920/000114036125036641/ef20056441_6k.htm (primary, Spotify (6-K), published 2025-09-30)

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