# Daniel Ek

id: ent_daniel-ek  
wikidata: Q901670  
kind: person  
timeline: /timelines/daniel-ek.md  
page: /record/daniel-ek  
same_as: https://asof.is/record/daniel-ek (how to cite the id: /identifiers.md)  

Daniel Ek is a Swedish businessman. On the record, Daniel Ek is Chair of Spotify, since 2026; and a founder of Spotify.

## Key facts

- Chair: Spotify (since 2026) · claim: /claim/clm_443E977A3D00.md
- Founder: Spotify · claim: /claim/clm_1B95560168AC.md

## Questions

**What roles does Daniel Ek hold?** Chair of Spotify since 2026 and Founder of Spotify, as the AsOf record states with its sources.

**What is Daniel Ek's role at Spotify?** Chair since 2026 and Founder.

## Current state

What the record asserts: claims that held, valid by their sources or primary-sourced at confidence 0.7 or more. Unverified, disputed, retracted and review-marked claims are listed below, labelled, not here.

- [Daniel Ek](/record/daniel-ek.md) | chair_of | [Spotify](/record/spotify.md) | valid 2026-01-01 to present | conf 0.85 | valid | [clm_6901E8F47726](/claim/clm_6901E8F47726.md)
  sources: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q689141, https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1639920/000114036126008076/ny20063044x1_ex99-1.htm, https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/sep/30/daniel-ek-spotify-founder-ceo-steps-down
- [Daniel Ek](/record/daniel-ek.md) | founder_of | [Spotify](/record/spotify.md) | valid undated to present | conf 0.95 | valid | [clm_344B9DEAE70D](/claim/clm_344B9DEAE70D.md)
  sources: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q689141, https://newsroom.spotify.com/spotify-timeline/

## All claims

One claim per line, newest first. Superseded claims stay visible.

- [Daniel Ek](/record/daniel-ek.md) | chair_of | [Spotify](/record/spotify.md) | valid 2026-01-01 to present | conf 0.85 | valid | [clm_6901E8F47726](/claim/clm_6901E8F47726.md)
  sources: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q689141, https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1639920/000114036126008076/ny20063044x1_ex99-1.htm, https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/sep/30/daniel-ek-spotify-founder-ceo-steps-down
- [Daniel Ek](/record/daniel-ek.md) | founder_of | [Spotify](/record/spotify.md) | valid undated to present | conf 0.95 | valid | [clm_344B9DEAE70D](/claim/clm_344B9DEAE70D.md)
  sources: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q689141, https://newsroom.spotify.com/spotify-timeline/
- [Daniel Ek](/record/daniel-ek.md) | ceo_of | [Spotify](/record/spotify.md) | valid 2006-01-01 to 2026-01-01 | conf 0.95 | superseded | [clm_73859552A6B9](/claim/clm_73859552A6B9.md)
  sources: https://www.theverge.com/2018/2/28/16846064/spotify-ipo-public-offering-announced-music-streaming, https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1639920/000114036125036641/ef20056441_6k.htm

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