# Spotify CEO

entity: /record/spotify.md  
predicate: ceo  
page: /record/spotify/ceo  
as_of: 2026-11-01  

As of November 1, 2026, Spotify's CEOs on the AsOf record are Gustav Söderström and Alex Norström, each a claim of its own with its date, from 4 sources in all. The record holds 3 claims on Spotify's CEO, 2 still open and 1 superseded, each dated and sourced; a replaced value is closed with an end date, never deleted.

## Current CEO

What the record asserts on 2026-11-01.

- [Spotify](/record/spotify.md) | ceo | Gustav Söderström | valid 2026-01-01 to present | conf 0.85 | valid | [clm_A1CBB764337D](/claim/clm_A1CBB764337D.md)
  sources: https://routenote.com/blog/what-to-expect-from-spotify-in-2026/, https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1639920/000114036125036641/ef20056441_6k.htm, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q689141, https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/sep/30/daniel-ek-spotify-founder-ceo-steps-down
- [Spotify](/record/spotify.md) | ceo | Alex Norström | valid 2026-01-01 to present | conf 0.95 | valid | [clm_BB107D1E1F4B](/claim/clm_BB107D1E1F4B.md)
  sources: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1639920/000114036125036641/ef20056441_6k.htm

## Every dated value

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 Superseded claims stay visible.

- [Spotify](/record/spotify.md) | ceo | Daniel Ek | valid 2006-01-01 to 2026-01-01 | conf 0.95 | superseded | superseded_by [clm_BB107D1E1F4B](/claim/clm_BB107D1E1F4B.md) | [clm_EAB40F34DED4](/claim/clm_EAB40F34DED4.md)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
- [Spotify](/record/spotify.md) | ceo | Gustav Söderström | valid 2026-01-01 to present | conf 0.85 | valid | [clm_A1CBB764337D](/claim/clm_A1CBB764337D.md)
  sources: https://routenote.com/blog/what-to-expect-from-spotify-in-2026/, https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1639920/000114036125036641/ef20056441_6k.htm, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q689141, https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/sep/30/daniel-ek-spotify-founder-ceo-steps-down
- [Spotify](/record/spotify.md) | ceo | Alex Norström | valid 2026-01-01 to present | conf 0.95 | valid | [clm_BB107D1E1F4B](/claim/clm_BB107D1E1F4B.md)
  sources: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1639920/000114036125036641/ef20056441_6k.htm

## What replaced what

- Daniel Ek (2006-01-01 to 2026-01-01, [clm_EAB40F34DED4](/claim/clm_EAB40F34DED4.md)) was replaced by Alex Norström from 2026-01-01 ([clm_BB107D1E1F4B](/claim/clm_BB107D1E1F4B.md))

## Questions this record answers

### Who are Spotify's CEOs?

Gustav Söderström (since January 1, 2026) and Alex Norström (since January 1, 2026), as the record asserts them on November 1, 2026.

### When did Spotify's CEO last change?

The latest value on the record is Alex Norström, dated January 1, 2026; before it the record holds Daniel Ek, dated January 1, 2006 and closed on January 1, 2026.

### What was Spotify's CEO before Alex Norström?

Daniel Ek, valid from January 1, 2006 to January 1, 2026 (status superseded), from a primary source (sec.gov) and one further source (theverge.com).


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