{"entity":"spotify","id":"ent_spotify","name":"Spotify","predicate":"ceo","label":"CEO","page":"https://asof.is/record/spotify/ceo","as_of":"2026-10-31","summary":"As of October 31, 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 The record holds 3 claims on Spotify's CEO, 2 still open and 1 superseded, each dated and sourced; a replaced value is closed with an end date, never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":["clm_A1CBB764337D","clm_BB107D1E1F4B"],"claims":[{"id":"clm_EAB40F34DED4","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superseded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","sources":[{"url":"https://www.theverge.com/2018/2/28/16846064/spotify-ipo-public-offering-announced-music-streaming","tier":"secondary","publisher":"The Verge","published_at":"2018-02-28T00:00:00+00:00"},{"url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1639920/000114036125036641/ef20056441_6k.htm","tier":"primary","publisher":"Spotify (6-K)","published_at":"2025-09-30T00:00:00+00:00"}],"evidence":{"by":"page-read","on":"2026-10-30","quote":"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.","url":"https://www.theverge.com/2018/2/28/16846064/spotify-ipo-public-offering-announced-music-streaming"}},{"id":"clm_A1CBB764337D","value":"Gustav Söderström","valid_from":"2026-01-01","valid_to":null,"published":"2025-09-30","recorded":"2026-10-27","confidence":0.85,"status":"valid","assertable":true,"superseded_by":null,"sources":[{"url":"https://routenote.com/blog/what-to-expect-from-spotify-in-2026/","tier":"secondary","publisher":"routenote.com","published_at":"2026-01-13T00:00:00+00:00"},{"url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1639920/000114036125036641/ef20056441_6k.htm","tier":"primary","publisher":"Spotify (6-K)","published_at":"2025-09-30T00:00:00+00:00"},{"url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q689141","tier":"secondary","publisher":"Wikidata","published_at":null},{"url":"https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/sep/30/daniel-ek-spotify-founder-ceo-steps-down","tier":"secondary","publisher":null,"published_at":"2025-09-30T00:00:00+00:00"}],"evidence":{"by":"page-read","on":"2026-10-29","quote":"Back in October, it was confirmed that Spotify founder Daniel Ek would step down as CEO at the start of 2026, with Alex Norström and Gustav Söderström stepping up to be Co-CEOs.","url":"https://routenote.com/blog/what-to-expect-from-spotify-in-2026/"}},{"id":"clm_BB107D1E1F4B","value":"Alex Norström","valid_from":"2026-01-01","valid_to":null,"published":"2025-09-30","recorded":"2026-10-30","confidence":0.95,"status":"valid","assertable":true,"superseded_by":null,"sources":[{"url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1639920/000114036125036641/ef20056441_6k.htm","tier":"primary","publisher":"Spotify (6-K)","published_at":"2025-09-30T00:00:00+00:00"}],"evidence":{"by":"page-read","on":"2026-10-30","quote":"Also effective as of January 1, 2026, Alex Norström and Gustav Söderström will be promoted to the roles of co-Chief Executive Officers of the Company.","url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1639920/000114036125036641/ef20056441_6k.htm"}}],"replaced":[{"claim":"clm_EAB40F34DED4","value":"Daniel Ek","valid_from":"2006-01-01","valid_to":"2026-01-01","replaced_by":"clm_BB107D1E1F4B","replaced_by_value":"Alex Norström","replaced_from":"2026-01-01"}],"faq":[{"question":"Who are Spotify's CEOs?","answer":"Gustav Söderström (since January 1, 2026) and Alex Norström (since January 1, 2026), as the record asserts them on October 31, 2026."},{"question":"When did Spotify's CEO last change?","answer":"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."},{"question":"What was Spotify's CEO before Alex Norström?","answer":"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)."}],"legend":{"dates":"valid_from: when the claim took effect (a period figure: the day its period closed). published: the earliest day a source on the record published it (a filing's filing date, a post's date; null when no source carries one). recorded: the day AsOf first held it. A figure can take effect weeks before it is published.","why_not":{},"checked_by":{"page-read":"its source page states the value and the date"}}}