Swedish entrepreneur, co-founder of Spotify (born 1983)
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Daniel Ek
Ek in 2011
Born
(1983-02-21) 21 February 1983 (age 41)[1]
Stockholm, Sweden
Occupation(s)
CEO and co-founder of Spotify
Spouse
Sofia Levander
(m. 2016)
Children
2
Daniel Ek (born 21 February 1983) is a Swedish billionaire entrepreneur and technologist, and the co-founder and chief executive officer of music streaming service Spotify.[2] As of May 2024[update], his net worth was estimated at $4.6 billion by Forbes.[3]
^Will Schmidt (21 February 2014). "Happy Birthday Daniel Ek!". Tech.Co. Archived from the original on 20 June 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
^Brendan Greeley (14 July 2011). "Spotify's Ek Wins Over Music Pirates With Labels' Approval". Bloomberg. Archived from the original on 24 February 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
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2006 Tradedoubler bought advertising service Advertigo, created by DanielEk. Ek and Lorentzon quickly became friends, finding that they had common experiences...
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podcasts centered on relationships and advice." In 2023, Spotify's CEO, DanielEk, noted Cooper's podcast is driving engagement of younger women with the...
throne". Financial Times. Retrieved 2020-05-12. From Kylie Jenner To DanielEk, The 10 Most Notable New Billionaires Of 2019 (Forbes, March 2019) [1]...
Peterson, were also unavailable. VICE later reported that Spotify CEO DanielEk defended having episode no. 1,509 on the platform, which had Rogan and...
artists" for prominent playlist placement, which Spotify denies. Spotify CEO DanielEk was also criticized for making donations through his investment company...
Denniz Pop Awards founded by Denniz Pop. He along with Spotify founder DanielEk are the creators of the tech convention Symposium. Pournouri studied law...
particularly prominent for music videos. In 2006, Swedish businessman DanielEk and Martin Lorentzon founded Spotify, which first launched in 2008; aiming...
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by a headhunter refused to apply as Uber CEO, but Spotify co-founder DanielEk persuaded him during their meetings in 2017. In August 2017, Khosrowshahi...
music-streaming service, and Parker sent an email to Spotify's founder DanielEk. The pair traded emails, and in 2010 Parker invested US$15 million in...
Magazine's "Top 30 Music Industry Professionals Under 30" with Spotify Founder DanielEk & Justin Bieber manager Scooter Braun. In 2007, Roslynn was featured in...
some of Sweden's top tech industry performers, such as Spotify founder DanielEk and Lifesum co-founder Marcus Gners and Henrik Torstensson. In November...
Retrieved February 20, 2022. Carman, Ashley (February 6, 2022). "Spotify CEO DanielEk confirms removal of Joe Rogan episodes after n-word video resurfaces"...
the Brilliant Minds, an annual conference created by Spotify founder DanielEk, where he was among a panel of speakers that included former US President...
from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Spotify CEO DanielEk stated on CBS This Morning that he convinced Swift to bring her music...
the original on 9 May 2020. Retrieved 23 January 2013. "Hans Dalborg, DanielEk, Martin Lorentzon, Lena Olving and Max Tegmark to be awarded IVA's Gold...
that Spotify was buying The Ringer for approximately $200 million, with DanielEk describing The Ringer as "the new ESPN." Simmons stated that The Ringer...
drawn comparisons to real-life figures such as Elon Musk, Peter Thiel and DanielEk. Skarsgård first appears as Matsson in "Too Much Birthday" and continues...
Ek Paheli Leela (transl. Leela, a riddle) is a 2015 Indian Hindi-language romantic thriller drama film, directed and co-written by Bobby Khan and produced...
COVID-19 misinformation "a slap in the face" in an email to Spotify CEO DanielEk. The February 25, 2022 episode of the podcast was devoted to refuting...
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July 2011). "Spotify's Ek Wins Over Music Pirates With Labels' Approval". Bloomberg. The Spotify Play: How CEO and Founder DanielEk Beat Apple, Google,...