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Spotify founder Daniel Ek surpasses every musician in history with $6.8bn net worth
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Spotify founder Daniel Ek surpasses every musician in history with $6.8bn net worth

Home Featured Spotify founder Daniel Ek surpasses every musician in history with $6.8bn net worth

Reaching a net worth of $6.8 billion according to Forbes, the CEO and co-founder of steaming giant Spotify, Daniel Ek, can now be considered richer than any musician in history.

With a real time net worth of $6.8 billion according to Forbes, the co-founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of streaming giant Spotify, Daniel Ek, can now be considered richer than any musician in history. A staggering fact to say the least, combined with a net worth that cannot go amiss, Ek has paved his own path in the entertainment industry, and in turn, has created a streaming platform that continues to evolve in a spectacular manner.

Boasting an immersive 381 million users and counting, with 172 million of whom being paying subscribers, Spotify has become an essential asset in terms of music and its worldwide access, making for a product that rises in popularity on the constant. Founded in 2006 alongside Martin Lorentzon, and then released in 2008, Spotify is run in a dual-class share system, with Ek owning nearly 9% of the shares, but also having 37% of voting control.

On the rise just like the platform itself, Ek’s net worth in relation to Forbes figures places him as richer than any musician in history, with likes of of Taylor Swift, Jay-Z and Michael Jackson all having made less than the Spotify CEO throughout their careers, and that is of course when just naming a mere few of the iconic musicians to ever grace this planet. A remarkable statistic indeed, we would like to know your own thoughts in the comments section.

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