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Swedish audio streaming service
Spotify is a Swedish freemium music streaming service provider founded in April 2006 by Daniel Ek and Martin Lorentzon. As of March 2026, it is one of the largest providers of music streaming services, with over 788 million monthly active users comprising 306 million paying subscribers. Spotify is listed on the New York Stock Exchange in the form of American depositary receipts. Wikipedia →
🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: SpotifyA 5-minute orientation
- Skim a recent paper: Music we move to: Spotify audio features and reasons for listeningInfluential work since 2022
- Pick up a classic book: Spotify for dummiesThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: Folk theories of algorithmic recommendations on Spotify: Enacting data assemblages in the global SouthCited 201 times
- Go sideways: History of SpotifyA closely related topic
- Go sideways: Apple MusicA closely related topic
📖 Definitions
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🗂️ The subject at a glance
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
Folk theories of algorithmic recommendations on Spotify: Enacting data assemblages in the global South
‘Let's keep music special. F—Spotify’: on-demand streaming and the controversy over artist royalties
Doing complexity leadership theory: How agile coaches at Spotify practise enabling leadership
The Spotify Effect: Digital Distribution and Financial Growth
Platforms, Power, and Promotion: Evidence from Spotify Playlists*
“Just the Way You Are”: Linking Music Listening on Spotify and Personality
Spotify Guilds: How to Succeed With Knowledge Sharing in Large-Scale Agile Organizations
Organizing music, organizing gender: algorithmic culture and Spotify recommendations
🆕 Influential since 2022
Music we move to: Spotify audio features and reasons for listening
Decentralized decision-making and scaled autonomy at Spotify
Influence Brand Experience, Viral Marketing and Brand Image to Brand Loyalty to Service Users Streaming Spotify in Indonesia
What Drives Demand for Playlists on Spotify?
Predicting Music Popularity Using Spotify and YouTube Features
📚 Books worth reading
Spotify for dummiesKim Gilmour · 2011
Spotify TeardownMaria Eriksson, Rasmus Fleischer · 2019
Evaluation and Credentialing in Digital Music CommunitiesH. Cecilia Suhr · 2014- 📕Sams teach yourself Spotify in 10 minutesMichael Miller · 2012
Ranked by number of editions on Open Library, a rough measure of how lasting a book is.
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