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Daniel Ek
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Gender | Male |
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Age | 41 |
Date of birth | February 21,1983 |
Zodiac sign | Pisces |
Born | Stockholm |
Sweden | |
Net worth | 2. 2 billion USD (2019) |
Forbes | |
Spouse | Sofia Levander |
Founded | Spotify |
Spotify AB | |
Spotify USA | |
SPOTIFY TECHNOLOGY S.A. | |
Spotify Technology | |
SpAFOTY Technology | |
Job | Entrepreneur |
Technologist | |
Nationality | Swedish |
Awards | International Swede of the Year |
Education | KTH Royal Institute of Technology |
NTI Gymnasiet Sundbyberg (f.d. IT-Gymnasiet) | |
Children | 2 |
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ID | 520770 |
Daniel Ek Life story
Daniel Ek is a Swedish billionaire entrepreneur and technologist. He is the co-founder and CEO of music streaming service Spotify.
Spotify to axe 1,500 workers to save costs
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... Chief executive Daniel Ek said he had made the " difficult" decision with economic growth slowing " dramatically"...
Spotify will not ban AI-made music, says boss
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... Daniel Ek told the BBC there were valid uses of the tech in making music - but AI should not be used to impersonate human artists without their consent...
Spotify denies 30-second trick could make you rich
![Spotify denies 30-second trick could make you rich](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/18264/production/_131061989_gettyimages-995468390.jpg)
... But Daniel Ek, the streaming giant s CEO, says that not how the platform s royalties work...
Spotify raises premium subscription price for millions
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... In an April earnings call, Swedish CEO Daniel Ek said the company would " like to raise prices in 2023"...
Why Spotify's big bet on Meghan Markle fell flat
![Why Spotify's big bet on Meghan Markle fell flat](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/EC9B/production/_130117506_a4d3e703b94420c01752945750d4dc89b890d5d20_132_3500_19692000x1125.jpg)
... On a conference call with financial analysts earlier this year, Spotify chief executive Daniel Ek conceded the firm had made some mistakes during the more than $1bn spending spree that followed its 2019 push to establish itself as a key player in the industry...
Spotify cuts jobs in latest round of tech layoffs
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... " In hindsight, I was too ambitious in investing ahead of our revenue growth, " boss Daniel Ek wrote on the...
Covid: PM pledges tough targets to tackle NHS backlog and Ottawa truckers defiant
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... Joe Rogan podcast is staying on Spotify - bossUS podcast host Joe Rogan - who has been at the centre of controversy over claims he helped spread Covid misinformation and his past use of racist language - In a letter to staff, Daniel Ek said that although he " strongly" condemned racial slurs and other comments by Rogan, he did not believe silencing him was the answer...
Joe Rogan: Podcast is staying on Spotify says boss
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...Spotify boss Daniel Ek has said that although he " strongly" condemns racial slurs and other comments made by US podcast host Joe Rogan, he is not removing him from the platform...