Spotify is a media and audio streaming service. It was founded by Daniel Ek and Martin Lorentzon on 23 April 2006. As of June 2022, it is the largest music streaming service, with 433 million active monthly users and 188 million paying subscribers. Its service is available in more than 60 languages, and it has an extensive catalogue of music.
The basic version of Spotify is free and comes with several limitations, including frequent ad breaks and audio quality limited to 160 kbit/s. However, Spotify’s premium service includes extra features and the ability to listen offline. For example, you can create your own playlists. The music you listen to will be better quality.
Another feature that makes Spotify different is its discovery function. It is designed to help users discover new music, by creating playlists and suggesting music based on your listening habits. You can also rate songs to help the service play more of them. Lastly, Spotify lets you follow artists and track their listening habits. This way, you can see which songs are popular among other listeners.
Spotify works across a wide variety of devices and operating systems. It is available on desktop computers, mobile devices, and even PlayStation video game consoles.
