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title: "Who runs Spotify?"
description: "The leadership team of Spotify."
canonical: "https://derrick-app.com/company/spotify/executives"
category: "Company"
updated: "2026-10-22"
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# Who runs Spotify?

> Spotify has 6 tracked executives leading key functions including company strategy and operations, a key function, financial strategy, human capital and organizational development (as of 2026-10-22). Spotify Technology S.A. runs Spotify, the audio streaming service for music, podcasts and audiobooks, offered free with ads or as a paid Premium subscription. Founded in Stockholm in 2006 by Daniel Ek and Martin Lorentzon and launched in Sweden in 2008, it is incorporated in Luxembourg, runs its main operations from Stockholm and New York, and trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker SPOT. In 2025 it reported revenue of 17.2 billion euros and its first full year of operating profit above 2 billion euros. At the end of September 2026 it counted 788 million monthly active users and 306 million Premium Subscribers across 184 markets, with 7,284 full-time employees. Since January 2026 the company has been led by co-CEOs Alex Norström and Gustav Söderström, with founder Daniel Ek as executive chairman.

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## Leadership

| Name | Role | Since |
|---|---|---|
| Alex Norström | CEO | 2026 |
| Gustav Söderström | Co-Chief Executive Officer | 2026 |
| Daniel Ek | Founder and Executive Chairman | 2006 |
| Christian Luiga | CFO | 2024 |
| Dustee Jenkins | Chief Public Affairs Officer | Chief public affairs officer, based in New York |
| Anna Lundström | CHRO | 2016 |

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## About Spotify

- **Name:** Spotify
- **Website:** https://newsroom.spotify.com
- **Industry:** Audio streaming: music, podcasts and audiobooks
- **Founded:** 2006
- **Employees:** 7,284 full-time
- **Headquarters:** Regeringsgatan 19, Stockholm, Stockholm County 111 53, Sweden
- **Listed as:** SPOT (NYSE)
- **Specialties:** Music streaming (free and Premium), Podcasts and video podcasts, Audiobooks, Audio and video advertising, Tools for artists and creators, Personalized recommendations

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- **Data as of:** 2026-10-22
- **Staff figures:** Estimated

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