When it comes to music streaming services, there's no doubt that Spotify is one of the biggest platforms across the globe. While we all love how convenient listening to music on Spotify is, the truth is most of us don't even know much about Spotify or its history.

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Today, we're taking a look at some fun facts about Spotify that most people weren't aware of. Of course, we are also going to mention some of the biggest artists who are dominating the super famous music streaming platform. From when and where Spotify was actually founded to just how many subscribers it actually has – keep on scrolling to find out more about Spotify!

10 Spotify Was Founded In Sweden In 2006

We're kicking list of all the way back in 2006 when Spotify was founded by Daniel Ek in Sweden (yes, Spotify is Swedish and Sweden is known for its incredible music talent). Two years after being founded Spotify finally launched — but it's safe to say that no one would predict just how big it would become. Today, Spotify is the streaming service with the most active users!

9 There Are Over 50 Million Songs Available On The App

Another fun fact about the music streaming service is that it has over 50 million songs available for streaming. However, this number is constantly growing as artists keep adding plenty of tracks to the music platform every day. Even with just 50 million songs, Spotify's library is certainly very impressive.

8 Artists Don't Have To Be Famous To Be On Spotify

While it is safe to say that the super famous musicians are the ones that are most listened to on Spotify — one doesn't necessarily have to be famous to upload a song to their library.

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If an artist wants to have a song on Spotify they first need to send the song to Ditto which is an online music distribution company that verifies tracks from artists. Once the song has been verified, they handle the distribution process with Spotify.

7 Justin Bieber Has The Most Monthly Listeners

When it comes to musicians who dominate the popular streaming service Justin Bieber is certainly one of them. Justin Bieber has been holding the record for most monthly listeners on Spotify since December 15, 2020. That month, the Canadian singer had 75,558,387 monthly listeners on Spotify which is the most any artist has ever had on the music streaming platform in one month.

6 While Ed Sheeran Has The Most Followers

Justin Bieber may hold the record for most monthly listeners — but it's Ed Sheeran who actually holds the record for most followers on Spotify. As of December 15, 2020, the British musician had 73,235,382 followers on Spotify — while Ariana Grande was the runner-up with 54,194,762 followers (almost 20 million less than Ed).

5 Bad Bunny Was The Most Streamed Artist Of 2020

When it comes to last year, Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny certainly had quite a lot to celebrate. In 2020, Bad Bunny was the most streamed artist on Spotify with more than 8.3 billion streams. When it comes to the most-streamed song of 2020 — that record goes to Canadian musician The Weeknd and his hit "Blinding Lights" which currently has over 2 billion streams.

4 While Drake Was The Most Streamed Artist Of The 2010s

Obviously, a Spotify list would not but be complete without Canadian musician Drake as he is very popular on the platform.

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In fact, Drake is Spotify's most listened-to artist in the 2010s — which certainly doesn't come as a surprise as the rapper has definitely had plenty of success in the previous decade!

3 The Name Is A Combination Of "Spot" And "Identify"

Plenty may wonder how Spotify got its name — and founder Daniel Ek revealed it. The story behind the name of Spotify is rather quite simple as the word is a combination of two words — ‘Spot’ and ‘Identify’. Spotify may not have the most creative name however there's no doubt that it's very memorable and eye-catching!

2 About 25% Of The Songs On Spotify Haven’t Been Played

While one would think that everything on Spotify has been played at least once — it seems as if that isn't the case. Approximately around 25% of the tracks on Spotify have never been played and those mostly include band covers and original songs from unknown artists. As we previously mentioned, one doesn't necessarily need to be a famous artist to get their music on Spotify. This certainly means that there's an incredible amount of music on Spotify yet to be discovered!

1 And Lastly, Spotify Has 356 Million Monthly Users — Including 155 Million Paying Subscribers

And finally, we're wrapping the list up with some very impressive Spotify statistics. According to information that the music streaming service revealed last year, they currently have 345 million subscribers across the globe — out of which 155 million are actually paying for the Spotify Premium subscription. As those who use Spotify know, a subscription has plenty of perks such as being able to skip songs endlessly as well as not having to listen to ads.

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