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Daniel Ek

Daniel Ek

Daniel Ek (#250)

Global Rank #250
Country Rank #3
Country Sweden

I'm not an inventor. I just want to make things better.

  • $ 13 B
  • Spotify
  • Sweden
  • M
  • 43 Years

Snapshot

Quick Facts

Global Rank #250
Country Rank #3
Net Worth $12.7B
Previous Worth $12.9B
Worth Change -$0.2B
Country Sweden
Industry Spotify
Age 43 Years
Gender M
Worth As Of May 4, 2026
Last Refreshed 07 Sep 2026, 12:00 AM
Residence Stockholm, Sweden
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Personal Stats

Age 43
Source Of Wealth Spotify, Self Made
Residence Stockholm, Sweden
Citizenship Sweden
Marital Status Married
Children 2
Net Worth Change -$0.2B -1.6% from previous worth
Previous Net Worth $12.9B
Current Net Worth $12.7B

Worth as of May 4, 2026

About Me

Daniel Ek is the cofounder of streaming music service Spotify and remained its CEO through 2025. He announced plans to assume the role of executive chairman in 2026, focusing more on the company's long-term strategy. Ek and his business parter Martin Lorentzon founded the company in 2006 in Sweden, and launched the product in 2008. Today, Spotify boasts over 696 million users and 276 million subscribers across 184 markets. In September 2021, Ek pledged to invest 1 billion euros in European technology, cofounding VC firm Prima Materia Ek is also a cofounder of Neko Health, a medical tech firm that specializes in preventative scans to promote early disease detection; in 2026, the Stockholm-based company raised $700 million at a $7 billion valuation.

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Ek plays guitar, bass, drums, piano and harmonica and is close friends with Facebook cofounder Mark Zuckerberg.

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Net Worth Growth Over Time

Tracking Daniel Ek's net worth journey over the years, highlighting key growth phases and financial milestones.

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Current Net Worth: $12.7B (May 4, 2026)

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