

It does not mechanically duplicate or import the listing of music files.

The Spotify web page instantly creates a listing of local music files which the user has stored on their computer or other devices. As of March 2023, Spotify is available in 184 countries, including Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Faroe Islands, Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, India and the United States. There are two versions of Spotify: a premium monthly subscription service and a free service which is supported by advertising.

Spotify has around 515 million monthly active users. The service was founded in 2006 by Daniel Ek and Martin Lorentzon. It offers streaming of over 100 million songs and five million podcasts. Spotify ( / ˈ s p ɒ t ɪ f aɪ/) is an online music streaming service.
