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Spotify | Sustainability Performance

https://open.spotify.com

A digital music streaming service offering a vast library of songs, podcasts, and audio content.

2006

Sweden

5,001 - 10,000 employees

Media Production

$10B+ in revenue

$1B - 10B in profitability

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Sustainability Ranking & Industry Benchmark

#374
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#20
in Swedenⓘ
#1
in Media Productionⓘ

Sustainability Maturity

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Industry Rank

13 out of 36

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CO2 scope 1 + 2 ⓘDirect emissions from owned or controlled sources, combined with indirect emissions from purchased electricity calculated using grid-average emission factors based on where the energy is consumed.
5.0KCO2e tonnes, 2024
Leading
Female employees ⓘProportion of women in the company's total workforce, expressed as a percentage.
43%2025
Leading
Externalities ⓘThe monetized estimate of environmental and social impacts caused by an organization that are not reflected in its financial accounts.
625.3K$, 2024
Critical
Market cap ⓘTotal market value of the company's outstanding shares, calculated by multiplying the share price by the number of shares outstanding.
103.9B$, 2026▲26.2% YoY
Revenue ⓘTotal revenue reported in the company's financial statements for the specified reporting year, reflecting income generated from primary business activities. Expressed in millions of USD.
17.2B$, 2025▼8.8% YoY
R&D intensity ⓘResearch and development expenditure expressed as a percentage of revenue, reflecting the company's relative investment in innovation.
7.99%2025

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  • Spotify Technology SA has faced sustained scrutiny over the contested January 2022 Joe Rogan COVID-19 controversy (Spotify's USD 100+ million Joe Rogan Experience exclusive license led to artist Neil Young/Joni Mitchell/India.Arie removing music from Spotify January-February 2022 over alleged JRE COVID-19 misinformation) affecting Spotify's institutional shareholders amid US discretionary podcasting sector regulatory pressure.
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