Spotify · competitors named by the company
Who are Spotify’s competitors?
Spotify names 4 companies we cover as competitors calc.
Named by Spotify in its 20-F filed Feb 10, 2026. This is Spotify’s own statement, not a ranking and not a dependency.
The filing’s own words (2 sentences) ›
“We face robust and rapidly evolving competition in all aspects of our business, including from companies that allow users to share and discover content and/or that enable advertisers to use content platforms to reach customers, such as Apple, Alphabet, Amazon, Meta, and ByteDance.”
Names Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Meta · 20-F · filed Feb 10, 2026
“Some of our competitors, including Apple, Alphabet, and Amazon, have developed, and are continuing to develop, devices for which their audio streaming services are preloaded or may also be set as the default providers, which puts us at a significant competitive disadvantage.”
Names Alphabet, Amazon, Apple · 20-F · filed Feb 10, 2026
Method and sources
Companies among the 100 we cover that Spotify names as competitors in its latest annual report (10-K or 20-F), counted by Hollsteen. A company counts only when the quoted sentence itself names it and speaks of competition; hedged sentences (“some of which are competitors”) and quarterly reports are left out.
Competitors outside our coverage are not listed, so the list is not complete. Sentences are quoted exactly as filed.
SEC filings only. No price or market data.