Is Spotify Canadian?
No
This brand is owned by a foreign parent company.
What we found
Swedish music streaming service founded 2006; publicly traded on New York Stock Exchange; headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.
The receipt
| Verdict | Foreign-owned |
| Category | Media & Entertainment |
| HQ | Stockholm, Stockholm |
| Confidence | high |
| Evidence | Secondary source only |
| Source | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q87067874 secondary source — registry check pending “Daniel Ek, Spotify's co-founder, CEO and largest shareholder, is identified as the primary owner.” Verdicts are only marked verified once a government registry record or corporate filing confirms them. |
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