SoundCloud

SoundCloud
	Logo used since 2010
	Screenshot Screenshot of the desktop version of SoundCloud
Type of business	Private
Type of site	Music streaming; Internet community (Social community);
Available in	English
Founded	27 August 2007
Headquarters	Berlin, Germany
Country of origin	Germany
Area served	Worldwide
Owner	SoundCloud Global Limited & Co. KG
Founder(s)	Alexander Ljung; Eric Wahlforss;
Key people	Mike Weissman (CEO); Eliah Seton (President); Drew Wilson (COO, CFO); Lauren Wirtzer-Seawood (CCO, CMO); Antonious Porch (CDO); Alexander Ljung (Chairman and Co-Founder);
Industry	Music; Social media;
Services	Audio; Internet forum;
Employees	≈425 (2021)
URL	soundcloud.com
Registration	Optional; Required to post and upload content.
Users	+120 million users monthly (2022)
Launched	17 October 2008
Current status	Active
Written in	Ruby; Scala; Clojure;

SoundCloud is a German audio streaming service owned and operated by SoundCloud Global Limited & Co. KG.^[10]^[11] The service enables its users to upload, promote, and share audio. Founded in 2007 by Alexander Ljung and Eric Wahlforss, SoundCloud is one of the largest music streaming services in the world and is available in 190 countries and territories.^[12] The service has more than 76 million active monthly users and over 200 million audio tracks as of November 2021.^[13]^[14] SoundCloud offers both free and paid memberships on the platform, available for mobile, desktop and Xbox devices. SoundCloud has evolved from a traditional online streaming platform to an entertainment company.

^ Stone, Madeline (12 June 2014). "You Will Want To Live In SoundCloud's Stunning Berlin Offices". Business Insider. Insider Inc. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
^ SoundCloud Names Michael Weissman to Succeed Kerry Trainor as CEO at Variety;by Jem Aswad; published 1 December 2020; retrieved 5 May 2021
^ OFFICIAL: ELIAH SETON NAMED PRESIDENT OF SOUNDCLOUD at Music Business Worldwide; by Murray Stassen; published 8 April 2021; retrieved 5 May 2021
^ SoundCloud Names Drew Wilson COO & CFO at Billboard Magazine; by Chris Eggersten; published 22 March 2021; retrieved 5 May 2021
^ LAUREN WIRTZER-SEAWOOD JOINS SOUNDCLOUD AS CHIEF CONTENT AND MARKETING OFFICER at Music Business Worldwide; by Murray Stassen; published 10 May 2021; retrieved 26 May 2021
^ Antonious Porch, General Counsel, SoundCloud at Legal500; published 2019; retrieved 2021
^ SoundCloud employees shocked by job cuts: 'Nobody saw it coming' at Business Insider; by Sam Shead; published 7 July 2017; retrieved 26 May 2021
^ [1] from Prioridata; by Orvill Samanta; last revised January 18, 2024
^ "Building Products at SoundCloud —Part I: Dealing with the Monolith". SoundCloud.
^ "Terms of Use - Listen to music". SoundCloud. Retrieved 15 August 2023. Welcome to SoundCloud®, a service provided by SoundCloud Global Limited & Co. KG ("SoundCloud", "we" "our", or "us").
^ "SoundCloud Global Limited & Co. KG". OpenCorporates. 4 November 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
^ "About SoundCloud – Listen to music". SoundCloud. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
^ Smith, Craig (24 June 2016). "16 Amazing SoundCloud Statistics". DMR. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
^ Cite error: The named reference Verge_200M was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[1] Stone, Madeline (12 June 2014). "You Will Want To Live In SoundCloud's Stunning Berlin Offices". Business Insider. Insider Inc. Retrieved 20 May 2023.

[2] SoundCloud Names Michael Weissman to Succeed Kerry Trainor as CEO at Variety;by Jem Aswad; published 1 December 2020; retrieved 5 May 2021

[3] OFFICIAL: ELIAH SETON NAMED PRESIDENT OF SOUNDCLOUD at Music Business Worldwide; by Murray Stassen; published 8 April 2021; retrieved 5 May 2021

[4] SoundCloud Names Drew Wilson COO & CFO at Billboard Magazine; by Chris Eggersten; published 22 March 2021; retrieved 5 May 2021

[5] LAUREN WIRTZER-SEAWOOD JOINS SOUNDCLOUD AS CHIEF CONTENT AND MARKETING OFFICER at Music Business Worldwide; by Murray Stassen; published 10 May 2021; retrieved 26 May 2021

[6] Antonious Porch, General Counsel, SoundCloud at Legal500; published 2019; retrieved 2021

[7] SoundCloud employees shocked by job cuts: 'Nobody saw it coming' at Business Insider; by Sam Shead; published 7 July 2017; retrieved 26 May 2021

[8] [1] from Prioridata; by Orvill Samanta; last revised January 18, 2024

[BuiltWithScala-9] "Building Products at SoundCloud —Part I: Dealing with the Monolith". SoundCloud.

[10] "Terms of Use - Listen to music". SoundCloud. Retrieved 15 August 2023. Welcome to SoundCloud®, a service provided by SoundCloud Global Limited & Co. KG ("SoundCloud", "we" "our", or "us").

[11] "SoundCloud Global Limited & Co. KG". OpenCorporates. 4 November 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2023.

[12] "About SoundCloud – Listen to music". SoundCloud. Retrieved 20 December 2021.

[13] Smith, Craig (24 June 2016). "16 Amazing SoundCloud Statistics". DMR. Retrieved 20 December 2021.

[Verge_200M-14] Cite error: The named reference Verge_200M was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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Logo used since 2010
Screenshot Screenshot of the desktop version of SoundCloud
Type of business	Private
Type of site	Music streaming Internet community (Social community)
Available in	English
Founded	27 August 2007 (2007-08-27)
Headquarters	Berlin , Germany^[1]
Country of origin	Germany
Area served	Worldwide
Owner	SoundCloud Global Limited & Co. KG
Founder(s)	Alexander Ljung Eric Wahlforss
Key people	Mike Weissman (CEO)^[2] Eliah Seton (President)^[3] Drew Wilson (COO, CFO)^[4] Lauren Wirtzer-Seawood (CCO, CMO)^[5] Antonious Porch (CDO)^[6] Alexander Ljung (Chairman and Co-Founder)
Industry	Music Social media
Services	Audio Internet forum
Employees	≈425 (2021)^[7]
URL	soundcloud.com
Registration	Optional; Required to post and upload content.
Users	+120 million users monthly (2022)^[8]
Launched	17 October 2008; 15 years ago (2008-10-17)
Current status	Active
Written in	Ruby Scala Clojure^[9]