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Discover Weekly (the first algorithmic playlist) launched in 2015, Spotify itself launched in 2008. It did have radio from the start, but that was (at least sol
by Nullabillity 6y ago
Discover Weekly (the first algorithmic playlist) launched in 2015, Spotify itself launched in 2008. It did have radio from the start, but that was (at least sold as) a fairly generic genre-and-decade-based affair, rather than something personalized.
- 88 6y agoSpotify acquired the vast majority of their current users since 2015.
- diggan 6y agoI do know the history of Spotify, became a user first in 2009 (back when it was invite only) as my family got a subscription together with our broadband connection with Bredbandsbolaget in Sweden. The radio was always a feature they advertised in order to find similar music to the one you like, although you're correct that Discover Weekly et al wasn't available until later. I guess you could argue that because the radio was initially just for artist pages then playlists, it was kind of manual and not automatic like todays playlists that they generate. Although it is strange to leave Spotify in 2020 citing concerns about Spotify using your data, as it has been going on from at least 2015, possibly earlier.