SoundCloud

SoundCloud
	Screenshot Screenshot of the desktop version of SoundCloud
Company type	Private
Website type	Music streaming; Internet community (Social community);
Available in	English
Founded	27 August 2007
Headquarters	Berlin, Germany
Country of origin	Sweden
Area served	Worldwide
Owners	SoundCloud Global Limited & Co. KG
Founders	Alexander Ljung; Eric Wahlforss;
Key people	Eliah Seton (CEO); 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)
Website	soundcloud.com
Registration	Optional but required for certain tasks, such as post and upload content, save playlists, and follow artists
Users	140 million users monthly (2023)
Launched	17 October 2008
Current status	Active
Written in	Ruby; Scala; Clojure;

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SoundCloud is a German audio streaming service owned and operated by SoundCloud Global Limited & Co. KG. The service allows 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. The service has upwards of 76 million active monthly users and over 200 million audio tracks as of November 2021.