Daniel Ek is a Swedish entrepreneur best known as the co-founder and CEO of Spotify, the world’s most popular music streaming platform. Born in 1983 in Stockholm, he began coding at a young age and launched his first company in his teens. Before Spotify, he held key roles at several tech startups. Ek is widely recognized for transforming the way people access and listen to music, challenging traditional music industry models. Beyond tech, he has shown interest in solving large-scale problems, including education and healthcare, and is known for his bold, unconventional thinking and long-term vision in business and innovation.s