Alga Daniel Ek

Fictional income calculated by subtracting the net worth of 2024 from the 2025 net worth.
Net Worth 2025: $7.8 B ($4.6 B rise compared to last year)

Fictional income calculated by subtracting the net worth of 2023 from the 2024 net worth.
Net Worth 2024: $4.6 B ($292 M rise compared to last year).

Net Worth Apr 2023: $2.5B (Forbes) $ 100 million rise compared to 2022
Net Worth Apr 2022: $2.4 B (Forbes)

Fictional income calculated by subtracting the net worth of 2020 from the 2021 net worth.
Net Worth Apr. 2021: $4.6B (Forbes)
Net Worth Apr. 2020: $2B (Forbes)

Thestreet.com Oct 2019: Ek doesn't receive a base salary, according to the SEC document, but he is eligible for $1 million annual bonuses based on the growth of subscribers and active users.

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• Picture: Magnus Höij - https://www.flickr.com/photos/hoij/6481208669/, Wikipedia — Attribution (CC BY)
• Text: Forbes
• Text: Forbes
• Text: Forbes
• Text: Forbes
• Text: Forbes
• Text: Thestreet

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Update: 2025-4