Recently, Twitter announced they invested $70 million in the music service SoundCloud so I decided to take a look at the company and what I found was pretty surprising. SoundCloud was much, much larger than I expected. Here are a few of the most interesting SoundCloud statistics and facts I was able to dig up. As always, be sure to check back in the future as I will be updating this post as new and updated stats become available.

SoundCloud Facts

• Website: soundcloud.com
• Launch Year: 2008
• Founders: Alexander Ljung and Eric Wahlforss
• Headquarters: Berlin, Germany
• CEO: Kerry Trainor
• What is SoundCloud?

As the world’s largest music and audio platform, SoundCloud lets people discover and enjoy the greatest selection of music from the most diverse creator community on earth.  (Source)

SoundCloud Statistics

How many people use SoundCloud?

76 million monthly users

Last updated 3/28/19

Number of people SoundCloud reaches monthly:

175 million global users

Last updated 3/28/19

Number of Soundcloud music creators:

25 million

Last updated 2/11/20

Amount of music uploaded to Soundcloud every minute:

12 hours of music

Last updated 8/21/14

Number of tracks uploaded to Soundcloud total:

200 million tracks

Last updated 2/11/20

Estimated amount SoundCloud has raised:

$193 million

Last updated 3/2/17

Estimated value of SoundCloud:

$700 million

Last updated 6/14/16

Percentage of the US mobile population that SoundCloud reaches:

25%

Last updated 10/27/18

Number of creators featured in playlists on SoundCloud:

1.2 million creators

Last updated 10/4/17

Number of countries that SoundCloud is available in:

190 countries

Last updated 7/6/17

SoundCloud revenue for 2014:

$19.5 million

Amount Twitter has reportedly invested in SoundCloud:

$70 million

Last updated 6/14/16