14 Amazing SoundCloud Statistics and Facts (August 2017)

Article Last Updated: August 20, 2017 by Craig Smith

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 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.

Please note that some of these numbers are easier to find than others. A few of these stats come from SoundCloud’s own reports, but some are based on news reports and not official company tallies. Basically, this is the best I can find and I don’t guarantee anything to be 100% accurate.

SoundCloud Statistics and Facts

SoundCloud URL: soundcloud.com
SoundCloud Launch Year: 300
SoundCloud Headquarters: Berlin, Germany
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. Since launching in 2008, the platform has become renowned for its unique content and features, including the ability to share music and connect directly with artists, as well as unearth breakthrough tracks, raw demos, podcasts and more. This is made possible by an open platform that directly connects creators and their fans across the globe. Music and audio creators use SoundCloud to both share and monetise their content with a global audience, as well as receive detailed stats and feedback from the SoundCloud community. (Source)

How many people use SoundCloud?

76 million monthly users

Last updated 2/1/17

Number of people SoundCloud reaches monthly:

175 million global users

Last updated 8/20/17

Number of Soundcloud music creators:

10 million

Last updated 8/21/14

Amount of music uploaded to Soundcloud every minute:

12 hours of music

Last updated 8/21/14

Number of tracks uploaded to Soundcloud total:

125 million tracks

Last updated 6/15/16

SoundCloud revenue for 2014:

$19.5 million

Amount Twitter has reportedly invested in SoundCloud:

$70 million

Last updated 6/14/16

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 8/20/17

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Amount of music uploaded to Soundcloud every minute:

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