SoundCloud competitorsClear all
SoundCloud's top competitors include Sirius XM, Bandcamp, Pandora and Spotify.
 SoundCloud SoundCloud is an online audio distribution platform that enables its users to upload, record, promote, and share their originally-created sounds. |  Spotify Spotify is a provider of commercial music streaming services that offer restricted digital content from a range of record labels and artists. | ||||
Founding Date | Founding Date 2007 | Founding Date 1990 | Founding Date 2007 | Founding Date 2000 | Founding Date 2006 |
Type | Type Private | Type Public | Type Private | Type Subsidiary | Type Public |
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Locations | Locations Berlin, DE HQ Cardiff, GB London, GB New York, US | Locations New York, US HQ Edison, US Detroit, US Philadelphia, US | Locations Oakland, US HQ | Locations Oakland, US HQ Atlanta, US Birmingham, US Chicago, US Dallas, US New York, US Santa Monica, US | Locations Stockholm, SE HQ Buenos Aires, AR Sydney, AU Antwerpen, BE Brussels, BE Rio De Janeiro, BR São Paulo, BR see more |
Employees | Employees 1,663 | Employees 5,72626% increase | Employees 1981% increase | Employees 2,011 | Employees 6,61718% increase |
Valuation ($) | Valuation ($) 700 m | Valuation ($) 24.6 b | Valuation ($) N/A | Valuation ($) N/A | Valuation ($) 18.3 b |
Twitter followers | Twitter followers 2.3 m | Twitter followers 308.2 k | Twitter followers 197.9 k | Twitter followers 544.7 k | Twitter followers 5.3 m |
Number of tweets (last 30 days) | Number of tweets (last 30 days) 186 | Number of tweets (last 30 days) 220 | Number of tweets (last 30 days) 303 | Number of tweets (last 30 days) 111 | Number of tweets (last 30 days) 307 |
Average likes per tweet (last 30 days) | Average likes per tweet (last 30 days) 49.5 | Average likes per tweet (last 30 days) 135.9 | Average likes per tweet (last 30 days) 31.3 | Average likes per tweet (last 30 days) 362.2 | Average likes per tweet (last 30 days) 4.6 k |
Percentage of tweets with engagement (last 30 days) | Percentage of tweets with engagement (last 30 days) 94.62% | Percentage of tweets with engagement (last 30 days) 94.09% | Percentage of tweets with engagement (last 30 days) 100% | Percentage of tweets with engagement (last 30 days) 100% | Percentage of tweets with engagement (last 30 days) 99.35% |
Alexa Website Rank | Alexa Website Rank 156 | Alexa Website Rank 3244 | Alexa Website Rank 2451 | Alexa Website Rank 1156 | Alexa Website Rank 76 |
Employee Rating | Employee Rating 3.8 | Employee Rating 3.6 | Employee Rating 4.4 | Employee Rating 3.5 | Employee Rating 4.2 |
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Revenue (est.) | Revenue (est.) €90.7m (FY, 2017) | Revenue (est.) $8b (FY, 2020) | Revenue (est.) N/A | Revenue (est.) kr23.4b (FY, 2021) | Revenue (est.) €9.7b (FY, 2021) |
Cost of goods | Cost of goods €66.6m (FY, 2017) | Cost of goods $3.6b (FY, 2020) | Cost of goods N/A | Cost of goods (kr5.4b) (FY, 2021) | Cost of goods (€7b) (FY, 2021) |
Gross profit | Gross profit €24m (FY, 2017) | Gross profit $4.5b (FY, 2020) | Gross profit N/A | Gross profit kr18b (FY, 2021) | Gross profit €2.7b (FY, 2021) |
Net income | Net income (€63.8m) (FY, 2017) | Net income $131m (FY, 2020) | Net income N/A | Net income kr4.2b (FY, 2021) | Net income (€34m) (FY, 2021) |
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ARPU | ARPU N/A | ARPU $13.3 (FY, 2018) | ARPU N/A | ARPU $5.4 (Q2, 2018) | ARPU €4.9 (Q2, 2018) |
Cost per User | Cost per User N/A | Cost per User N/A | Cost per User N/A | Cost per User $3.6 (Q2, 2018) | Cost per User €5 (Q1, 2018) |
Monthly Sessions per User (US) | Monthly Sessions per User (US) 9 (Mar, 2017) | Monthly Sessions per User (US) N/A | Monthly Sessions per User (US) N/A | Monthly Sessions per User (US) 23 (Q1, 2017) | Monthly Sessions per User (US) N/A |
Monthly Unique Users | Monthly Unique Users 25.7 m (Mar, 2017) | Monthly Unique Users N/A | Monthly Unique Users N/A | Monthly Unique Users 32.6 m (Q1, 2017) | Monthly Unique Users N/A |
Tracks | Tracks 200 m (May, 2019) | Tracks N/A | Tracks N/A | Tracks 40 m (Q4, 2016) | Tracks 50 m (FY, 2019) |
Funding | |||||
Total funding raised | Total funding raised $ 542.8m | Total funding raised N/A | Total funding raised N/A | Total funding raised $ 750.4m | Total funding raised $ 2.6b |
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Sirius XM
HQ
New York, US
Employees
5,726↑ 26% increase
Sirius XM Holdings is a radio broadcaster.
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Bandcamp
HQ
Oakland, US
Employees
198↑ 1% increase
Bandcamp is an online music store and a promotion platform for independent artists.
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Pandora
HQ
Oakland, US
Pandora is a music streaming and automated music recommendation service.
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HQ
Stockholm, SE
Employees
6,617↑ 18% increase
Spotify is a provider of commercial music streaming services that offer restricted digital content from a range of record labels and artists.
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