SoundCloud

SoundCloud is an online audio distribution platform and music sharing website based in Berlin, Germany that was founded in 2007 by Alexander Ljung and Eric Wahlforss. SoundCloud enables its users to upload, promote, and share audio, as well as a digital signal processor enabling listeners to stream audio. Launched in 2008, SoundCloud has grown to become an important audio platform. Audience-wise, there are over 76 million active monthly users, with over 175 million global users that SoundCloud reaches, as of November 2021. Artist-wise, there are over 30 million creators in 190 countries, with over 265 million tracks uploaded to the platform, as of March 2021. SoundCloud offers both free and paid memberships on the platform, available for mobile, desktop and Xbox devices.