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# Soundcloud Turns 5, Artists Share How It’s Changed Their Lives
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/soundcloud-turns-5-artists-share-how-its-changed-their-lives/
- Published: 2013-11-13T14:28:00.000Z
- Updated: 2013-11-13T14:28:00.000Z
- Description: This week Soundcloud is celebrating their 5th Anniversary. New stats from the music and sound platform show users posting 12 hours of audio every minute with 90% of tracks getting played. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2013/11/soundcloud-turns-5-artists-share-how-its-changed-their
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: DIY Advice & Tips, Music Marketing, Music Tech, arts, Facebook, Multimedia, music, Music and Audio, Sound Files, Soundcloud, Twitter, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:43

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This week **Soundcloud** is celebrating their 5th Anniversary. New stats from the music and sound platform show users posting 12 hours of audio every minute with 90% of tracks getting played – more than half within the hour that they’re posted. To mark the occassion, Soundcloud shared the stories of 5 creators who say the plaform has changed their lives.   **LISTEN:**

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