> ## Content Index
> Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.hypebot.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further.

# Spotify CEO Daniel Ek Could Net $2B In Stock Sale
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/spotify-ceo-daniel-ek-could-net-2b-in-stock-sale/
- Published: 2018-03-21T08:49:06.000Z
- Updated: 2018-03-21T08:49:06.000Z
- Description: Daniel Ek, the CEO and co-founder of Spotify could to sell 15.8 million shares of the company worth as much a $2 billion in its direct listing, when the company. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2018/03/spotify-ceo-daniel-ek-could-net-2b-in-stock-sale.html]
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Music Business, Music Tech, Startups & Funding, Streaming, DIY, DIY musicians, indie, music industry, SEC, Spotify, stock, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:05

[![Daniel-Ek](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c959fd87970b-200wi "Daniel-Ek")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c959fd87970b-popup?ref=hypebot.com)Daniel Ek, the CEO and co-founder of Spotify could to sell 15.8 million shares of the company worth as much a $2 billion in its direct listing, when the company goes public on April 3.Ek's potential windfall was disclosed in a filing on Tuesday.Spotify is valued at about $19 billion on the private markets. Recent private market prices for Spotfy stock have ranged from $48.93 to $131.88, which puts the 35 year old Ek's stake at between $775 million an $2 billion.Read the full fling [here](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1639920/000119312518089087/d494294df1a.htm?ref=hypebot.com).