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`How Spotify came to be worthbillions
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`Spotify says its value could be more than $23bn (£16.7bn).
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`The streaming giant has filed for paperworkto start trading its shares publicly on
`the New York Stock Exchange.
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`It's used in 61 countries, has 159 million active users and a library of 35 million
`songs.
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`So how has a Swedish music service, launched in 2008, grown to be the biggest
`streaming platform in the world?
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`Even so, tech companies like Apple, Amazon and Google are continuing to
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