When was Deezer founded?

Deezer was founded in 2007 and raised its 1st funding round 1 year after it was founded.

Where is Deezer located?

Deezer is headquartered in Paris, France. It is registered at Rue D'Athènes 85009 75009 Paris.

How many employees does Deezer have?

As of Apr 30, 2026, the latest employee count at Deezer is 1093.

Is Deezer a funded company?

Deezer is a funded company, having raised a total of $445M across 9 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $6.8M Series A round, raised on 2008.

When was the latest funding round of Deezer?

Deezer's latest funding was a $252K Grant (prize money) round on Apr 01, 2022, with participation from 1 investor.

Is Deezer a Music Tech company?

The primary sectors of Deezer are Music Tech and Radio Tech.

Where does Deezer rank among its competitors?

Deezer ranks 2nd amongst 1078 active competitors, of which 35 are funded. It stands 2nd in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Anghami, which secured an undisclosed amount in Mar, 2024.

Who are the top competitors of Deezer?

Deezer's top competitors include Spotify, Pandora and Anghami. Among them, Anghami secured the most recent funding round in March, 2024.

Deezer - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Sectors and market segments that Deezer operate in

Deezer serves in the Media & Entertainment market segments.The primary business model of Deezer are:

Company Details

Online platform for on-demand music and radio streaming. It allows users to listen to music from various record labels and genres on various devices. It enables them to access streamed music from a catalog of various tracks, news and entertainment talk shows, and podcasts. Users can also access on-demand audio, create customized playlists, personalized radio channels, offline listening, and personalized recommendations. Available for Web, Android, iOS, Windows, and more.

Website: www.deezer.com/us/
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Registered Address: Rue D'Athènes 85009 75009 Paris

Key Metrics

Founded Year

2007

Location

Paris, France

Stage

Public

Total Funding

$445M in 9 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Grant (prize money), Apr 01, 2022, $252K

Investors

Access Industries & 12 more

Ranked

2^nd among 1078 active competitors

Employee Count

1,093 as on Apr 30, 2026

Investment & Acquisitions

Driift & 3 more

Similar Companies

Spotify & 1382 more

Exit Details

Public

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Deezer is associated with 1 legal entity given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Documents
Deezer CIN: 0642.898.479 , Belgium, Active	Sep 04, 2015	-	-	-

Deezer got listed on Jul 05, 2022.

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Deezer has raised a total funding of $445M over 9 rounds. Its first funding round was on 2008. Its latest funding round was a Grant (prize money) round on Apr 01, 2022 for $252K. 1 investor participated in its latest round. Deezer has 13 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Deezer:

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Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Apr 01, 2022	$252K	Grant (prize money)	-	-	-	Europa
Jul 02, 2020	Undisclosed	Series F	$1.5B	-	TV Azteca	-
Aug 02, 2018	$187M	Series F	-	-	Kingdom Holding Company, Rotana, LBO France, Access Industries, Orange	-

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The founders of Deezer are Daniel Marhely and Jonathan Benassaya.

Here are the details of Deezer's key team members:

Daniel Marhely: Co-Founder of Deezer and founder of 1 other company. They are also an angel investor in 8 startups.
Contact Info: 1 email address
Jonathan Benassaya: Former Co-Founder of Deezer and founder of 1 other company.

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Deezer's employee count trend

Deezer has 1,093 employees as of Apr 26. Here is Deezer's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Deezer include Spotify, Pandora and Anghami. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Deezer, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Spotify 2006, Stockholm (Sweden), Public	Provider of a platform for streaming digital music and podcasts	$2.06B	TCV, Goldman Sachs & 125 others	87/100
2nd	Deezer 2007, Paris (France), Public	Online platform for on-demand music and radio streaming	$445M	Access Industries, Kingdom Holding Company ... & 11 others	82/100
3rd	Pandora 2000, Webster (United States), Acquired	Personalized audio entertainment streaming service with music and podcast discovery	$56.1M	HighGear Ventures, SeedFord Partners & 24 others	75/100
4th	Anghami 2011, Jounieh (Lebanon), Acquired	Online music streaming platform offering Arabic music	$2.75M	Middle East Venture Partners, Samena Capital ... & 8 others	72/100
5th	SoundCloud 2007, Germany, Series F	Provider of online platform for streaming and listening to music	$438M	Twitter, GGV Capital & 20 others	71/100
6th	Stingray 2007, Montreal (Canada), Public	Provider of curated audio and video content for businesses and consumers	-	-	70/100
7th	Tidal 2014, New York City (United States), Acquired	Subscription-based online music streaming platform	$200M	Sprint	70/100
8th	Qobuz 2007, Paris (France), Series B	Subscription-based on-demand music streaming platform	$31.9M	Quebecor, Innovacom & 1 others	67/100
9th	Napster 1999, Los Angeles (United States), Acquired	B2B platform offering customizable, branded music streaming and download services	-	F-Prime Capital, RSE Ventures & 13 others	67/100
10th	TREBEL 2014, Los Angeles (United States), Series B	Music download and streaming app	$30M	PT MNC Investama, Connecticut Innovations ... & 3 others	65/100

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Deezer has made 3 investments in companies including Driift and Driift. Deezer has also acquired 1 companies including Mugo.

Here is the list of investments & acquisitions:

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Date of Investment/Acquisition	Type	Company Name	Founded Year	Location
Sep 30, 2022	Investments	Driift	2020	London (United Kingdom)
Aug 31, 2021	Investments	Driift	2020	London (United Kingdom)
May 05, 2021	Investments	Dreamstage	2020	Hudson (United States)