CEO of Spotify
by Yuval Noah Harari
“One of the most-talked-about books of the last couple of years, and for good reason.”
— Spotify CEO Daniel Ek's 10 Favorite Books
by Hamilton Helmer
“Daniel Ek is a Swedish billionaire entrepreneur and technologist. Ek is best known as the co-founder and CEO of the music streaming service Spotify.”
— Daniel Ek's Book Recommendations (updated 2025)
by Matthew Syed
“Since reading this book, I’ve literally incorporated this approach to problem-solving into every day.”
— Daniel Ek Recommended Books
by Jim Collins
“Daniel Ek is a Swedish billionaire entrepreneur and technologist. Ek is best known as the co-founder and CEO of the music streaming service Spotify.”
— Daniel Ek's Book Recommendations (updated 2025)
by Jared Diamond
“A brilliant Pulitzer Prize-winning book about how the modern world was formed, analyzing how societies developed differently on different continents.”
— Daniel Ek Recommended Books
by Fredric Dannen
“Still the essential biography of the music industry.”
— Daniel Ek Recommended Books
by Alex Ferguson
“[The author] grew Manchester United into one of the best known brands today, and that’s what fascinates me about him.”
— Daniel Ek Recommended Books
by Oliver Burkeman
“accepting our limitations and making time for what matters to us”
— You must face the fact you are a finite human being with limited time and limited control of time
by Charlie Munger
“I’ve been enjoying Charlie Munger’s speeches online for years; this is the ultimate collection of the best of them.”
— Daniel Ek Recommended Books
by Steve Biddulph
“Daniel Ek is a Swedish billionaire entrepreneur and technologist. Ek is best known as the co-founder and CEO of the music streaming service Spotify.”
— Daniel Ek's Book Recommendations (updated 2025)
by Paulo Coelho
“A young Andalusian shepherd named Santiago travels from Spain to Egypt's pyramids, pursuing a recurring dream about treasure, encountering teachers who guide his spiritual journey toward self-discovery.”
— 12 Life-Changing Books Recommended by Daniel Ek
by Mark Manson
“the key to happiness is not caring about more things but caring about the right things well”
— The Counter-Intuitive Path to Happiness: Why Mark Manson Says You Need to Care Less, Not More
by Lloyd Bradley
by Ben Horowitz
by Sofia Ek