Shazam Crosses a Historic Threshold with 100 Billion Song Identifications

Shazamwith its revolutionary technology in the world of music 100 billion song recognition announced that he had passed the threshold. An SMS service in 2002 This journey, which started as , has become one of the most popular tools of music discovery today. Today, we come across an incredible turning point.

Such Statistics Are Obtained Over 3 Thousand Years

Shazam, which started in the UK in 2002, allowed users to hold their phones to music and learn the name of the song with an SMS. But the real leap App Store release in 2008 He did it with. By 2011 1 billion songs was recognized.

Here are some striking data to understand the magnitude of this turning point:

• Identifying a song every second: To reach this level 3,168 years takes
• Shazam’s most popular song to date “Dance Monkey” (Tones and I), defined 45 million times. However, this is only worth 0.045% compared to 100 billion definitions.
• Benson Boone, who debuted in 2023 “Beautiful Things”becoming the fastest rising song of the year, receiving 10 million recognitions in 178 days.

There are 300 Million Monthly Shazam Users

Shazam, which joined the Apple family in 2018, broke new ground in technology and innovation. 300 million monthly active users reached.

Shazam not only recognizes songs, but also captures music trends and moments. For example, at the games held in Paris this summer “Nightcall” by Kavinsky song became the most identified song in a minute.