Last.fm
Screenshot of the website homepage in December 2024 | |
Type of site | Online music database, music recommendation, events, statistics, social networking service |
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| Founded | United Kingdom |
| Owner | Paramount Skydance Corporation |
| Created by | Felix Miller, Martin Stiksel, Michael Breidenbruecker, Thomas Willomitzer, Richard Jones |
| URL | last.fm |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Registration | Free, with optional subscription |
| Launched | 20 March 2002 |
| Current status | Active |
Last.fm is a music website founded in the United Kingdom in 2002. Utilizing a music recommender system known as "Audioscrobbler", Last.fm creates a detailed profile of each user's musical preferences by recording the details of the tracks they listen to, whether from Internet radio stations or from the user's computer or portable music devices. This information is transferred ("scrobbled") to Last.fm's database via the music player (such as Spotify and Apple Music) or through a plug-in installed in the user's music player. The data is then displayed on the user's profile page and compiled to create reference pages for individual artists.
On 30 May 2007, it was acquired by CBS Corporation through its streaming division CBS Interactive, which is now part of Paramount Skydance Corporation, for £140 million (US$280 million, equivalent to $406,900,000 in 2024).