Apple shared an important achievement in Shazam, it reached the big music recognition figure of 100 billion songs
Apple announces an important step in the bowels of Shazam. Ha reached an incredible 100 billion song streamsit would be like if every person on the planet recognized 12 songs and only one person in the world would have to invest 3,168 years per second to reach that number. Along with these interesting facts other related news is released.
Shazam is one of the most extraordinary applications for recognizing music, now integrated into Apple devices
Shazam’s most popular song is “Dance Monkey” by Tones and I. which has more than 45 million labels. The first song released in 2024 was the fastest to reach 10 million recognitions, she achieved it with 178 days per year. It’s “Beautiful Things” by Benson Boone.
In the words of Oliver Schusser, vice president of Apple Music and Beats at Apple:
This monumental milestone reflects not only how much people love using Shazam, but also their appetite for new music (…). We continue to innovate to ensure that music lovers everywhere can press the Shazam button, no matter where they listen to music.
Shazam’s debut via SMS
Do you know the origin of Shazam? It was a service that was born as a text message in the United Kingdom. Interested users should dial 2580 and pick up their cell phone to identify the music they were listening to. It was truly extraordinary as they received the name and artist or group in response. In 2011, Shazam reached the milestone of one billion recognized songs.
Its debut on the App Store took place in 2008, without knowing what it would become in the following years. Until 2018, Apple acquired Shazam to achieve greater advancements and innovations. Its integration into iOS and iPadOS devices has given it greater reach by recognizing music playing around it almost immediately. Now in watchOS it is possible to recognize songs on your wrist using a widget. If iPhone users can’t enable music recognition from Control Center, now fits seamlessly into iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 16 with Action Button.
Android users are not left out, since Latest Wear OS update lets you identify songs of its users’ watches. It’s also possible to access a Shazam Quick Settings tile to view your music history.
Shazam and its many uses
Celebrate this Shazam milestone with a very special playlist
Another interesting fact is that Kavinsky’s “Nightcall” is the most identified song in the space of a minutea milestone he reached during the last Olympic Games in Paris. Shazam not only works as a song identifier, it is also possible to discover new music trends, groups and artists of the moment.
Son over 300 million monthly active users using Shazam to discover music from around the world. And this is just the beginning, Apple will surely continue to surprise us with new features that will modernize the user experience.
How to celebrate this achievement? It’s now possible to listen to the 100 greatest Shazam songs of all time via Apple Music. Don’t miss them!
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