Spotify’s billionaire CEO tweeted that he’s interested in buying Arsenal from U.S. tycoon Kroenke, … [+]
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Swedish billionaire Daniel Ek, CEO and cofounder of music streaming service Spotify, said on Friday that he would be open to buying English soccer club Arsenal if the team’s current owner, Stanley Kroenke, was ever looking to sell.
“As a kid growing up, I’ve cheered for Arsenal as long as I can remember,” Ek wrote on Twitter. “If KSE [Kroenke Sports & Entertainment] would like to sell Arsenal I’d be happy to throw my hat in the ring.”
The majority of Ek’s fortune comes from his 9% stake in Spotify, which he helped found in 2006. He first became a billionaire in 2019, a year after taking his company public, according to Forbes’ calculations. Ek now has a net worth of $4.7 billion. Spotify is worth $54 billion.
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