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Last.fm

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…

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Founded
United Kingdom
Owner
Independent (2002–2007; 2026–present) CBS Interactive (2007–2021) Paramount Streaming (2021–2025) Paramount Skydance (2025–2026)
Commercial
Yes
Created by
Felix Miller, Martin Stiksel, Michael Breidenbruecker, Thomas Willomitzer, Richard Jones
Current status
Active
Launched
20 March 2002; 24 years ago (2002-03-20)

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Last.fm

Nodes110
Edges109
Triples180
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.018182
Components1

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related to Audioscrobbler and Last.fm (2002–2006) · 21
Last.fm → API, Audioscrobbler, Computer Science, Electronics, Europrix, Felix Miller, FM, Initially, Internet, Jones, Last, Martin Stiksel, Michael Breidenbruecker, Micronesia, Prix Ars Electronica, Richard Jones, Southampton School, The, Thomas Willomitzer, United Kingdom
related to Player · 16
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related to CBS acquisition and redesign (2007–2009) · 15
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related to Changes to streaming and access on other platforms (2009–2011) · 15
Last.fm → According, April, Felix Miller, Germany, In, Last, March, Martin Stiksel, On, Radio, Richard Jones, The, This, United Kingdom, United States
related to Artist pages · 13
Last.fm → Additionally, Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike, Edits, GNU Free Documentation License, If, Last, License, Official, Once, This, User-submitted, Users, YouTube
related to Website and desktop application redesigns (2012–2013) · 12
Last.fm → August, February, In March, January, June, Last, LinkedIn, MD5, Myspace, On, The, Tumblr
related to Charts · 11
Last.fm → Additionally, Artist, Audioscrobbler, Each, Last, One, Top Albums, Top Artists, Top Fans, Top Tracks, Users
related to End of radio streaming and redesign (2014–2026) · 10
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related to Independence (2026–present) · 8
Last.fm → BTS, K-pop, Last, May, On, On June, The, This
related to Radio stations · 8
Last.fm → Additionally, April, In May, Last, Stations, This, Users, Visual Radio

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Last.fmCommercialYes1.00infobox
Last.fmCreated byFelix Miller, Martin Stiksel, Michael Breidenbruecker, Thomas Willomitzer, Richard Jones1.00infobox
Last.fmCurrent statusActive1.00infobox
Last.fmFoundedUnited Kingdom1.00infobox
Last.fmLaunched20 March 2002; 24 years ago (2002-03-20)1.00infobox
Last.fmOwnerIndependent (2002–2007; 2026–present) CBS Interactive (2007–2021) Paramount Streaming (2021–2025) Paramount Skydance (2025–2026)1.00infobox
Last.fmRegistrationFree, with optional subscription1.00infobox
Last.fmType of siteOnline music database, music recommendation, events, statistics, social networking service1.00infobox
Last.fmURLlast.fm1.00infobox
Last.fmfounded in20020.95text
Last.fmfounded byFelix Miller0.90text
Last.fmis amusic website founded in the United Kingdom in 20020.90text
Last.fmis asemi-automatic weekly generation and archiving of detailed personal music charts and statistics0.90text

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