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Shazam Surpasses 100 Million Mobile Monthly Active UsersNEW YORK --(Business Wire)-- Today Shazam® announced it has more than 100 million mobile monthly active users (MAUs), a 34 percent increase year-over-year and a milestone achieved in the past only by an elite group of services, including the likes of Facebook (News - Alert), Twitter and YouTube. The app has been downloaded onto more than 500 million mobile devices to date and is adding users at a rate of 13 million per month. This massive user base Shazams more than 20 million times per day. "Shazam (News - Alert) is evolving from being a way to identify a song to a way for people to explore and connect with the world around them," said Rich Riley, CEO. "Shazam now delivers a deeper discovery and content experience for music and TV, with retail, cinema and more coming soon. Our rapid user growth and engagement demonstrates that consumers are hungry for an immersive mobile experience." (Photo: Business Wire) "Shazam is evolving from being a way to identify a song to a way for people to explore and connect with the world around them," said Rich Riley, CEO. "Shazam now delivers a deeper discovery and content experience for music and TV, with retail, cinema and more coming soon. Our rapid user growth and engagement demonstrates that consumers are hungry for an immersive mobile experience." Also driving growth is Shazam's continued attention to a seamless user experience. Improvements to app speed and simplicity are a central focus of the company's product and engineering team, which includes a group of over 120 scientists and engineers. The company has been granted over 200 patents and continues to innovate aggressively. Now, most Shazams take less than 4 seconds, giving users access to the content they want almost instantly. Over the past year, Shazam has accelerated its product roadmap, delivering monthly updates for iOS and Android (News - Alert) that enhance the app's functionality, including:
Shazam has plans to continue to aggressively increase the universe of what is Shazamable and expand its technologies into new verticals with additional launch announcements expected later this year. END About Shazam Shazam is one of the world's most popular apps that connects people to the world around them through their mobile and Mac device. When a user Shazams a song or TV show, they are able to identify, explore, purchase and share that content. One of the world's top apps, Shazam has been downloaded onto more than 500 million mobile devices, exceeds 100 million monthly active users, and is growing by over 13 million new users each month. Shazam makes it easy for people to share their discoveries on Facebook, Twitter, Whatsapp, Pinterest and Google (News - Alert)+. And to purchase through iTunes, Amazon and Google Play. For people who don't yet have the Shazam application on their smartphone, it is available for FREE on every major platform and can be found on iTunes App Store, Google play, Amazon App Store, Windows App Store and other app stores. For further information about Shazam Entertainment visit www.shazam.com and @Shazam. You can also follow us on Facebook or Google+. For daily music updates follow the Shazam Blog. Shazam Media enquiries: [email protected] The Shazam, Shazam Encore, Shazam for TV names and icons are trademarks of Shazam Entertainment Limited
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