Daniel Ek, A College Dropout And A Self-taught Programmer Who Founded Spotify At The Age Of 23, Amassed Wealth By Becoming A Millionaire

Happy or sad, Music is essential. Imagine after a hard day, you want to listen to something soothing, but you have to first purchase a CD. Thank God those days are behind us.

One such service is Spotify, which offers all genres of music with a single swipe. Spotify is the notion of serial entrepreneur Daniel Ek.

Daniel, who has amassed a fortune since a young age, is actually a college dropout who self-taught himself how to code out of pure passion. At the age of 13, he was already earning money.

At age 23, he had amassed a million dollars and had decided to retire. Suddenly, though, he no longer cared about money. He realized that the friends coming over to his luxurious apartment were more friends with his money than himself. The crush girls claimed to have on him was actually on his money.

Early on, he had been financially independent, but he had no idea what to do with it now. All of the phony affection had left him lonely and depressed. He decided to pursue his passion, something that made him happy and fulfilled. And he built a music streaming service that makes happy, not only him but everyone.