#ThursdayTool - Shazam

Music service profile: Shazam Entertainment Limited

Name: Shazam

Type: application

Synopsis:

Shazam is an application that can identify music, movies, advertising, and television shows, based on a short sample played and using the microphone on the device. It was created by London-based Shazam Entertainment, and has been owned by Apple Inc. since 2018. The software is available for Android, macOS, iOS, Wear OS, watchOS and as a Google Chrome extension.

The original UK developer of the app, Shazam Entertainment Limited, was founded in 1999 by Chris Barton, Philip Inghelbrecht, Avery Wang, and Dhiraj Mukherjee. On September 24, 2018, the company was acquired by Apple for a reported $400 million.

Original author(s): 

Shazam Entertainment Limited

Developer(s):

Apple Inc.

Initial release:  

August 19, 2002

Operating system: 

Android, macOS, iOS, Wear OS, watchOS, Google Chrome

Website:

www.shazam.com