WhoSampled

Also known as whosampled.com

WhoSampled is a website and app database of information about sampled music or sample-based music, interpolations, cover songs, and remixes. As of February 2026, the website contains 1,294,557 songs and 402,043 artists in its catalog.

In the Vinony graph

Vinony's link graph records 626 inbound references to WhoSampled, and connects out to London, Stockholm and Website.

It sits within the topics 2008 establishments in England, 2025 mergers and acquisitions and British music websites.

Vinony links it to 12 Wikipedia language editions.

Key facts

Website.name: WhoSampled
Website.logo: Whosampled logo small.png
Website.foundation: ,in London, England
Website.founder: Nadav Poraz
Website.owner: Spotify
Website.commercial: Yes
Website.company_type: Subsidiary
Website.language: English
Website.registration: Optional
Website.current_status: Active

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: social cataloging application
Headquarters: London
Main subject: sample
Official website: www.whosampled.com

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website account on: Mixcloud
language of work or name: British English
Alexa rank: 7273
name: WhoSampled
hashtag: WhoSampled
terms of service URL: www.whosampled.com/terms
privacy policy URL: www.whosampled.com/privacy
search formatter URL: www.whosampled.com/search/?q=$1
social media followers: 11500

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In November 2025, it was acquired by Spotify, a media firm and streaming service provider based in Stockholm, Sweden. The acquisition promised users reduced moderation waiting times, elimination of display advertisements and free apps with full functionality.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “WhoSampled” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.