Shazam hits the 100 billion songs recognition mark, here’s the most Shazam-ed song of all-time

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Apple has revealed that Shazam has now officially surpassed over 100 billion song recognitions since it launched. Shazam launched in 2002 as an SMS service in the UK, and back then, music fans would dial 2580, hold up their phones to identify music, and receive the song name and artist via text message. In 2008, the app debuted on App Store and introduction of Shazam’s iOS app expanded its reach. By the summer of 2011, Shazam had already recognized over 1 billion songs. Apple bought Shazam in 2018.

“This monumental milestone not only reflects how much people enjoy using Shazam, but also their appetite for new music,” said Oliver Schusser, Apple’s vice president of Apple Music and Beats. “Music discovery is at the core of everything we do, and we keep innovating to make sure music lovers around the world can tap the Shazam button no matter where they hear music playing!”

The most Shazam-ed song?

“Dance Monkeys” by Tones And I is the most Shazam-ed song of all time with 45 million tags. Other popular songs include OneRepublic's "Counting Stars", and Daft Punk's "Get Lucky".

Shazam’s recent innovations include Music Recognition on iOS and macOS, which allows users to quickly identify music around them or within apps — even while using headphones. The latest watchOS update goes a step further by adding Shazam as a widget to the Smart Stack, proactively suggesting music recognition whenever music is detected nearby.