SPOTIFY USA INC.
$1.26M
2025-2026 cycle
SPOTIFY USA INC. is a digital vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle SPOTIFY USA INC. was paid $1.26M across 18 client committees, of which $246K flowed through Independent Expenditures rather than direct committee payments.
Part I Identity
Stable facts about this entity. These figures do not change as you adjust the timeframe in Part II.
Source split
$1.93M
=
$1.68M
(Schedule B)
+
$246K
(Independent Expenditures)
| Schedule B direct committee payments |
$1,683,506 | 80 rows | 87.3% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$246,002 | 7 rows | 12.7% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Oct 5, 2016 → May 21, 2026
- spans 9.6 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 80
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 18
- distinct payers
Part II Activity in selected window
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Spend trajectory
Monthly spend to this vendor over the last 12 months.
Jun 2025
May 2026
$1000K
across 12 months
Top buyers
Two views of the same data — diagram and table share the time-window control and the same top-buyers slice. Click "View all buyers in research" to drill in with the matching date range.
No buyer activity in this window.
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 3 months · top 2
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$655,909 | 6 |
| ERICKSON FOR STATE SENATE 2026; JOHN 1479089 |
$2,000 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 6 months · top 4
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$669,674 | 8 |
| ALLIANCE AGAINST CORPORATE ABUSE, SPONSORED BY CONSUMER ATTORNEYS OF CALIFORNIA 1485203 |
$178,020 | 3 |
| ERICKSON FOR STATE SENATE 2026; JOHN 1479089 |
$2,000 | 1 |
| TEXANS FOR CHARLES SCHWERTNER 00065997 |
$13 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 12 months · top 5
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$669,674 | 8 |
| ALLIANCE AGAINST CORPORATE ABUSE, SPONSORED BY CONSUMER ATTORNEYS OF CALIFORNIA 1485203 |
$178,020 | 3 |
| PROTECT VOTERS FIRST, SPONSORED BY HOLD POLITICIANS ACCOUNTABLE 1381029 |
$150,000 | 2 |
| ERICKSON FOR STATE SENATE 2026; JOHN 1479089 |
$2,000 | 1 |
| TEXANS FOR CHARLES SCHWERTNER 00065997 |
$13 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 18 months · top 6
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$669,674 | 8 |
| ALLIANCE AGAINST CORPORATE ABUSE, SPONSORED BY CONSUMER ATTORNEYS OF CALIFORNIA 1485203 |
$178,020 | 3 |
| PROTECT VOTERS FIRST, SPONSORED BY HOLD POLITICIANS ACCOUNTABLE 1381029 |
$150,000 | 2 |
| UNITED DOMESTIC WORKERS OF AMERICA ISSUES PAC 1367548 |
$2,704 | 1 |
| ERICKSON FOR STATE SENATE 2026; JOHN 1479089 |
$2,000 | 1 |
| TEXANS FOR CHARLES SCHWERTNER 00065997 |
$13 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 24 months · top 6
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$669,674 | 8 |
| ALLIANCE AGAINST CORPORATE ABUSE, SPONSORED BY CONSUMER ATTORNEYS OF CALIFORNIA 1485203 |
$178,020 | 3 |
| PROTECT VOTERS FIRST, SPONSORED BY HOLD POLITICIANS ACCOUNTABLE 1381029 |
$150,000 | 2 |
| UNITED DOMESTIC WORKERS OF AMERICA ISSUES PAC 1367548 |
$2,704 | 1 |
| ERICKSON FOR STATE SENATE 2026; JOHN 1479089 |
$2,000 | 1 |
| TEXANS FOR CHARLES SCHWERTNER 00065997 |
$13 | 1 |
By party
Revenue by party
D · 100%
R · 0%
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $393,348 | 31.22% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $866,495 | 68.78% |
Part III Reference tables
Full all-time and cycle-to-date data.
Money flow through this vendor
Money flow through this vendor
top payers (left) → broadcast stations clients buy from (right)No activity in the last 1 months.
Cycle-over-cycle trajectory
current cycle earlier election cycle off-cycle year quarterly · 8 years
Per-quarter totals
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Q3 | 2016 | $11 | 1 | CHAPUT BRIAN A MR 100% | Software & Tech 100% | $11 | — |
| 2017 | Q4 | 2016 | $32 | 3 | CHAPUT BRIAN A MR 100% | Software & Tech 100% | $43 | — |
| 2018 | Q1 | 2018 | $55K | 3 | NEWSOM FOR CALIFORNIA GOVER… 100% | Digital 100% | $55K | — |
| 2018 | Q2 | 2018 | $60K | 6 | DCCC 70% | Digital 98% | $115K | — |
| 2018 | Q3 | 2018 | $3K | 2 | DCCC 100% | Digital 100% | $118K | — |
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $134K | 20 | DCCC 72% | Digital 81% | $252K | — |
| 2019 | Q1 | 2020 | $27K | 1 | DCCC 100% | Digital 100% | $27K | — |
| 2019 | Q3 | 2020 | $63K | 3 | WARREN, ELIZABETH 69% | Digital 100% | $90K | — |
| 2019 | Q4 | 2020 | $97K | 4 | WARREN, ELIZABETH 57% | Digital 74% | $187K | — |
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $206K | 4 | WARREN, ELIZABETH 100% | Digital 100% | $393K | +274% |
| 2020 | Q2 | 2020 | $17K | 1 | WARREN, ELIZABETH 100% | Digital 100% | $410K | -71% |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $11 | 1 | YOUR HOUSTON PAC DISSOLVED 100% | Fundraising 100% | $410K | -100% |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $32 | 3 | YOUR HOUSTON PAC DISSOLVED 100% | Fundraising 67% | $410K | -100% |
| 2021 | Q1 | 2020 | $1K | 5 | PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF SAN D… 98% | Digital 98% | $411K | — |
| 2021 | Q2 | 2020 | $32 | 3 | YOUR HOUSTON PAC DISSOLVED 100% | Software & Tech 100% | $411K | — |
| 2021 | Q3 | 2020 | $11 | 1 | YOUR HOUSTON PAC DISSOLVED 100% | Software & Tech 100% | $411K | — |
| 2024 | Q2 | 2024 | $6K | 1 | WE DESERVE BETTER, INC. 100% | Media 100% | $6K | — |
| 2025 | Q2 | 2024 | $3K | 1 | UNITED DOMESTIC WORKERS OF … 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $9K | — |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2024 | $150K | 2 | PROTECT VOTERS FIRST, SPONS… 100% | Media 100% | $159K | — |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $192K | 6 | ALLIANCE AGAINST CORPORATE … 93% | Digital 100% | $192K | — |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $658K | 7 | STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 100% | Media 89% | $850K | +10520% |
Stations this firm's clients buy from
Stations this firm's clients buy from top 15 + 89 additional stations · $88,211,644 · Los Angeles, CA dominant market
Broadcast stations that committees who pay SPOTIFY USA INC. also pay directly on their Schedule B filings. We can't prove SPOTIFY USA INC. routed money to these stations, but the concentration signal reveals the market network this firm's clients spend on.
| Station | Market | Network | Total client spend | Buys | Activity window |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KCBS | Los Angeles, CA | CBS | $11,639,761 | 35 | Aug 2025 → May 2026 |
| KABC | Los Angeles, CA | ABC | $9,365,213 | 38 | Aug 2025 → May 2026 |
| KNBC | Los Angeles, CA | NBC | $8,767,601 | 36 | Aug 2025 → May 2026 |
| KCRA | Sacramento, CA | NBC | $5,980,643 | 33 | Aug 2025 → May 2026 |
| KPIX | San Francisco, CA | CBS | $5,614,080 | 34 | Aug 2025 → May 2026 |
| KTVU | San Francisco, CA | Fox | $4,315,587 | 38 | Aug 2025 → May 2026 |
| KGO | San Francisco, CA | ABC | $4,117,523 | 37 | Aug 2025 → May 2026 |
| KTLA | Los Angeles, CA | NBC | $3,903,795 | 29 | Feb 2026 → May 2026 |
| KTTV | Los Angeles, CA | Fox | $3,822,238 | 32 | Feb 2026 → May 2026 |
| KNTV | San Jose, CA | NBC | $2,590,313 | 18 | Feb 2026 → Apr 2026 |
| KOVR | Sacramento, CA | CBS | $2,495,141 | 34 | Aug 2025 → May 2026 |
| KNSD | San Diego, CA | NBC | $2,490,458 | 35 | Aug 2025 → May 2026 |
| KXTV | Sacramento, CA | NBC | $1,891,305 | 33 | Feb 2026 → May 2026 |
| KFMB | San Diego, CA | CBS | $1,881,556 | 35 | Aug 2025 → May 2026 |
| KNTV | San Jose, CA | NBC | $1,788,300 | 16 | Aug 2025 → May 2026 |
Revenue by service category
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Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Digital | $875,598 | 33 | $27K | 52.0% | WARREN, ELIZABETH 37% | 8w ago |
| Media | $793,107 | 26 | $31K | 47.1% | STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 74% | 4w ago |
| Other / Unclassified | $14,604 | 3 | $5K | 0.9% | QUIRK-SILVA FOR ASSEMBLY 20… 81% | 12mo ago |
| Software & Tech | $141 | 13 | $11 | 0.0% | YOUR HOUSTON PAC DISSOLVED 54% | 4y ago |
| Fundraising | $32 | 3 | $11 | 0.0% | YOUR HOUSTON PAC DISSOLVED 100% | 5y ago |
| Admin & Office | $13 | 1 | $13 | 0.0% | TEXANS FOR CHARLES SCHWERTN… 100% | 4mo ago |
| Travel & Events | $11 | 1 | $11 | 0.0% | YOUR HOUSTON PAC DISSOLVED 100% | 5y ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
0
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$0 · 0% of revenue
2
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$203,665 · 12% of revenue
16
One-time clients 1 cycle
$1,479,840 · 88% of revenue
Geographic concentration
Where this vendor's clients are based — federal committees by state, plus implicit jurisdiction for CA and TX state filers.
| State | Total spend | % of revenue | Clients | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA | $1,106,313 | 65.7% | 9 | |
| MA | $322,024 | 19.1% | 1 | |
| DC | $203,601 | 12.1% | 1 | |
| Unknown | $26,372 | 1.6% | 3 | |
| TX | $25,197 | 1.5% | 4 |
Notable disbursements
5 largest all-time · 5 largest in the current cycle · 5 most recent. Each row earns its place.
| Reason | Date | Filer | Category | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Largest all-time | 2026-04-23 | STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 | Media | Digital Ad Buy | $451,155 |
| Largest all-time | 2018-12-05 | DCCC | Digital | GENERIC CMTE. MEDIA BUYS | $95,685 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-02-09 | ALLIANCE AGAINST CORPORATE ABUSE, SPONSORED BY CONSUMER ATTORNEYS OF CALIFORNIA | Digital | Digital Ads | $89,010 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-05-21 | STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 | Media | Digital Ad Buy | $79,749 |
| Largest all-time | 2020-03-30 | WARREN, ELIZABETH | Digital | DIGITAL MEDIA SERVICES | $78,100 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-04-23 | STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 | Digital | Digital Ad Buy | $69,997 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-05-21 | STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 | Media | Digital Ad Buy | $54,999 |
| Recent | 2026-05-21 | STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 | Media | Digital Ad Buy | $6 |