Anna’s Archive claims to have gathered nearly 300TB of data, encompassing approximately 86 million tracks, which it asserts accounts for 99.6% of the music listened to on Spotify. This effort, described as a "backup," aims to preserve humanity's cultural assets by archiving music alongside its usual focus on texts.
While the archive only captures a fraction of Spotify's total 256 million tracks, it emphasizes that the most popular songs have been prioritized using Spotify's popularity metric. The site reports that its analysis indicates the top three tracks surpass the combined stream count of the least popular 100 million songs.
In response to this extensive scraping, Spotify has disabled the accounts involved, reinforcing its commitment to safeguarding copyright and monitoring for similar activities. A spokesperson stated the company is collaborating with industry partners to enhance protections for creators and their rights.