# Spotify Pie

> A student’s music chart tool drew over 500,000 users, according to its creator.

- Owner: Darren Huang
- Kind: App & software
- Sector: Technology
- Seed date: 2022-06-02
- Peak date: Week of Jun 6, 2022
- Date basis: Dates use the stated precision; chart positions are date anchors.
- Spread Score: 48 (Notable), v1.2
- Mechanics: Shareable output, Identity badge, Remixable template, Platform jump, Maker origin

## Summary

Darren Huang released Spotify Pie in June 2022. Users shared personal charts on Instagram, X and Reddit, followed by music and national press guides. Huang reported advertising income and took a Koodos internship; the tool drew renewed coverage in 2023.

## Timeline

- 2022-06-02 — Darren Huang (Open web) — Huang released a website that turned Spotify listening history into a genre pie chart.
- 2022-06-02 — Instagram users (Instagram) — Users began sharing their charts after Huang posted his own result to an Instagram Story.
- 2022-06-03 — @soinn1d (X) — @soinn1d invited quote tweets with personal Spotify pie charts.

The full timeline, metrics and sources are on the case page, or via the Pro API (https://howitspread.com/developers).

Canonical URL: https://howitspread.com/cases/spotify-pie

Cite as: How It Spread (2026). “Spotify Pie.” Case HIS-00653. Spread Score v1.2: 48/100. Updated 2026-10-14. https://howitspread.com/id/HIS-00653