Anghami

Not to be confused with Angham.
Anghami
Available inArabic, English, French
Founded2012; 12 years ago (2012)[1]
Headquarters
Abu Dhabi
,
UAE
Area servedArab world, 13 countries (full catalogue)[2]
Owner
  • OSN+ (2024–present)
Founder(s)Eddy Maroun
Elie Habib[3]
CEOEddy Maroun[4]
IndustryMusic
ServicesMusic streaming
Employees120 (2021)[5]
URLwww.anghami.com
RegistrationOptional
Users73 million+ (2023)[6]
Launched5 November 2012[1]
Current statusActive
Native client(s) onWindows, Symbian, Windows Phone, Linux, BlackBerry OS, Android, iOS, ChromeOS, macOS, MeeGo, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 and Apple TV, WatchOS, Wear OS, Fitbit OS, Android TV, CarPlay, Chromecast, Android Auto
Written inAngular[7][circular reference]
JavaScript[8]

Anghami (Arabic: أنغامي ʾanġāmī [ʔanˈɣaːmi], "melodic"/"my melodies") is the first legal music streaming platform[9] and digital distribution company in the Arab world. It launched in November 2012 in Lebanon,[1] providing unlimited Arabic and international music to stream and download for offline mode.

It is designed for the Middle East and North Africa to provide the largest music catalog of licensed content from the major Arabic/regional labels such as Rotana Music Group, Melody, Mazzika, Platinum Records and many other independent labels, in addition to international majors labels such as Sony, Universal and Warner Music. It is one of the largest digital music ventures in the Middle East, seed funded by MEVP.[10][11]

On April 2, 2024, streaming platform OSN+ completed the acquisition of a 55.45% stake in Anghami.[12] In the previous month, MBC Group had already acquired a 13.7% stake in the Lebanese company.

  1. ^ a b c "Lebanon's Anghami Launches the First Music Streaming Platform for the Middle East". Curley, Nina. 5 November 2012. Wamda. Archived from the original on 28 December 2013.
  2. ^ Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, and UAE: "Anghami: Description, Go Live Time, Territories, How They Sell Your Music, Pay Rate". Tunecore. 9 August 2016. Archived from the original on 28 May 2021. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
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  4. ^ "Company Overview of Anghami". Bloomberg Business. Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2015-08-03.
  5. ^ "Anghami: Moving through the entrepreneurship ecosystem". Executive Magazine. Archived from the original on 2015-07-22. Retrieved 2015-08-03.
  6. ^ "Artist Connect". UBM plc. Archived from the original on 2018-03-09. Retrieved 2018-03-09.
  7. ^ "Site Info - Anghami.com". Archived from the original on 2019-03-24. Retrieved 2019-02-20.
  8. ^ "Site Info - Anghami.com". Archived from the original on 2019-02-20. Retrieved 2019-02-20.
  9. ^ Melki, Joanna (2020-03-04). "Anghami Review: The MENA's Favorite Music Streaming Service". Tech Magazine. Retrieved 2023-05-10.
  10. ^ "Anghami, the leading music streaming platform in the Middle East and North Africa, merges with Vistas Media Acquisition Company Inc. to become first Arab technology company to list on NASDAQ New York". MEVP. Middle East Venture Partners. Archived from the original on 28 April 2021. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  11. ^ Anderson, Brooke. November 2012. The Daily Star "Connecting the world though music Archived 2013-12-28 at the Wayback Machine"
  12. ^ "OSN+ completes acquisition of majority stake in Anghami". Wamda. Retrieved 2024-04-03.