Nadav Poraz[6] founded the site inLondon in 2008, as a way to track musical samples and cover songs. Mobile apps were released in 2012 and 2014 foriPhone andAndroid, respectively.[7] The website's database isuser-generated and reviewed by moderators before the content goes live. As of 2025, the site's most sampled track is "Amen, Brother" bythe Winstons, which contains themost sampled drum break in music history, having been sampled in more than 7,000 songs.[8][9]
In 2016, a year after adding support for movie and television clips,[10] it partnered with Spotify[11] and introduced 6D, asix degrees of separation-inspired game which tracks relationships between artists, producers, and their tracks.[12] In 2017, WhoSampled partnered withKPM andAbleton and organized the third 'Samplethon' competition at Point Blank Studios in London.[13][14][15] WhoSampled was acquired by Spotify in 2025. The platform and brand are operated by Spotify and subscription fees were removed.[16]
