▁Per kins ▁C au field ▁& ▁By ers ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁Apple ▁announced ▁that ▁Sh az am ▁was ▁the ▁fourth ▁most ▁downloaded ▁free ▁app ▁of ▁all ▁time ▁on ▁the ▁App ▁Store , ▁while ▁rival ▁Sound H ound ▁had ▁the ▁top ▁paid ▁i Pad ▁app . ▁ ▁In ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁Sh az am ▁announced ▁the ▁service ▁had ▁been ▁used ▁to ▁tag ▁five ▁billion ▁songs , ▁TV ▁shows ▁and ▁advert is ements . ▁In ▁addition , ▁Sh az am ▁claimed ▁to ▁have ▁over ▁ 2 2 5 ▁million ▁users ▁across ▁ 2 0 0 ▁countries . ▁A ▁month ▁later , ▁the ▁service ▁claimed ▁to ▁have ▁more ▁than ▁ 2 5 0 ▁million ▁users ▁with ▁ 2   mill ion ▁active ▁users ▁per ▁week . ▁The ▁Sh az am ▁app ▁currently ▁has ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 0 0 ▁million ▁month ly ▁active ▁users ▁and ▁has ▁been ▁used ▁on ▁more ▁than ▁ 5 0 0   mill ion ▁mobile ▁devices . ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁Sh az am ▁announced ▁its ▁technology ▁has ▁been ▁used ▁to ▁identify ▁ 1 5   b ill ion ▁songs . ▁ ▁The ▁Sh az am ▁app ▁was ▁listed ▁among ▁Te ch land ' s ▁ 5 0 ▁Best ▁Android ▁App lications ▁for ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁ ▁In ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁Sh az am ▁announced ▁there ▁would ▁be ▁no ▁more ▁updates ▁for ▁Sh az