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    <periodOfReport>2016-04-15</periodOfReport>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001230276</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>Pandora Media, Inc.</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>P</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001364096</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Robinson Kristen</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O PANDORA MEDIA, INC.</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>2101 WEBSTER STREET, #1650</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>OAKLAND</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>CA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>94612</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isOfficer>1</isOfficer>
            <officerTitle>Chief Human Resources Officer</officerTitle>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

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            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2016-04-15</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>A</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionTimeliness></transactionTimeliness>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>150000</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>0</value>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>A</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
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                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>240623</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
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                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeTransaction>
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    <derivativeTable>
        <derivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units</value>
            </securityTitle>
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                <footnoteId id="F2"/>
            </conversionOrExercisePrice>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2016-04-15</value>
            </transactionDate>
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                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>A</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionTimeliness></transactionTimeliness>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>150000</value>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>0</value>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>A</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
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            <expirationDate>
                <footnoteId id="F3"/>
            </expirationDate>
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                <underlyingSecurityTitle>
                    <value>Common Stock</value>
                </underlyingSecurityTitle>
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                    <value>150000</value>
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                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>150000</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
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                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">25% of the RSUs vest on 2/15/2017 and thereafter 1/16th of the RSUs vest quarterly.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Each performance-based restricted stock unit (&quot;PSU&quot;) represents a contingent right to receive one share of Pandora Media, Inc. (&quot;Pandora&quot;) common stock.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">25% of the PSUs will vest on 2/15/2017 and thereafter 1/16th of the PSUs will vest quarterly, but only if the 90-day trailing average of Pandora's common stock price equals or exceeds $20.00 (the &quot;Target&quot;) on a given vesting date. If the Target is not met on a given vesting date, then the shares scheduled to vest as of such date will remain unvested until the next vesting date on which the Target has been met. Any shares that remained unvested as of the final vesting date will be cancelled by Pandora and forfeited.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Jeremy Liegl, Attorney-in-Fact</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2016-04-19</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
