Data Collector – Biggest Streaming Artists

After publishing articles about Biggest Digital Single Sellers and Biggest Physical Single Sellers a few days ago, it is time to add a list about the last category single-oriented: Streaming. Do the Beatles and Rihanna, who have dominated the previous categories, also lead this list? Is it mostly made up of artists who have emerged in recent years? You will find the answer in the list below!

Please keep in mind some artists with strong results in this format haven’t been studied so far, e.g. The Chainsmokers, Kendrick Lamar or Sia. All figures reflect the value as collected at the time of the artist’s respective articles. This precision is very important because of the fast increase of Streaming figures for now.

A lot of lists like this one are available in the Data Collector, so feel free to read them to gauge how your favorite artist ranked in it.

Reminder of the formula:

Equivalent Albums Sales (EAS) = 212/132 * Spotify streams / 1500 + YouTube views / 11750

Artists Ranking – Streaming

1. Drake – 21,509,000 (as of Aug 2017)
2. Ed Sheeran – 14,982,000 (as of Jan 2018)
3. Rihanna – 14,508,000 (as of Nov 2017)
4. Eminem – 9,035,000 (as of Aug 2016)
5. Beyoncé – 7,809,000 (as of Dec 2016)
6. Bruno Mars – 7,756,000 (as of Oct 2017)
7. Ariana Grande – 7,524,000 (as of Nov 2017)
8. Coldplay – 7,410,000 (as of Jun 2017)
9. Justin Bieber – 6,479,000 (as of Aug 2016)
10. Maroon 5 – 6,220,000 (as of Oct 2016)
11. Selena Gomez – 6,055,000 (as of Nov 2017)
12. The Weeknd – 5,751,000 (as of Dec 2016)
13. One Direction – 5,630,000 (as of May 2017)
14. Sam Smith – 4,570,000 (as of Oct 2017)
15. Katy Perry – 4,012,000 (as of Jul 2016)
16. Adele – 3,972,000 (as of Jul 2016)
17. Lana Del Rey – 3,851,000 (as of Aug 2017)
18. Taylor Swift – 3,759,000 (as of Oct 2017)
19. Usher – 3,478,000 (as of Sep 2017)
20. Enrique Iglesias – 3,398,000 (as of Sep 2016)
21. Michael Jackson – 3,349,000 (as of Sep 2017)
22. Linkin Park – 3,287,000 (as of Jun 2017)
23. Miley Cyrus – 3,022,000 (as of May 2017)
24. Macklemore – 3,015,000 (as of Nov 2017)
25. Shakira – 2,950,000 (as of Dec 2016)