Most Streamed Artists on Spotify

Streaming dominates the music industry, accounting for a whopping 69% of global recorded music sales – and at the forefront of it all is Spotify, the undisputed leader. But which stars are the most streamed artists on Spotify? This ranking tracks them since the platform’s launch, updated daily with the latest figures.

Most streamed artists on Spotify: Top 1,000

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#	g#		ArtistNameFilter	Artist	Lead Streams	Tracks	1b	100m	10m	1m	Feat Streams	Gender	Language	Genre	Country
	1		Taylor Swift	Taylor Swift Up to date data	101,172,379,910	488	15	247	393	435	1,037,413,684	Solo - Female	English	Pop	United States of America
	2		Bad Bunny	Bad Bunny Up to date data	87,686,773,603	214	21	170	207	208	9,616,807,635	Solo - Male	Spanish	Reggaeton	Puerto Rico
	3		Drake	Drake Up to date data	85,588,569,597	336	17	206	323	326	26,352,672,430	Solo - Male	English	Hip-hop	Canada
	4		The Weeknd	The Weeknd Up to date data	67,796,488,402	256	24	99	189	247	11,589,231,342	Solo - Male	English	Pop	Canada
	5		Ariana Grande	Ariana Grande Up to date data	53,177,211,125	290	20	103	180	236	3,396,174,783	Solo - Female	English	Pop	United States of America
	6		Ed Sheeran	Ed Sheeran Up to date data	52,457,487,428	325	13	75	215	274	4,212,974,661	Solo - Male	English	Pop	United Kingdom
	7		Eminem	Eminem Up to date data	49,708,498,995	348	12	94	266	310	6,452,247,991	Solo - Male	English	Hip-hop	United States of America
	8		Billie Eilish	Billie Eilish Up to date data	46,683,618,297	79	14	69	76	77	567,129	Solo - Female	English	Alternative	United States of America
	9		Kanye West	Kanye West Up to date data	45,940,951,442	294	9	97	225	264	8,692,440,885	Solo - Male	English	Hip-hop	United States of America
	10		Justin Bieber	Justin Bieber Up to date data	45,251,616,500	224	12	71	172	193	17,183,400,251	Solo - Male	English	Pop	Canada
	11		Post Malone	Post Malone Up to date data	44,583,310,016	147	13	71	123	130	4,722,666,129	Solo - Male	English	Pop	United States of America
	12		BTS	BTS Up to date data	42,003,683,334	273	5	123	227	273	933,879,061	Group - Male	Korean	K-Pop	South Korea
	13		Travis Scott	Travis Scott Up to date data	38,431,257,949	164	5	87	130	153	17,074,973,354	Solo - Male	English	Hip-hop	United States of America
	14		Rihanna	Rihanna Up to date data	38,130,353,337	378	12	57	123	227	10,404,824,567	Solo - Female	English	Pop	Barbados
	15		Coldplay	Coldplay Up to date data	38,111,193,845	334	12	48	206	310	12,142,939	Group - Male	English	Alternative	United Kingdom
	16		J Balvin	J Balvin Up to date data	37,647,437,396	287	5	77	183	266	10,573,739,433	Solo - Male	Spanish	Reggaeton	Colombia
	17		Bruno Mars	Bruno Mars Up to date data	35,880,593,483	91	15	39	62	80	7,027,281,861	Solo - Male	English	Pop	United States of America
	18		Kendrick Lamar	Kendrick Lamar Up to date data	35,820,914,450	141	7	71	131	138	13,281,141,310	Solo - Male	English	Hip-hop	United States of America
	19		Dua Lipa	Dua Lipa Up to date data	35,529,384,321	268	12	44	107	231	466,146,870	Solo - Female	English	Pop	United Kingdom
	20		Imagine Dragons	Imagine Dragons Up to date data	34,824,345,270	263	11	51	147	217	102,877,111	Group - Male	English	Alternative	United States of America
	21		Juice WRLD	Juice WRLD Up to date data	34,429,757,663	149	7	79	143	146	6,263,615,293	Solo - Male	English	Hip-hop	United States of America
	22		XXXTENTACION	XXXTENTACION Up to date data	32,161,511,608	153	10	51	119	152	4,010,905,627	Solo - Male	English	Hip-hop	United States of America
	23		David Guetta	David Guetta Up to date data	32,141,454,558	976	4	57	212	557	2,535,415,874	Solo - Male	English	Electronic	France
	24		Ozuna	Ozuna Up to date data	30,793,718,682	307	2	66	201	270	10,160,020,683	Solo - Male	Spanish	Reggaeton	Puerto Rico
	25		Lana Del Rey	Lana Del Rey Up to date data	30,346,052,922	200	3	72	156	189	2,910,711,788	Solo - Female	English	Alternative	United States of America
			ArtistNameFilter									Gender	Language	Genre	Country

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Understanding Spotify’s top artists rankings

Most listened to artists vs monthly listeners

When it comes to measuring an artist’s popularity on Spotify, there’s often confusion between different metrics. For example, publications like Guinness World Records frequently highlight the artist with the most monthly listeners as the “most streamed” or “most popular” on the platform.

In reality, the most streamed artists are those who have amassed the highest total playcounts, reflecting their cumulative success over time. This distinction is significant because Spotify does not publicly share total stream counts for artists, focusing instead on monthly listeners – a metric that comes with technical limitations.

Spotify also uses a popularity index that ranks artists based on recent streams, but this data isn’t openly available. As a result, the true cumulative impact of artists on the platform often goes unnoticed.

Since 2020, this page has provided a clear and updated view of the artists who have generated the most streams on Spotify. With a daily refreshed top 1,000 list, it offers insight into long-term streaming trends rather than short-term fluctuations.

A brief history of Spotify’s artists milestones

Back in late 2015, EDM artist Kygo made waves by becoming the first artist to reach 1 billion streams in a year, a record-breaking achievement at the time. Fast forward to today, and streaming milestones have reached unprecedented heights, with several artists now closing in on the remarkable 100 billion streams mark.

For years, Drake led the pack, becoming the first artist to achieve 30 billion streams in April 2020, followed by 40 billion in August 2021 and 50 billion in September 2022. By December 2023, his total had surpassed 70 billion.

However, in February 2024, Taylor Swift claimed the title of Spotify’s most-streamed artist. Her meteoric rise has been nothing short of extraordinary: from 11.9 billion streams in 2020 to over 90 billion by late 2024. Notably, she was still trailing Ariana Grande among female artists as recently as a few years ago.

Today’s top three is rounded out by Bad Bunny, the leader among Latin artists, whose dominance reflects the global reach of reggaeton and Latin music. Taylor Swift and Bad Bunny have also consistently alternated as the platform’s most popular daily artists for several years.

More top artists

Among groups, BTS leads with their exceptional success in K-pop. In the realm of legacy acts, rock legends Queen remain the top performers, demonstrating the enduring appeal of classic hits.

When it comes to averages, Harry Styles stands out. Despite releasing only 36 distinct songs across his solo career, each one has exceeded 100 million streams, securing him a place among the top 40 most-streamed artists overall.

Most streamed artists across all on-demand audio platforms

While Spotify dominates the streaming conversation, it’s important to note that other major platforms, such as Apple Music and Amazon Music, are relevant as well. Yet, they don’t share playcount data publicly.

To bridge this gap, we’ve set up advanced algorithms to estimate comprehensive on-demand audio streams across platforms. These calculations provide a broader view of an artist’s streaming footprint worldwide.

This ranking is a reflection of years of analysis, consistently validated against certified results. It offers fans and industry professionals alike a reliable snapshot of streaming achievements across the globe.

Explore the full ranking below to see where your favorite artist stands and gain a deeper understanding of the streaming world.

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