Taylor Swift is the most-streamed artists ever on Spotify with 103,410,722,371 streams as of May 28, 2025.
Streaming dominates the music industry, accounting for a whopping 69% of global recorded music sales, with Spotify claiming the lion's share.
Earning a spot among the top Spotify artists ranking isn't just impressive, it marks global superstardom.
This constantly updated ranking highlights the most listened-to artists on Spotify since its launch, based on lead artist streams.
Check in daily for the latest stats and shifting positions.
Rank
Artist
Streams
1 Taylor Swift 103,410,722,371 2 Bad Bunny 89,176,968,033 3 Drake 87,466,601,670 4 The Weeknd 69,519,220,779 5 Ariana Grande 54,389,881,353 6 Ed Sheeran 53,271,389,104 7 Eminem 50,527,916,542 8 Justin Bieber 48,774,430,460 9 Billie Eilish 48,207,998,426 10 Kanye West 46,865,327,054 11 Post Malone 45,290,845,066 12 BTS 42,544,237,236 13 Travis Scott 39,240,709,074 14 Coldplay 39,065,307,673 15 Rihanna 38,681,523,620 16 J Balvin 37,629,546,374 17 Kendrick Lamar 37,156,596,844 18 Bruno Mars 37,060,250,947 19 Dua Lipa 36,213,691,226 20 Imagine Dragons 35,403,174,948 21 Juice WRLD 34,971,088,259 22 David Guetta 32,854,511,159 23 XXXTENTACION 32,568,343,209 24 Lana Del Rey 31,337,863,456 25 Maroon 5 30,475,163,725 26 Ozuna 30,319,006,253 27 Lady Gaga 29,524,812,807 28 Future 28,672,785,757 29 Calvin Harris 28,400,184,478 30 KAROL G 28,363,478,575 31 Khalid 28,258,682,110 32 Rauw Alejandro 27,537,793,476 33 Beyoncé 27,378,945,105 34 Shawn Mendes 26,434,642,241 35 Sam Smith 25,839,371,021 36 Queen 25,690,464,107 37 Linkin Park 25,534,417,837 38 One Direction 25,139,009,084 39 Adele 24,844,481,025 40 Harry Styles 24,768,121,019 41 Metro Boomin 24,434,923,738 42 Anuel AA 24,420,477,933 43 SZA 24,245,297,250 44 J. Cole 24,222,596,312 45 Shakira 24,145,472,116 46 Chris Brown 24,077,802,502 47 Daddy Yankee 23,741,683,723 48 Arctic Monkeys 23,456,335,398 49 Peso Pluma 22,962,813,058 50 The Beatles 22,485,967,136 51 Feid 22,402,125,639 52 Olivia Rodrigo 22,336,438,813 53 Doja Cat 21,784,061,176 54 Morgan Wallen 21,567,365,042 55 Katy Perry 21,529,363,756 56 Nicki Minaj 21,141,103,554 57 Selena Gomez 21,053,324,254 58 21 Savage 21,022,111,131 59 The Chainsmokers 21,005,223,013 60 Maluma 20,896,683,666 61 Sia 20,438,858,243 62 Lil Uzi Vert 20,309,663,172 63 Marshmello 20,231,876,619 64 Miley Cyrus 19,702,256,934 65 Tyler, The Creator 19,404,206,108 66 Halsey 19,156,337,454 67 Twenty One Pilots 18,885,729,057 68 Junior H 18,524,696,923 69 Lil Baby 18,245,266,376 70 Avicii 18,125,065,967 71 Pritam 18,112,895,589 72 Myke Towers 18,111,710,493 73 Red Hot Chili Peppers 18,006,371,290 74 OneRepublic 17,806,780,715 75 $uicideboy$ 17,048,393,275 76 Kygo 16,931,185,111 77 Farruko 16,797,562,671 78 Michael Jackson 16,773,777,645 79 Camila Cabello 16,732,656,652 80 Frank Ocean 16,690,772,172 81 Mac Miller 16,037,213,488 82 Gunna 15,940,613,262 83 Pitbull 15,696,801,753 84 Lil Peep 15,596,898,138 85 The Neighbourhood 15,534,584,588 86 Elton John 15,381,293,810 87 Metallica 15,369,750,159 88 Natanael Cano 15,343,976,689 89 Sabrina Carpenter 15,330,240,555 90 Luke Combs 14,555,186,876 91 Romeo Santos 14,304,755,092 92 AC/DC 14,225,074,969 93 Demi Lovato 14,131,272,952 94 Jason Derulo 14,111,967,527 95 Luis Miguel 14,088,229,869 96 Hozier 14,079,195,690 97 BLACKPINK 14,049,043,821 98 Alan Walker 14,014,783,320 99 James Arthur 13,974,097,957 100 Pop Smoke 13,940,467,551 101 Lil Wayne 13,893,663,914 102 Ellie Goulding 13,869,487,113 103 YoungBoy Never Broke Again 13,598,429,561 104 Arijit Singh 13,457,199,731 105 Playboi Carti 13,341,556,404 106 Nicky Jam 13,327,031,065 107 A$AP Rocky 13,270,865,288 108 DJ Snake 13,131,004,232 109 Charlie Puth 13,020,560,839 110 Young Thug 12,989,051,682 111 Carin Leon 12,882,960,951 112 Bizarrap 12,784,909,376 113 Trippie Redd 12,745,521,340 114 Sech 12,652,092,620 115 DaBaby 12,586,152,285 116 Fall Out Boy 12,457,939,614 117 Lewis Capaldi 12,297,420,849 118 Manuel Turizo 12,244,114,915 119 Lil Nas X 12,191,315,824 120 Tiësto 12,187,444,899 121 Martin Garrix 12,163,081,783 122 Wiz Khalifa 12,157,799,047 123 The Kid LAROI 12,148,597,606 124 Black Eyed Peas 12,130,600,096 125 G-Eazy 12,080,689,045 126 Panic! At The Disco 12,076,630,124 127 Cardi B 12,043,584,653 128 Britney Spears 12,015,068,639 129 50 Cent 12,000,943,773 130 Tate McRae 11,946,024,794 131 Henrique & Juliano 11,875,561,846 132 Justin Timberlake 11,784,101,581 133 Fleetwood Mac 11,771,463,263 134 Sebastian Yatra 11,725,948,875 135 Radiohead 11,691,558,371 136 Don Omar 11,641,936,394 137 JAY-Z 11,640,148,175 138 NF 11,512,065,360 139 A Boogie Wit da Hoodie 11,491,803,561 140 Bebe Rexha 11,491,693,257 141 Macklemore 11,364,202,473 142 Duki 11,346,623,030 143 Diplo 11,312,228,966 144 Joji 11,288,226,380 145 Guns N' Roses 11,225,735,553 146 Major Lazer 11,202,981,640 147 Pink Floyd 11,123,483,226 148 Kodak Black 11,122,336,340 149 John Mayer 11,103,212,513 150 2Pac 11,018,505,924 151 ZAYN 10,959,667,007 152 Jack Harlow 10,919,975,598 153 The Rolling Stones 10,811,916,928 154 Stray Kids 10,804,760,020 155 Tyga 10,793,539,052 156 Bob Marley & The Wailers 10,773,306,540 157 5 Seconds of Summer 10,772,173,226 158 Nirvana 10,771,733,292 159 Ava Max 10,770,555,293 160 Anirudh Ravichander 10,768,099,818 161 Lauv 10,760,223,624 162 Green Day 10,758,931,516 163 Anne-Marie 10,615,159,286 164 Usher 10,597,215,325 165 Polo G 10,569,599,489 166 Mariah Carey 10,558,666,890 167 Michael Bublé 10,536,433,215 168 Morat 10,516,242,748 169 Zach Bryan 10,486,213,760 170 Gorillaz 10,439,723,218 171 Machine Gun Kelly 10,412,513,625 172 Childish Gambino 10,368,856,102 173 System Of A Down 10,352,688,203 174 Little Mix 10,289,399,566 175 P!nk 10,283,820,777 176 Flo Rida 10,283,450,034 177 ABBA 10,257,826,874 178 Rels B 10,209,655,920 179 Becky G 10,147,873,723 180 Anitta 10,096,153,962 181 Migos 10,080,603,770 182 Logic 10,047,567,105 183 Kid Cudi 10,046,998,774 184 Melanie Martinez 10,035,419,975 185 Grupo Frontera 10,006,503,946 186 Tame Impala 9,999,055,607 187 Tory Lanez 9,932,788,726 188 Don Toliver 9,859,197,923 189 TWICE 9,846,273,028 190 Robin Schulz 9,796,443,027 191 Zara Larsson 9,788,213,233 192 Fuerza Regida 9,695,103,314 193 Elvis Presley 9,670,418,568 194 Camilo 9,653,990,730 195 Cigarettes After Sex 9,630,407,928 196 Frank Sinatra 9,593,613,263 197 Enrique Iglesias 9,518,468,361 198 Kali Uchis 9,509,694,881 199 Quevedo 9,480,664,287 200 Arcangel 9,460,992,044 201 Creedence Clearwater Revival 9,419,507,394 202 Gusttavo Lima 9,391,708,807 203 DJ Khaled 9,372,946,847 204 Clean Bandit 9,323,121,787 205 Madonna 9,312,681,537 206 Jhayco 9,292,302,576 207 Meghan Trainor 9,284,604,762 208 Rammstein 9,244,345,702 209 Disney 9,216,857,650 210 Slipknot 9,154,142,991 211 Snoop Dogg 9,151,813,878 212 Reik 9,146,628,075 213 Paramore 9,145,428,561 214 Russ 9,117,031,680 215 Lorde 9,078,637,978 216 Labrinth 9,023,676,138 217 Noah Kahan 8,890,015,827 218 Ty Dolla $ign 8,875,306,563 219 Eladio Carrion 8,875,205,180 220 Mitski 8,874,219,001 221 Lil Durk 8,822,490,265 222 Jung Kook 8,815,003,013 223 The 1975 8,783,016,341 224 Jul 8,775,913,707 225 ROSALÍA 8,756,989,429 226 Lil Tecca 8,639,434,675 227 Daft Punk 8,609,205,231 228 Paulo Londra 8,605,598,101 229 Mora 8,561,939,731 230 Led Zeppelin 8,517,511,861 231 Foo Fighters 8,494,890,910 232 Bastille 8,470,410,899 233 Luis Fonsi 8,467,775,557 234 The Lumineers 8,455,336,938 235 Oasis 8,450,046,228 236 PARTYNEXTDOOR 8,443,061,314 237 A.R. Rahman 8,419,471,633 238 Aventura 8,366,659,254 239 Måneskin 8,354,995,810 240 Daniel Caesar 8,343,037,498 241 Bryson Tiller 8,285,512,717 242 Bring Me The Horizon 8,267,360,016 243 U2 8,252,990,164 244 Conan Gray 8,250,844,035 245 Cris Mj 8,196,937,351 246 My Chemical Romance 8,174,594,696 247 Jorge & Mateus 8,160,558,826 248 Wisin & Yandel 8,151,615,055 249 Troye Sivan 8,135,819,925 250 Christian Nodal 8,080,580,704 251 Charli XCX 7,997,794,029 252 Brent Faiyaz 7,996,453,737 253 The Killers 7,989,074,542 254 Nickelback 7,987,498,447 255 Bon Jovi 7,965,035,561 256 Florida Georgia Line 7,847,762,776 257 Skrillex 7,817,580,210 258 Alok 7,817,454,348 259 Summer Walker 7,799,728,666 260 Muse 7,765,382,470 261 Matheus & Kauan 7,735,618,086 262 blackbear 7,713,874,565 263 Megan Thee Stallion 7,686,755,827 264 Mac DeMarco 7,682,535,934 265 Roddy Ricch 7,670,749,879 266 Central Cee 7,662,255,156 267 Ne-Yo 7,656,893,301 268 blink-182 7,626,472,066 269 Chris Stapleton 7,589,831,599 270 Steve Lacy 7,552,668,111 271 Zé Neto & Cristiano 7,533,645,862 272 Dr. Dre 7,515,608,645 273 Marília Mendonça 7,492,751,229 274 Glass Animals 7,483,493,850 275 Akon 7,457,601,601 276 Alicia Keys 7,438,911,061 277 Luke Bryan 7,434,874,384 278 Whitney Houston 7,432,354,509 279 Alessia Cara 7,403,529,833 280 Florence + The Machine 7,366,404,060 281 Lost Frequencies 7,366,336,911 282 Big Sean 7,338,906,645 283 Chase Atlantic 7,331,999,231 284 Avril Lavigne 7,242,497,166 285 Sean Paul 7,221,133,345 286 Kings of Leon 7,175,715,744 287 Yeat 7,173,508,347 288 Grupo Firme 7,162,000,565 289 Felix Jaehn 7,156,989,165 290 Jonas Blue 7,156,020,151 291 La Arrolladora Banda El Limón De Rene Camacho 7,141,637,714 292 SEVENTEEN 7,118,216,136 293 Billy Joel 7,085,620,892 294 Gucci Mane 7,044,142,968 295 Danny Ocean 7,022,707,010 296 Cartel De Santa 7,014,372,507 297 The Script 7,010,669,575 298 Vance Joy 6,978,332,324 299 Lil Tjay 6,961,952,808 300 Yandel 6,946,083,528 301 The Offspring 6,936,736,368 302 Kelly Clarkson 6,855,710,138 303 John Legend 6,850,318,214 304 Tito Double P 6,849,880,607 305 Jimin 6,840,831,519 306 Pharrell Williams 6,807,435,625 307 Hans Zimmer 6,795,424,142 308 Julión Álvarez y su Norteño Banda 6,790,827,468 309 NAV 6,789,475,907 310 The Notorious B.I.G. 6,769,696,561 311 Rae Sremmurd 6,759,591,090 312 Kane Brown 6,752,925,285 313 Stevie Wonder 6,734,003,501 314 Miracle Tones 6,701,656,882 315 Jess Glynne 6,694,552,256 316 David Bowie 6,664,823,594 317 Amy Winehouse 6,657,446,559 318 Phil Collins 6,607,028,617 319 Backstreet Boys 6,600,486,347 320 The Strokes 6,594,157,249 321 Gabito Ballesteros 6,575,332,436 322 Eagles 6,564,513,569 323 Disturbed 6,563,982,224 324 Banda MS de Sergio Lizárraga 6,521,021,047 325 Joan Sebastian 6,510,076,609 326 NLE Choppa 6,499,959,553 327 Rod Wave 6,475,139,112 328 Eslabon Armado 6,471,984,036 329 Zedd 6,470,330,022 330 Avenged Sevenfold 6,466,253,014 331 Pearl Jam 6,461,436,176 332 Gracie Abrams 6,442,630,160 333 6LACK 6,427,952,768 334 Kesha 6,400,337,512 335 Ryan Lewis 6,395,441,406 336 Benson Boone 6,391,689,676 337 Bazzi 6,389,992,734 338 Christina Aguilera 6,388,338,378 339 Rita Ora 6,378,005,133 340 Miguel 6,368,766,613 341 Macklemore & Ryan Lewis 6,344,446,899 342 6ix9ine 6,334,343,881 343 Mumford & Sons 6,331,279,106 344 Bibi Blocksberg 6,313,202,926 345 Calibre 50 6,302,461,981 346 Kehlani 6,291,616,595 347 The Police 6,279,991,397 348 Three Days Grace 6,278,180,000 349 NewJeans 6,273,890,031 350 TV Girl 6,243,687,825 351 Los Ángeles Azules 6,220,657,532 352 Plan B 6,212,205,211 353 Dire Straits 6,191,291,429 354 Jason Mraz 6,184,936,607 355 Rex Orange County 6,170,945,418 356 Piso 21 6,164,829,970 357 Céline Dion 6,163,868,074 358 Alec Benjamin 6,163,525,998 359 Jennifer Lopez 6,155,481,347 360 Ana Castela 6,154,359,461 361 Aerosmith 6,143,462,035 362 Johnny Cash 6,143,293,258 363 Oscar Maydon 6,141,126,946 364 Wesley Safadão 6,092,872,525 365 Thomas Rhett 6,085,947,235 366 Chance the Rapper 6,078,333,600 367 Dean Lewis 6,078,110,679 368 The Smiths 6,064,975,010 369 benny blanco 6,064,647,300 370 Lizzo 6,013,978,845 371 Armin van Buuren 6,011,002,656 372 Deftones 5,989,010,334 373 Prince Royce 5,988,934,248 374 TINI 5,987,339,344 375 Calum Scott 5,985,078,946 376 Jason Aldean 5,975,560,128 377 Alejandro Sanz 5,929,474,526 378 LANY 5,926,846,519 379 Five Finger Death Punch 5,915,298,977 380 Hailee Steinfeld 5,909,098,178 381 Alfredo Olivas 5,889,683,806 382 Galantis 5,886,168,372 383 Maná 5,847,760,192 384 Tom Odell 5,845,108,438 385 Train 5,844,488,355 386 Tove Lo 5,825,226,769 387 Jack Johnson 5,817,330,997 388 George Ezra 5,812,627,782 389 Dave 5,812,165,244 390 YNW Melly 5,801,845,263 391 Bruce Springsteen 5,780,036,824 392 Justin Quiles 5,777,296,073 393 H.E.R. 5,771,788,822 394 Bryan Adams 5,771,699,418 395 Marc Anthony 5,762,407,592 396 Jonas Brothers 5,749,170,250 397 Ninho 5,733,201,681 398 Kevin Gates 5,711,468,241 399 TOMORROW X TOGETHER 5,704,812,461 400 Meek Mill 5,654,221,041 401 Niall Horan 5,633,431,123 402 Korn 5,631,735,134 403 Lil Yachty 5,613,128,074 404 Outkast 5,595,335,474 405 Natti Natasha 5,574,937,241 406 Glee Cast 5,567,196,677 407 Swae Lee 5,529,224,611 408 Chappell Roan 5,510,774,146 409 Fifth Harmony 5,497,845,883 410 Lin-Manuel Miranda 5,496,184,902 411 League of Legends 5,449,866,999 412 Nelly 5,448,747,227 413 Clairo 5,428,544,439 414 Nicki Nicole 5,427,958,775 415 French Montana 5,418,048,778 416 Alesso 5,400,459,562 417 Teddy Swims 5,397,460,379 418 Cage The Elephant 5,390,325,710 419 Burna Boy 5,373,991,336 420 Jhené Aiko 5,338,061,565 421 Baby Keem 5,318,470,595 422 Nelly Furtado 5,317,865,394 423 James Bay 5,313,913,053 424 Flume 5,302,292,078 425 El Alfa 5,274,368,891 426 Luan Santana 5,273,649,157 427 Becky Hill 5,255,254,278 428 Disclosure 5,252,871,506 429 Journey 5,236,074,815 430 Fetty Wap 5,206,953,112 431 Tiago PZK 5,204,479,083 432 Nio Garcia 5,204,381,356 433 Juan Gabriel 5,195,962,770 434 Los Tigres Del Norte 5,171,943,829 435 Marvin Gaye 5,166,932,849 436 Daya 5,146,618,474 437 Pablo Alborán 5,139,314,091 438 Tones And I 5,128,841,208 439 Limp Bizkit 5,112,768,487 440 KHEA 5,095,744,520 441 ENHYPEN 5,075,154,806 442 Capital Bra 5,068,803,062 443 Jessie J 5,051,968,936 444 AJR 5,049,481,983 445 Foster The People 5,031,157,966 446 Dan + Shay 5,020,861,766 447 Carlos Vives 5,001,625,413 448 Bob Dylan 4,992,682,684 449 José José 4,989,342,464 450 Skillet 4,971,026,415 451 MEDUZA 4,965,386,094 452 Jesse & Joy 4,948,731,796 453 Weezer 4,939,259,621 454 Tyler Childers 4,926,738,999 455 Quavo 4,906,085,038 456 Trueno 4,902,962,863 457 Passenger 4,896,035,005 458 Swedish House Mafia 4,884,706,432 459 Jeremih 4,869,092,732 460 Dominic Fike 4,862,037,546 461 Luciano 4,857,641,186 462 Milo j 4,844,777,175 463 Karan Aujla 4,835,950,638 464 Sidhu Moose Wala 4,834,642,636 465 Iron Maiden 4,829,571,825 466 Luísa Sonza 4,828,400,190 467 Ludovico Einaudi 4,826,126,673 468 Mark Ronson 4,820,155,730 469 Sfera Ebbasta 4,812,088,968 470 Morad 4,797,625,080 471 Lukas Graham 4,794,260,093 472 Zac Brown Band 4,778,978,563 473 PNL 4,775,735,061 474 V 4,768,327,599 475 Daryl Hall & John Oates 4,766,575,568 476 Anderson .Paak 4,744,418,554 477 d4vd 4,722,195,636 478 Julia Michaels 4,717,893,145 479 Bon Iver 4,714,355,791 480 JENNIE 4,712,882,680 481 Wisin 4,712,870,544 482 24kGoldn 4,704,355,278 483 James Blunt 4,690,079,544 484 Pentatonix 4,657,763,060 485 Lil Pump 4,657,469,110 486 Aitana 4,654,142,163 487 The Doors 4,645,008,028 488 LUDMILLA 4,634,117,239 489 girl in red 4,626,714,243 490 Ricky Martin 4,625,064,049 491 Blessd 4,620,653,231 492 R.E.M. 4,598,961,998 493 Depeche Mode 4,591,377,247 494 Lil Skies 4,587,026,948 495 Rema 4,585,357,610 496 C. Tangana 4,571,769,320 497 Ski Mask The Slump God 4,563,603,532 498 ILLENIUM 4,560,727,962 499 Carly Rae Jepsen 4,560,395,796 500 Shiloh Dynasty 4,549,597,937 501 Papa Roach 4,543,737,455 502 The Cranberries 4,527,469,254 503 Ryan Castro 4,523,138,100 504 bbno$ 4,516,951,069 505 MC Ryan SP 4,503,234,998 506 Tim McGraw 4,499,140,968 507 NIKI 4,497,952,129 508 Matuê 4,497,800,536 509 AP Dhillon 4,497,778,761 510 Jeremy Zucker 4,490,185,144 511 Ice Cube 4,481,730,792 512 King Von 4,480,925,998 513 Giveon 4,475,255,534 514 The Beach Boys 4,465,198,868 515 Bryant Myers 4,456,196,039 516 Young Miko 4,432,486,786 517 MARINA 4,423,560,651 518 Tainy 4,407,281,705 519 Noah Cyrus 4,402,850,031 520 TKKG 4,400,570,472 521 Milky Chance 4,395,083,785 522 Blake Shelton 4,384,901,070 523 R3HAB 4,378,985,334 524 YOASOBI 4,377,488,838 525 Black Sabbath 4,368,137,013 526 Santa Fe Klan 4,357,040,437 527 Imanbek 4,351,238,613 528 Jelly Roll 4,330,918,695 529 Kacey Musgraves 4,312,586,328 530 Ruth B. 4,294,082,700 531 alt-J 4,293,797,245 532 Lynyrd Skynyrd 4,289,871,286 533 ScHoolboy Q 4,279,262,398 534 Zion & Lennox 4,278,837,687 535 Juanes 4,277,621,222 536 Bonez MC 4,276,834,184 537 Rise Against 4,271,713,542 538 Gera MX 4,257,796,836 539 Gerardo Ortiz 4,244,205,042 540 Lunay 4,243,287,378 541 LE SSERAFIM 4,236,653,580 542 Beéle 4,236,633,947 543 Sam Hunt 4,232,279,284 544 Destiny's Child 4,231,046,115 545 2 Chainz 4,229,761,153 546 Dean Martin 4,221,776,534 547 CNCO 4,219,858,708 548 Boyce Avenue 4,219,234,855 549 Lil Mosey 4,208,945,470 550 Chief Keef 4,204,032,208 551 Joel Corry 4,195,550,957 552 Christina Perri 4,195,129,577 553 Trey Songz 4,191,110,292 554 GIMS 4,176,935,911 555 Damso 4,172,991,986 556 Van Morrison 4,148,434,621 557 Ovy On The Drums 4,141,515,622 558 Rudimental 4,139,840,994 559 Mrs. GREEN APPLE 4,134,375,235 560 Norah Jones 4,129,832,022 561 Laufey 4,123,541,653 562 Keane 4,116,320,131 563 Kenny Chesney 4,112,070,272 564 Sigala 4,103,849,835 565 Zoé 4,103,621,320 566 Sleepy Hallow 4,101,372,624 567 Maren Morris 4,100,343,944 568 Birdy 4,095,992,270 569 PinkPantheress 4,081,176,812 570 George Strait 4,078,479,983 571 Madison Beer 4,078,365,846 572 Van Halen 4,075,244,701 573 MGMT 4,074,004,674 574 A$AP Ferg 4,073,936,947 575 Simon & Garfunkel 4,067,487,337 576 Diljit Dosanjh 4,060,836,520 577 Stromae 4,060,641,411 578 Latto 4,055,160,773 579 Melendi 4,042,173,604 580 Breaking Benjamin 4,034,092,531 581 aespa 4,030,578,828 582 EXO 4,029,052,345 583 (G)I-DLE 4,024,135,752 584 The Game 4,020,743,873 585 Eric Church 4,018,808,374 586 Dermot Kennedy 4,016,142,344 587 Eric Clapton 3,997,897,709 588 Filipe Ret 3,984,676,743 589 Mon Laferte 3,983,602,309 590 Mau y Ricky 3,980,134,053 591 White Noise Radiance 3,972,112,886 592 TOTO 3,959,495,592 593 keshi 3,956,740,184 594 Evanescence 3,949,452,655 595 The Smashing Pumpkins 3,947,763,845 596 Bradley Cooper 3,947,113,423 597 YG 3,943,597,426 598 Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike 3,941,841,777 599 D-Block Europe 3,941,763,561 600 T-Pain 3,941,659,038 601 Neton Vega 3,936,132,395 602 Ke Personajes 3,928,404,163 603 Apache 207 3,925,171,217 604 Ufo361 3,922,115,169 605 Key Glock 3,919,795,575 606 Jax Jones 3,893,815,990 607 Scorpions 3,892,535,142 608 B.o.B 3,886,577,220 609 Tears For Fears 3,885,831,173 610 Why Don't We 3,882,806,546 611 De La Ghetto 3,865,030,049 612 Alan Jackson 3,864,487,204 613 Rage Against The Machine 3,864,487,008 614 T.I. 3,863,906,040 615 DJ Luian 3,861,508,442 616 Jay Chou 3,855,886,357 617 The Goo Goo Dolls 3,855,417,071 618 Stormzy 3,849,830,017 619 Darshan Raval 3,844,316,582 620 LISA 3,842,311,145 621 SAINt JHN 3,837,898,876 622 La Oreja de Van Gogh 3,837,671,133 623 Moneybagg Yo 3,833,732,435 624 Chino Pacas 3,831,198,690 625 Bruno & Marrone 3,829,662,414 626 The Fray 3,828,840,705 627 X Ambassadors 3,826,761,083 628 Shinedown 3,826,028,301 629 Red Velvet 3,825,742,472 630 Aleman 3,823,867,180 631 The Vamps 3,823,850,734 632 Aya Nakamura 3,821,455,131 633 Leon Bridges 3,812,805,581 634 Kim Petras 3,807,611,696 635 JVKE 3,807,220,689 636 Tulus 3,806,506,473 637 Ha*Ash 3,803,194,320 638 Sum 41 3,801,212,700 639 Banda El Recodo 3,799,687,783 640 Volbeat 3,793,769,739 641 Lofi Fruits Music 3,792,041,125 642 Rod Stewart 3,787,784,391 643 Emilia 3,784,229,693 644 Topic 3,783,796,510 645 Ghost 3,779,295,599 646 Empire of the Sun 3,771,812,258 647 Cheat Codes 3,769,755,437 648 Ella Henderson 3,766,066,877 649 Nas 3,759,018,323 650 BROCKHAMPTON 3,732,816,875 651 Dalex 3,728,797,023 652 Alice In Chains 3,710,870,480 653 Jimi Hendrix 3,706,065,413 654 Jorja Smith 3,698,703,768 655 beabadoobee 3,690,782,111 656 Carrie Underwood 3,688,415,670 657 Ozzy Osbourne 3,674,994,099 658 John Williams 3,674,983,901 659 Mambo Kingz 3,671,248,254 660 Offset 3,663,160,741 661 Wham! 3,661,318,256 662 Yuridia 3,657,400,126 663 Carlos Rivera 3,655,877,780 664 Oliver Tree 3,648,087,183 665 Los Temerarios 3,647,832,590 666 Canserbero 3,642,556,485 667 Shania Twain 3,642,348,053 668 Mabel 3,641,854,448 669 Jon Pardi 3,638,118,083 670 Normani 3,636,182,492 671 Robbie Williams 3,634,277,717 672 Gazo 3,628,625,769 673 JP Cooper 3,623,716,041 674 Mike Posner 3,621,560,958 675 Liam Payne 3,616,666,964 676 Fred again.. 3,615,648,510 677 Mc IG 3,605,544,768 678 Prince 3,604,089,769 679 Sebastian Ingrosso 3,603,337,889 680 All Time Low 3,593,096,257 681 Johann Sebastian Bach 3,578,630,597 682 Brytiago 3,570,516,543 683 ROSÉ 3,570,097,769 684 Electric Light Orchestra 3,566,504,884 685 Os Barões Da Pisadinha 3,565,093,664 686 Gwen Stefani 3,556,087,236 687 Aretha Franklin 3,553,221,587 688 Cosculluela 3,539,213,650 689 Lord Huron 3,531,372,680 690 Andy Grammer 3,531,048,417 691 Hillsong Worship 3,525,136,913 692 Sido 3,511,713,401 693 Aminé 3,511,082,453 694 Shubh 3,507,295,326 695 Danna Paola 3,505,670,665 696 Kevin Kaarl 3,502,447,946 697 Seeb 3,501,239,102 698 Cody Johnson 3,493,333,222 699 A Day To Remember 3,491,986,679 700 a-ha 3,476,650,759 701 Timbaland 3,469,306,748 702 Mother Mother 3,467,999,665 703 M83 3,455,837,822 704 Xavi 3,451,248,877 705 Dolly Parton 3,447,946,346 706 La Adictiva Banda San José de Mesillas 3,446,948,252 707 Stephen Sanchez 3,440,207,789 708 Nat King Cole 3,433,824,657 709 FloyyMenor 3,432,033,727 710 DNCE 3,429,995,044 711 Falling In Reverse 3,428,648,179 712 Amitabh Bhattacharya 3,417,246,568 713 Juan Luis Guerra 4.40 3,414,757,806 714 Ferrugem 3,412,077,032 715 Rag'n'Bone Man 3,408,369,297 716 BONES 3,403,717,036 717 Sublime 3,399,440,939 718 Annie Lennox 3,394,390,175 719 The Cure 3,386,605,289 720 Years & Years 3,384,492,014 721 Mötley Crüe 3,384,412,547 722 Cavetown 3,383,299,622 723 Gryffin 3,371,544,825 724 Intocable 3,366,368,260 725 Beach House 3,365,128,018 726 Sam Feldt 3,360,536,046 727 AURORA 3,354,893,160 728 Roxette 3,353,584,422 729 Hollywood Undead 3,342,294,893 730 WALK THE MOON 3,342,271,247 731 Mari Fernandez 3,341,391,919 732 Los Enanitos Verdes 3,336,227,368 733 Kodaline 3,332,630,989 734 Joey Bada$$ 3,331,191,968 735 Alejandro Fernández 3,315,388,205 736 Shaggy 3,308,567,054 737 The Clash 3,295,532,045 738 Die drei !!! 3,294,100,270 739 Of Monsters and Men 3,277,212,620 740 Vishal Mishra 3,276,268,640 741 Santana 3,274,052,971 742 Enya 3,268,845,674 743 Frédéric Chopin 3,265,726,090 744 CRO 3,257,418,645 745 Queens of the Stone Age 3,250,136,102 746 Bronco 3,249,955,368 747 Benjamin Blümchen 3,246,560,401 748 The xx 3,245,723,921 749 Kylie Minogue 3,244,033,940 750 Natalia Lafourcade 3,243,516,062 751 Darell 3,238,819,449 752 Ezhel 3,238,637,406 753 Ice Spice 3,233,607,144 754 Mustard 3,218,640,201 755 Background White Noise 3,210,307,958 756 WizKid 3,208,240,577 757 Soda Stereo 3,207,782,363 758 Tems 3,200,796,310 759 *NSYNC 3,200,550,679 760 BoyWithUke 3,198,934,092 761 Joyner Lucas 3,196,084,963 762 Westlife 3,192,223,449 763 Sin Bandera 3,176,844,713 764 NCT DREAM 3,176,779,926 765 Lazza 3,172,256,293 766 Calmly 3,167,932,749 767 Ali Gatie 3,162,294,630 768 Cyndi Lauper 3,157,981,533 769 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 3,155,707,717 770 Sleeping At Last 3,154,419,718 771 David Bisbal 3,153,922,248 772 Jordan Davis 3,153,696,401 773 Phoebe Bridgers 3,150,489,910 774 RÜFÜS DU SOL 3,135,763,344 775 Sting 3,134,137,310 776 IU 3,130,556,448 777 Powfu 3,128,986,910 778 Ella Mai 3,118,267,123 779 Wallows 3,115,671,418 780 Iggy Azalea 3,115,650,533 781 Sean Kingston 3,113,480,852 782 Paul McCartney 3,111,998,936 783 Vintage Culture 3,109,461,445 784 Two Door Cinema Club 3,107,943,151 785 Pedro Capó 3,106,917,011 786 UZI 3,089,145,672 787 Kontra K 3,084,933,350 788 Baby Sleeps 3,084,234,338 789 Young Dolph 3,083,939,337 790 Juan Magán 3,080,638,546 791 RAYE 3,080,214,283 792 Udit Narayan 3,077,243,716 793 Nick Jonas 3,073,955,730 794 Selena 3,072,799,546 795 Mc Don Juan 3,069,813,765 796 Jaani 3,067,677,528 797 Eyedress 3,064,179,076 798 ITZY 3,062,304,560 799 Lee Brice 3,059,084,046 800 Sid Sriram 3,058,550,991 801 LUCKI 3,057,522,835 802 Taio Cruz 3,056,200,083 803 Jon Bellion 3,055,901,911 804 Amit Trivedi 3,052,887,656 805 Dilsinho 3,051,743,322 806 Diego & Victor Hugo 3,050,308,157 807 Regard 3,049,609,639 808 Ken Car$on 3,048,849,571 809 Ofenbach 3,038,343,973 810 MC Cabelinho 3,033,095,928 811 ATEEZ 3,030,881,133 812 Ivan Cornejo 3,029,234,448 813 Yung Gravy 3,018,291,538 814 Dread Mar I 3,018,014,564 815 Beret 3,016,559,116 816 Tee Grizzley 3,013,097,103 817 KayBlack 3,009,860,657 818 RAF Camora 3,003,079,918 819 L7NNON 3,000,863,308 820 DMX 2,999,726,578 821 Ella Fitzgerald 2,998,455,074 822 Veigh 2,997,086,784 823 Owl City 2,994,212,154 824 Lauana Prado 2,990,162,888 825 Casper Magico 2,984,290,316 826 Eden Muñoz 2,976,236,765 827 Old Dominion 2,974,736,796 828 iann dior 2,967,840,267 829 Thirty Seconds To Mars 2,962,565,451 830 Alex Rose 2,956,375,947 831 Bill Withers 2,955,072,601 832 Axwell /\ Ingrosso 2,952,753,970 833 Rick Ross 2,952,600,918 834 Thiaguinho 2,952,122,369 835 Agust D 2,949,253,616 836 The White Stripes 2,945,038,114 837 Lionel Richie 2,941,825,221 838 Miranda Lambert 2,936,483,939 839 Ciara 2,933,662,598 840 Cali Y El Dandee 2,932,284,975 841 Colbie Caillat 2,932,153,425 842 Matoma 2,931,856,067 843 Bing Crosby 2,929,475,222 844 Kenia OS 2,923,869,370 845 Nekfeu 2,923,434,682 846 Kevin Roldan 2,920,631,026 847 Ghostemane 2,914,796,324 848 Tina Turner 2,913,401,777 849 Louis Tomlinson 2,912,028,144 850 KALEO 2,908,116,719 851 Snow Patrol 2,907,906,726 852 Orochi 2,905,253,357 853 Booba 2,892,221,957 854 Cazzu 2,889,367,510 855 Badshah 2,888,240,139 856 Gloria Trevi 2,883,218,015 857 Die Kita-Frösche 2,875,343,752 858 FISHER 2,871,998,585 859 The Kooks 2,871,299,012 860 Don Diablo 2,869,310,790 861 Tracy Chapman 2,867,675,541 862 KYLE 2,867,429,215 863 Lenny Kravitz 2,864,776,575 864 YSY A 2,862,363,250 865 Kany García 2,851,827,139 866 PEDRO SAMPAIO 2,848,598,538 867 Guilherme & Benuto 2,834,258,628 868 BigXthaPlug 2,823,737,165 869 KK 2,819,538,525 870 Rvfv 2,815,188,488 871 S. P. Balasubrahmanyam 2,809,635,201 872 Portugal. The Man 2,806,491,927 873 Pixies 2,805,653,082 874 Fergie 2,802,110,605 875 Otis Redding 2,799,774,596 876 Astrid S 2,799,734,337 877 The Black Keys 2,799,159,456 878 j-hope 2,798,232,634 879 Hardwell 2,797,778,096 880 The Who 2,796,484,398 881 Rvssian 2,794,300,289 882 SCH 2,789,898,102 883 Geolier 2,786,525,411 884 David Kushner 2,780,470,394 885 Bad Gyal 2,778,543,472 886 IVE 2,775,750,116 887 Ben&Ben 2,772,450,430 888 Capo Plaza 2,771,874,866 889 Felipe Amorim 2,763,906,424 890 Loud Luxury 2,762,076,433 891 Laura Pausini 2,752,758,169 892 Blur 2,751,551,835 893 Semicenk 2,748,290,978 894 Jessie Reyez 2,747,631,585 895 PLK 2,739,717,167 896 LIT killah 2,732,576,324 897 ONE OK ROCK 2,732,265,779 898 fun. 2,730,515,685 899 Odetari 2,729,423,420 900 Novo Amor 2,727,227,577 901 Jaymes Young 2,726,943,162 902 Calle 24 2,725,059,552 903 NATTAN 2,723,550,664 904 The Pussycat Dolls 2,718,078,618 905 Shiva 2,710,586,271 906 Simple Plan 2,710,300,731 907 Conor Maynard 2,704,907,431 908 Caifanes 2,702,702,160 909 Kenshi Yonezu 2,698,693,135 910 Tiakola 2,696,950,624 911 Ben Howard 2,694,202,635 912 The Marías 2,689,798,355 913 Nanpa Básico 2,689,325,650 914 Chelsea Cutler 2,689,077,062 915 MC Hariel 2,685,806,085 916 Ado 2,680,897,000 917 Supertramp 2,679,915,861 918 Official HIGE DANdism 2,671,833,578 919 Pabllo Vittar 2,671,577,590 920 Cristian Castro 2,671,413,656 921 PnB Rock 2,670,561,802 922 NCT 127 2,669,100,052 923 Nina Simone 2,668,884,009 924 Sasha Alex Sloan 2,663,885,994 925 Surfaces 2,663,362,085 926 Dove Cameron 2,658,925,883 927 Internet Money 2,657,991,275 928 Denzel Curry 2,655,536,025 929 Pepe Aguilar 2,654,790,641 930 Kate Bush 2,654,589,183 931 Vampire Weekend 2,652,526,392 932 The Jackson 5 2,652,508,011 933 Lady A 2,647,507,050 934 Manu Chao 2,646,354,340 935 Irshad Kamil 2,645,336,963 936 Cher 2,641,473,212 937 Dei V 2,638,947,948 938 Lucenzo 2,636,997,128 939 R. Kelly 2,635,655,642 940 Rich The Kid 2,635,390,430 941 Ana Gabriel 2,634,687,724 942 Julieta Venegas 2,634,646,398 943 Kelsea Ballerini 2,633,383,875 944 YUNGBLUD 2,630,511,698 945 Quinn XCII 2,623,507,107 946 Bailey Zimmerman 2,619,412,734 947 Audioslave 2,615,754,353 948 John Denver 2,614,240,540 949 AJ Tracey 2,611,812,545 950 Mike WiLL Made-It 2,610,284,618 951 Tom Petty 2,609,279,948 952 JID 2,606,188,589 953 Gotye 2,605,618,349 954 Alex G 2,605,464,100 955 WILLOW 2,604,854,178 956 Tayc 2,601,419,310 957 Mc Livinho 2,600,897,190 958 Dadju 2,600,417,551 959 Mary J. Blige 2,600,273,289 960 Pantera 2,598,945,576 961 MAGIC! 2,597,123,927 962 Djadja & Dinaz 2,595,341,424 963 Max Richter 2,595,011,128 964 Willy William 2,593,806,328 965 Creed 2,591,431,130 966 Leona Lewis 2,578,177,942 967 Arizona Zervas 2,577,916,897 968 HARDY 2,575,864,915 969 Foreigner 2,575,754,671 970 The Living Tombstone 2,575,303,378 971 Hotel Ugly 2,574,706,939 972 The Score 2,573,496,611 973 3 Doors Down 2,570,604,947 974 Granular 2,568,857,595 975 TOOL 2,568,547,031 976 John Lennon 2,567,880,307 977 back number 2,566,622,331 978 Brooks & Dunn 2,566,155,944 979 Turma do Pagode 2,563,576,379 980 Stefflon Don 2,563,015,524 981 Lauren Daigle 2,561,561,887 982 Wale 2,555,772,441 983 Kungs 2,555,737,847 984 Purple Disco Machine 2,555,325,455 985 Greeicy 2,554,375,892 986 Sorriso Maroto 2,552,828,689 987 deadmau5 2,551,629,067 988 Soolking 2,551,104,574 989 Kordhell 2,550,149,960 990 Martin Jensen 2,550,094,782 991 Steve Aoki 2,549,628,909 992 Olly Murs 2,545,478,478 993 Micro TDH 2,541,832,259 994 Blondie 2,541,711,029 995 Montell Fish 2,541,314,516 996 Marracash 2,541,282,060 997 Maes 2,540,592,466 998 Arcane 2,537,665,625 999 Freddie Dredd 2,536,617,623 1000 Jere Klein 2,530,914,196
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1
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift Up to date data
103,410,722,371
488
15
249
393
436
1,072,556,958
Solo - Female
English
Pop
United States of America
2
Bad Bunny
Bad Bunny Up to date data
89,176,968,033
210
22
167
203
204
11,177,362,959
Solo - Male
Spanish
Reggaeton
Puerto Rico
3
Drake
Drake Up to date data
87,466,601,670
338
17
210
324
327
26,452,340,646
Solo - Male
English
Hip-hop
Canada
4
The Weeknd
The Weeknd Up to date data
69,519,220,779
258
24
99
191
249
11,860,399,217
Solo - Male
English
Pop
Canada
5
Ariana Grande
Ariana Grande Up to date data
54,389,881,353
288
20
105
180
236
3,500,993,638
Solo - Female
English
Pop
United States of America
6
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran Up to date data
53,271,389,104
330
13
76
219
280
4,236,605,212
Solo - Male
English
Pop
United Kingdom
7
Eminem
Eminem Up to date data
50,527,916,542
349
12
96
266
311
6,583,227,710
Solo - Male
English
Hip-hop
United States of America
8
Justin Bieber
Justin Bieber Up to date data
48,774,430,460
228
13
75
176
198
14,683,994,652
Solo - Male
English
Pop
Canada
9
Billie Eilish
Billie Eilish Up to date data
48,207,998,426
79
14
69
76
77
572,113
Solo - Female
English
Alternative
United States of America
10
Kanye West
Kanye West Up to date data
46,865,327,054
294
9
101
226
264
8,834,540,552
Solo - Male
English
Hip-hop
United States of America
11
Post Malone
Post Malone Up to date data
45,290,845,066
148
13
72
125
132
4,804,954,643
Solo - Male
English
Pop
United States of America
12
BTS
BTS Up to date data
42,544,237,236
273
5
123
230
273
943,211,392
Group - Male
Korean
K-Pop
South Korea
13
Travis Scott
Travis Scott Up to date data
39,240,709,074
165
5
89
131
155
17,507,587,836
Solo - Male
English
Hip-hop
United States of America
14
Coldplay
Coldplay Up to date data
39,065,307,673
334
12
49
210
310
12,374,345
Group - Male
English
Alternative
United Kingdom
15
Rihanna
Rihanna Up to date data
38,681,523,620
380
12
56
122
227
10,968,237,736
Solo - Female
English
Pop
Barbados
16
J Balvin
J Balvin Up to date data
37,629,546,374
288
5
77
184
266
10,731,753,786
Solo - Male
Spanish
Reggaeton
Colombia
17
Kendrick Lamar
Kendrick Lamar Up to date data
37,156,596,844
142
8
73
131
139
13,583,784,741
Solo - Male
English
Hip-hop
United States of America
18
Bruno Mars
Bruno Mars Up to date data
37,060,250,947
91
15
39
62
80
7,129,704,125
Solo - Male
English
Pop
United States of America
19
Dua Lipa
Dua Lipa Up to date data
36,213,691,226
271
12
45
108
232
470,499,270
Solo - Female
English
Pop
United Kingdom
20
Imagine Dragons
Imagine Dragons Up to date data
35,403,174,948
262
11
51
147
218
105,670,635
Group - Male
English
Alternative
United States of America
21
Juice WRLD
Juice WRLD Up to date data
34,971,088,259
149
7
79
143
146
6,351,765,261
Solo - Male
English
Hip-hop
United States of America
22
David Guetta
David Guetta Up to date data
32,854,511,159
984
4
58
215
566
2,577,309,486
Solo - Male
English
Electronic
France
23
XXXTENTACION
XXXTENTACION Up to date data
32,568,343,209
153
10
52
120
152
4,101,970,374
Solo - Male
English
Hip-hop
United States of America
24
Lana Del Rey
Lana Del Rey Up to date data
31,337,863,456
201
4
72
159
191
2,978,307,691
Solo - Female
English
Alternative
United States of America
25
Maroon 5
Maroon 5 Up to date data
30,475,163,725
251
12
34
117
207
5,310,897
Group - Male
English
Pop
United States of America
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Understanding Spotify’s top artists rankings
Most streamed 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 on Spotify 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 ever. 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.
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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.
Audio streams
1
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift Up to date data
181,562,895,231
Solo - Female
Pop
English
United States of America
2
Drake
Drake Up to date data
171,033,613,527
Solo - Male
Hip-hop
English
Canada
3
Bad Bunny
Bad Bunny Up to date data
126,621,636,213
Solo - Male
Reggaeton
Spanish
Puerto Rico
4
The Weeknd
The Weeknd Up to date data
118,415,473,143
Solo - Male
Pop
English
Canada
5
Ariana Grande
Ariana Grande Up to date data
94,051,180,034
Solo - Female
Pop
English
United States of America
6
Kanye West
Kanye West Up to date data
89,863,571,191
Solo - Male
Hip-hop
English
United States of America
7
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran Up to date data
86,344,047,691
Solo - Male
Pop
English
United Kingdom
8
Post Malone
Post Malone Up to date data
86,140,407,692
Solo - Male
Pop
English
United States of America
9
Eminem
Eminem Up to date data
85,685,950,411
Solo - Male
Hip-hop
English
United States of America
10
Justin Bieber
Justin Bieber Up to date data
84,952,369,200
Solo - Male
Pop
English
Canada
11
BTS
BTS Up to date data
83,417,989,659
Group - Male
K-Pop
Korean
South Korea
12
Billie Eilish
Billie Eilish Up to date data
81,063,016,215
Solo - Female
Alternative
English
United States of America
13
Travis Scott
Travis Scott Up to date data
74,312,742,568
Solo - Male
Hip-hop
English
United States of America
14
Kendrick Lamar
Kendrick Lamar Up to date data
73,560,261,130
Solo - Male
Hip-hop
English
United States of America
15
Juice WRLD
Juice WRLD Up to date data
68,428,069,639
Solo - Male
Hip-hop
English
United States of America
16
Rihanna
Rihanna Up to date data
64,734,324,900
Solo - Female
Pop
English
Barbados
17
Bruno Mars
Bruno Mars Up to date data
62,634,112,347
Solo - Male
Pop
English
United States of America
18
Coldplay
Coldplay Up to date data
61,069,967,990
Group - Male
Alternative
English
United Kingdom
19
XXXTENTACION
XXXTENTACION Up to date data
60,975,983,533
Solo - Male
Hip-hop
English
United States of America
20
Dua Lipa
Dua Lipa Up to date data
57,069,249,812
Solo - Female
Pop
English
United Kingdom
21
Future
Future Up to date data
56,981,148,876
Solo - Male
Hip-hop
English
United States of America
22
Imagine Dragons
Imagine Dragons Up to date data
56,896,541,670
Group - Male
Alternative
English
United States of America
23
J Balvin
J Balvin Up to date data
53,646,769,645
Solo - Male
Reggaeton
Spanish
Colombia
24
Lana Del Rey
Lana Del Rey Up to date data
53,383,067,294
Solo - Female
Alternative
English
United States of America
25
David Guetta
David Guetta Up to date data
51,248,705,327
Solo - Male
Electronic
English
France
Most-streamed artists on audio DSPs – How it works
We estimate audio-on-demand (AOD) streams across all major Digital Streaming Platforms (DSPs) to determine the most-streamed artists globally.
This ranking reflects the top artists based on estimated career streams from AOD platforms such as Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, Deezer, YouTube Music , and notable regional services like Anghami, Gaana, Joox, Melon, JioSaavn, Boomplay , among others. Radio-style platforms (e.g., iHeartRadio, Pandora) and video platforms are excluded from our data.
Because most DSPs do not publicly share playcounts , and labels themselves only receive consolidated figures several months later , we rely on estimates to deliver a comprehensive view of an artist’s streaming performance.
How do we estimate streams?
Our methodology involves:
Analyzing Spotify’s market share in over 100 countries
Assessing each artist’s streaming distribution by market
Factoring in how music genres perform differently across platforms
These elements help us calculate the percentage of an artist’s global streams that come from Spotify . We then extrapolate that percentage to estimate their total AOD streams across all platforms , based on known Spotify figures.
Only leading tracks are included in these calculations. Featured appearances are excluded .
Spotify’s most-streamed artists – Q&A
What is this ranking about? What are lead and featured streams? This ranking showcases the top Spotify artists based on streams from tracks listed under their personal page’s Albums , Singles , and Compilations sections. These are combined into what we define as “Lead Streams.” Milestones such as the number of tracks available and total streams are calculated using lead songs only. Streams from tracks listed in the “Appears On” section of an artist’s Spotify page are categorized as “Featured Streams” and do not impact the overall ranking or milestone statistics.
Who is the most-streamed artist of all time? The most-streamed artist of all time is American icon Taylor Swift , leading ahead of Latin star Bad Bunny and Canadian rapper Drake .
Who is the most-streamed group of all time? The most-streamed group of all time is South Korean global sensation BTS , ahead of Coldplay and Imagine Dragons .
Who is the most-streamed rapper of all time? The most-streamed rapper of all time is Canadian hip-hop star Drake . The top five most listened to rappers also include Eminem , Kanye West , Travis Scott , and Juice WRLD , in that order.
Who is the most-streamed Asian artist of all time The most-streamed Asian artist of all time is the South Korean group BTS . Indian superstars Arijit Singh and Pritam complete the top three.
Who is the most-streamed Latin artist of all time Latin music’s king, Bad Bunny , holds the top spot among Latin artists, followed by J Balvin and Ozuna .
There is an issue with the data. How does it get fixed? Spotify’s database can occasionally be tricky to manage, so while we’ve developed robust controls to ensure accuracy, occasional glitches may still occur. When issues arise, we perform manual fixes to restore data consistency. If a problem persists, don’t hesitate to reach out and let us know so we can investigate further.
Most-streamed artists on audio DSPs – Q&A
Are these numbers official? No. Outside of Spotify, most DSPs don’t disclose track playcounts. Even music labels face a delay in accessing complete data. Our algorithm uses Spotify as a foundation (see How Do We Estimate Streams? ) and applies a set of data-driven extrapolations to estimate each artist’s total audio streams across all platforms. These estimates form the basis of the rankings displayed.
What if some numbers seem off? People often focus on platforms they know, like Apple Music, especially for urban music popular in English-speaking countries. While Apple Music may outperform Spotify for some artists in the US , it represents only a small fraction of global streaming. For instance, Drake and Beyoncé may perform better on US Apple Music than US Spotify, but in Brazil , Spotify holds a dominant market share. Therefore, Beyoncé’s non-Spotify share is smaller than Drake’s due to regional dynamics. This explains why: – Latin and Brazilian artists often rank lower, as Spotify dominates in their regions. – Asian artists and global stars with strong performance in Asia may rank higher , thanks to powerful local platforms like Melon, Joox, or Genie.
Why does this data differ from CSPC articles? Both use the same core methodology, but CSPC entries incorporate additional manual data collection from platforms like Genie, AWA, and Anghami . As a result, CSPC figures feature a higher proportion of verified data , though differences from the estimates remain relatively minor.
Why isn’t a certain artist listed? The top of the ranking is comprehensive, but some lower-ranked artists may be missing . You can use our streaming data tool to search for any artist. If they have enough streams, they will automatically appear in the ranking , updated in real time as new data arrives.
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