Taylor Swift is the most-streamed artists ever on Spotify with 103,087,211,248 streams as of May 21, 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 103,087,211,248 2 Bad Bunny 88,772,325,231 3 Drake 87,244,237,878 4 The Weeknd 69,270,694,268 5 Ariana Grande 54,215,559,497 6 Ed Sheeran 53,152,848,186 7 Eminem 50,406,857,186 8 Justin Bieber 48,654,693,654 9 Billie Eilish 47,985,112,893 10 Kanye West 46,731,352,175 11 Post Malone 45,188,345,036 12 BTS 42,464,990,558 13 Travis Scott 39,118,099,359 14 Coldplay 38,789,612,963 15 Rihanna 38,547,559,700 16 J Balvin 37,534,848,631 17 Kendrick Lamar 36,977,707,608 18 Bruno Mars 36,903,864,109 19 Dua Lipa 36,109,505,005 20 Imagine Dragons 35,316,189,462 21 Juice WRLD 34,895,328,635 22 David Guetta 32,746,109,051 23 XXXTENTACION 32,509,256,214 24 Lana Del Rey 31,202,265,224 25 Maroon 5 30,382,990,028 26 Ozuna 30,248,422,098 27 Lady Gaga 29,337,656,890 28 Future 28,578,495,936 29 Calvin Harris 28,305,627,967 30 KAROL G 28,233,959,008 31 Khalid 28,212,781,802 32 Rauw Alejandro 27,411,301,005 33 Beyoncé 27,286,624,118 34 Shawn Mendes 26,386,551,964 35 Sam Smith 25,791,992,688 36 Queen 25,628,995,489 37 Linkin Park 25,413,420,345 38 One Direction 25,072,346,409 39 Adele 24,774,092,248 40 Harry Styles 24,712,913,814 41 Metro Boomin 24,357,811,121 42 Anuel AA 24,339,790,642 43 J. Cole 24,170,000,704 44 SZA 24,124,811,611 45 Shakira 24,052,786,359 46 Chris Brown 23,996,826,314 47 Daddy Yankee 23,680,086,778 48 Arctic Monkeys 23,365,685,617 49 Peso Pluma 22,845,057,162 50 The Beatles 22,426,206,073 51 Feid 22,291,843,605 52 Olivia Rodrigo 22,253,184,241 53 Doja Cat 21,715,488,838 54 Katy Perry 21,450,719,572 55 Morgan Wallen 21,250,205,769 56 Nicki Minaj 21,096,906,235 57 Selena Gomez 20,997,831,266 58 21 Savage 20,968,216,623 59 The Chainsmokers 20,959,596,529 60 Maluma 20,836,073,052 61 Sia 20,392,036,614 62 Lil Uzi Vert 20,271,168,161 63 Marshmello 20,189,038,656 64 Miley Cyrus 19,647,201,140 65 Tyler, The Creator 19,305,279,865 66 Halsey 19,117,074,846 67 Twenty One Pilots 18,847,186,537 68 Junior H 18,407,347,001 69 Lil Baby 18,198,423,324 70 Myke Towers 18,084,640,186 71 Avicii 18,058,920,080 72 Pritam 17,978,628,841 73 Red Hot Chili Peppers 17,945,031,394 74 OneRepublic 17,750,926,880 75 $uicideboy$ 16,983,121,002 76 Kygo 16,899,973,129 77 Farruko 16,760,064,841 78 Michael Jackson 16,713,244,344 79 Camila Cabello 16,697,036,439 80 Frank Ocean 16,620,718,800 81 Mac Miller 15,989,684,498 82 Gunna 15,881,510,128 83 Elton John 15,578,480,413 84 Lil Peep 15,549,077,430 85 Guns N' Roses 15,499,785,534 86 The Neighbourhood 15,467,678,249 87 Metallica 15,313,373,844 88 Sabrina Carpenter 15,280,493,274 89 Charlie Puth 15,170,032,716 90 Luke Combs 14,485,060,222 91 Pitbull 14,439,791,738 92 Jason Derulo 14,254,682,818 93 AC/DC 14,179,094,245 94 Demi Lovato 14,107,723,413 95 Luis Miguel 14,043,663,560 96 BLACKPINK 14,021,016,818 97 Alan Walker 13,981,072,916 98 Pop Smoke 13,918,507,040 99 Lil Wayne 13,847,775,647 100 Ellie Goulding 13,834,143,029 101 YoungBoy Never Broke Again 13,549,851,849 102 Arijit Singh 13,352,007,290 103 Nicky Jam 13,287,252,007 104 Playboi Carti 13,262,300,725 105 A$AP Rocky 13,216,546,761 106 DJ Snake 13,099,156,914 107 Young Thug 12,950,306,104 108 Carin Leon 12,797,279,903 109 Bizarrap 12,751,033,002 110 Trippie Redd 12,718,424,885 111 Sech 12,618,107,037 112 DaBaby 12,565,257,056 113 Hozier 12,555,468,291 114 Fall Out Boy 12,423,717,399 115 Lewis Capaldi 12,266,409,430 116 Manuel Turizo 12,194,042,020 117 Lil Nas X 12,177,010,910 118 The Kid LAROI 12,112,309,027 119 Black Eyed Peas 12,079,617,346 120 Martin Garrix 12,077,532,969 121 Panic! At The Disco 12,057,027,521 122 G-Eazy 12,054,622,776 123 Cardi B 12,022,862,175 124 Tiësto 11,975,669,384 125 Britney Spears 11,969,656,948 126 50 Cent 11,954,396,948 127 Henrique & Juliano 11,792,330,787 128 Justin Timberlake 11,745,791,741 129 Fleetwood Mac 11,716,027,863 130 Sebastian Yatra 11,694,070,918 131 JAY-Z 11,610,483,772 132 Radiohead 11,600,887,483 133 NF 11,486,371,334 134 A Boogie Wit da Hoodie 11,474,485,619 135 Bebe Rexha 11,472,524,997 136 Don Omar 11,381,875,844 137 The Police 11,347,256,049 138 Macklemore 11,335,677,407 139 Duki 11,303,997,622 140 Joji 11,259,071,052 141 Diplo 11,192,042,695 142 Major Lazer 11,180,915,489 143 Kodak Black 11,091,761,403 144 2Pac 10,975,228,342 145 ZAYN 10,935,302,662 146 Jack Harlow 10,889,464,538 147 The Rolling Stones 10,786,502,374 148 Tyga 10,776,324,334 149 Kali Uchis 10,754,660,304 150 5 Seconds of Summer 10,753,319,736 151 Stray Kids 10,746,832,016 152 Ava Max 10,743,587,757 153 Lauv 10,741,015,741 154 Bob Marley & The Wailers 10,729,824,743 155 Nirvana 10,722,016,768 156 Green Day 10,704,691,579 157 Anirudh Ravichander 10,689,180,083 158 Romeo Santos 10,646,071,305 159 Christian Nodal 10,636,161,501 160 Usher 10,550,468,046 161 Mariah Carey 10,528,861,098 162 Zach Bryan 10,418,718,024 163 Michael Bublé 10,414,448,777 164 Gorillaz 10,394,744,467 165 Machine Gun Kelly 10,379,607,873 166 James Arthur 10,379,348,833 167 Childish Gambino 10,337,384,492 168 Anitta 10,310,439,318 169 Little Mix 10,272,979,120 170 P!nk 10,250,776,457 171 Flo Rida 10,249,153,293 172 ABBA 10,212,209,190 173 Rels B 10,160,616,941 174 System Of A Down 10,128,730,000 175 Becky G 10,125,886,454 176 Migos 10,067,972,292 177 Logic 10,038,940,627 178 Polo G 10,022,405,496 179 Kid Cudi 10,022,316,275 180 Melanie Martinez 10,015,488,635 181 DJ Khaled 9,955,701,654 182 Tory Lanez 9,894,455,662 183 TWICE 9,819,592,442 184 Robin Schulz 9,768,922,651 185 Zara Larsson 9,758,592,994 186 John Mayer 9,675,237,722 187 Elvis Presley 9,644,601,838 188 Camilo 9,616,261,792 189 Frank Sinatra 9,570,461,254 190 Morat 9,547,734,308 191 Fuerza Regida 9,504,299,886 192 Enrique Iglesias 9,481,083,020 193 Wiz Khalifa 9,474,796,098 194 Arcangel 9,473,650,917 195 Creedence Clearwater Revival 9,387,786,795 196 Tame Impala 9,378,639,967 197 Gusttavo Lima 9,365,672,223 198 Clean Bandit 9,307,696,273 199 Madonna 9,279,178,002 200 Tate McRae 9,228,962,922 201 Rammstein 9,208,727,128 202 Disney 9,166,571,786 203 Reik 9,122,526,097 204 Slipknot 9,117,894,813 205 Snoop Dogg 9,112,925,543 206 Pink Floyd 9,108,720,672 207 Russ 9,099,483,718 208 Paramore 9,078,424,699 209 The Killers 9,030,491,539 210 Lorde 9,030,177,361 211 Labrinth 9,005,027,136 212 Ty Dolla $ign 8,852,467,690 213 Eladio Carrion 8,832,633,798 214 Noah Kahan 8,831,699,320 215 Mitski 8,830,517,228 216 Anne-Marie 8,813,628,353 217 Lil Durk 8,797,544,564 218 Jung Kook 8,769,945,686 219 The 1975 8,756,105,674 220 ROSALÍA 8,740,355,857 221 Jul 8,702,548,252 222 Lil Tecca 8,584,355,173 223 Daft Punk 8,580,588,019 224 Led Zeppelin 8,488,044,372 225 Foo Fighters 8,471,408,993 226 Jorge & Mateus 8,457,686,213 227 Mora 8,455,849,105 228 Luis Fonsi 8,452,932,237 229 The Lumineers 8,425,516,558 230 Brent Faiyaz 8,416,145,031 231 A.R. Rahman 8,361,299,904 232 Jonas Blue 8,332,013,264 233 Måneskin 8,324,394,992 234 Roddy Ricch 8,319,634,675 235 Cris Mj 8,263,426,299 236 Whitney Houston 8,240,109,875 237 Bring Me The Horizon 8,239,784,168 238 U2 8,228,718,896 239 Conan Gray 8,222,252,252 240 Oasis 8,176,094,747 241 My Chemical Romance 8,144,117,585 242 Troye Sivan 8,114,494,131 243 Wisin & Yandel 8,114,433,412 244 Cigarettes After Sex 7,961,595,409 245 Bon Jovi 7,935,581,972 246 Charli XCX 7,920,551,451 247 Florida Georgia Line 7,833,956,326 248 Skrillex 7,802,358,796 249 Summer Walker 7,769,026,204 250 Muse 7,740,099,301 251 blackbear 7,704,897,815 252 Lil Tjay 7,668,887,355 253 Megan Thee Stallion 7,662,604,829 254 Ne-Yo 7,630,457,634 255 Central Cee 7,615,390,429 256 Meghan Trainor 7,607,535,743 257 blink-182 7,604,023,854 258 Akon 7,584,435,732 259 Chris Stapleton 7,543,218,015 260 Miguel 7,539,311,929 261 Steve Lacy 7,518,555,041 262 Zé Neto & Cristiano 7,507,280,712 263 Marília Mendonça 7,472,648,344 264 Glass Animals 7,464,618,093 265 Florence + The Machine 7,419,210,750 266 Luke Bryan 7,409,315,196 267 Alessia Cara 7,389,073,278 268 Nickelback 7,385,153,913 269 Big Sean 7,327,734,796 270 Bryson Tiller 7,226,926,514 271 French Montana 7,203,004,681 272 Sean Paul 7,180,199,729 273 Don Toliver 7,169,881,361 274 Kings of Leon 7,149,240,863 275 Yeat 7,146,918,367 276 Felix Jaehn 7,140,851,264 277 Grupo Firme 7,125,706,753 278 Dr. Dre 7,082,479,592 279 SEVENTEEN 7,067,961,708 280 Billy Joel 7,044,719,706 281 Gucci Mane 7,031,119,906 282 Dalex 7,021,470,532 283 Lost Frequencies 7,014,370,709 284 La Arrolladora Banda El Limón De Rene Camacho 7,013,761,019 285 The Script 6,979,867,027 286 Cartel De Santa 6,978,886,194 287 Danny Ocean 6,972,679,766 288 Daniel Caesar 6,928,980,920 289 Yandel 6,923,178,365 290 The Offspring 6,909,101,710 291 Avril Lavigne 6,859,813,232 292 Kelly Clarkson 6,841,162,448 293 John Legend 6,837,194,126 294 Jimin 6,794,860,937 295 Alok 6,784,955,657 296 NAV 6,779,670,604 297 Hans Zimmer 6,772,421,422 298 Vance Joy 6,753,551,384 299 Rae Sremmurd 6,750,201,869 300 The Notorious B.I.G. 6,744,996,741 301 Julión Álvarez y su Norteño Banda 6,735,179,210 302 Kane Brown 6,734,175,022 303 Mac DeMarco 6,732,177,563 304 Tito Double P 6,731,718,542 305 PARTYNEXTDOOR 6,724,367,949 306 Stevie Wonder 6,713,271,820 307 David Bowie 6,649,881,859 308 Amy Winehouse 6,638,566,091 309 Phil Collins 6,578,322,969 310 Backstreet Boys 6,573,386,598 311 The Strokes 6,570,103,471 312 Disturbed 6,543,399,323 313 Joan Sebastian 6,519,432,313 314 Tove Lo 6,507,379,618 315 Gabito Ballesteros 6,506,825,822 316 Banda MS de Sergio Lizárraga 6,496,003,421 317 NLE Choppa 6,478,413,775 318 Calibre 50 6,457,590,429 319 Zedd 6,454,930,266 320 Rod Wave 6,453,291,041 321 Aventura 6,446,316,940 322 Avenged Sevenfold 6,440,780,179 323 Pearl Jam 6,436,632,140 324 6LACK 6,415,754,602 325 Bazzi 6,380,818,919 326 Ryan Lewis 6,377,374,826 327 Christina Aguilera 6,375,067,402 328 Kesha 6,371,889,455 329 Natanael Cano 6,365,399,865 330 Gracie Abrams 6,358,545,206 331 Macklemore & Ryan Lewis 6,326,413,405 332 Alicia Keys 6,326,324,284 333 6ix9ine 6,323,315,308 334 Benson Boone 6,305,384,751 335 Bibi Blocksberg 6,284,381,900 336 NewJeans 6,248,976,408 337 Three Days Grace 6,246,753,526 338 Chase Atlantic 6,238,200,822 339 Tainy 6,215,958,422 340 Los Ángeles Azules 6,195,436,566 341 TV Girl 6,194,947,471 342 Plan B 6,178,350,057 343 Jason Mraz 6,172,446,663 344 Dire Straits 6,158,010,279 345 Piso 21 6,149,176,601 346 Céline Dion 6,143,648,506 347 Jennifer Lopez 6,134,479,670 348 Matheus & Kauan 6,133,530,762 349 Aerosmith 6,121,910,790 350 Johnny Cash 6,121,372,735 351 Jess Glynne 6,100,391,131 352 Mumford & Sons 6,077,178,870 353 Wesley Safadão 6,070,188,703 354 Thomas Rhett 6,065,564,933 355 Dean Lewis 6,054,001,096 356 The Smiths 6,035,554,671 357 Paulo Londra 6,009,642,615 358 Lizzo 5,971,571,930 359 Jhayco 5,966,495,077 360 TINI 5,966,285,528 361 Calum Scott 5,965,979,911 362 Jason Aldean 5,950,280,604 363 Deftones 5,944,658,343 364 Kevin Gates 5,922,441,765 365 Alec Benjamin 5,913,449,656 366 Five Finger Death Punch 5,902,924,247 367 LANY 5,896,048,862 368 Alfredo Olivas 5,859,205,407 369 Train 5,823,366,276 370 Maná 5,818,976,972 371 Tom Odell 5,815,049,637 372 Jack Johnson 5,803,283,795 373 George Ezra 5,798,846,268 374 Dave 5,790,861,359 375 YNW Melly 5,786,161,465 376 Justin Quiles 5,763,655,228 377 Bruce Springsteen 5,762,133,742 378 Eagles 5,760,472,437 379 Bryan Adams 5,744,886,960 380 Journey 5,741,214,650 381 Marc Anthony 5,739,493,526 382 Ninho 5,707,145,264 383 TOMORROW X TOGETHER 5,680,584,145 384 Meek Mill 5,643,769,801 385 Niall Horan 5,622,730,179 386 Korn 5,606,932,952 387 Natti Natasha 5,603,158,586 388 Bastille 5,596,027,782 389 Lil Yachty 5,593,183,620 390 Jonas Brothers 5,580,652,324 391 Outkast 5,576,761,882 392 Fifth Harmony 5,487,817,888 393 Chappell Roan 5,450,072,458 394 Nelly 5,429,575,900 395 League of Legends 5,420,603,858 396 Lin-Manuel Miranda 5,417,722,941 397 Nicki Nicole 5,407,580,693 398 Alesso 5,385,954,727 399 Armin van Buuren 5,378,173,287 400 Burna Boy 5,341,195,289 401 Jhené Aiko 5,320,945,954 402 Teddy Swims 5,311,238,352 403 Baby Keem 5,299,524,183 404 Flume 5,291,443,594 405 Nelly Furtado 5,289,307,663 406 Eslabon Armado 5,257,367,906 407 Galantis 5,256,266,317 408 Luan Santana 5,250,793,438 409 El Alfa 5,248,843,969 410 Becky Hill 5,242,562,749 411 Disclosure 5,239,234,009 412 Zion & Lennox 5,228,588,903 413 Fetty Wap 5,193,378,892 414 Tiago PZK 5,185,054,607 415 Juan Gabriel 5,173,008,851 416 Marvin Gaye 5,151,031,724 417 Los Tigres Del Norte 5,123,890,296 418 Pablo Alborán 5,123,543,459 419 H.E.R. 5,086,096,186 420 Limp Bizkit 5,084,396,655 421 KHEA 5,079,819,479 422 Capital Bra 5,060,084,288 423 ENHYPEN 5,044,140,590 424 AJR 5,038,565,387 425 Jessie J 5,035,998,878 426 Foster The People 5,016,767,619 427 Dan + Shay 5,014,274,557 428 Bob Dylan 4,973,672,439 429 Skillet 4,951,573,913 430 MEDUZA 4,949,567,935 431 Jesse & Joy 4,930,587,252 432 Weezer 4,921,168,657 433 Tyler Childers 4,900,641,920 434 Quavo 4,896,202,786 435 Passenger 4,884,365,465 436 Trueno 4,874,310,965 437 Swedish House Mafia 4,863,650,000 438 Jeremih 4,855,258,265 439 Luciano 4,842,980,772 440 Dominic Fike 4,837,438,996 441 Iron Maiden 4,814,144,626 442 Sidhu Moose Wala 4,809,292,534 443 Milo j 4,808,410,883 444 Luísa Sonza 4,804,916,528 445 Mark Ronson 4,803,214,351 446 Sfera Ebbasta 4,789,553,544 447 Karan Aujla 4,786,362,348 448 Lukas Graham 4,781,706,283 449 benny blanco 4,777,616,730 450 Cage The Elephant 4,768,364,195 451 Zac Brown Band 4,763,884,656 452 Morad 4,762,586,056 453 Grupo Frontera 4,758,069,666 454 Ludovico Einaudi 4,749,937,058 455 Daryl Hall & John Oates 4,744,371,114 456 V 4,742,367,100 457 Lil Skies 4,706,593,450 458 Wisin 4,704,011,996 459 Bon Iver 4,697,790,215 460 24kGoldn 4,697,674,615 461 Jax Jones 4,691,807,722 462 Bryant Myers 4,677,854,949 463 James Blunt 4,677,009,145 464 Alejandro Sanz 4,675,689,388 465 d4vd 4,672,143,345 466 Pentatonix 4,654,634,035 467 JENNIE 4,637,546,946 468 The Doors 4,633,011,118 469 Tones And I 4,629,937,878 470 Marco Antonio Solís 4,616,766,303 471 girl in red 4,615,034,204 472 Ricky Martin 4,611,628,862 473 R.E.M. 4,582,139,447 474 Depeche Mode 4,574,588,796 475 Blessd 4,569,585,092 476 MC Ryan SP 4,567,005,297 477 Rema 4,562,745,001 478 Ski Mask The Slump God 4,557,052,860 479 X Ambassadors 4,553,442,022 480 C. Tangana 4,549,718,391 481 Carly Rae Jepsen 4,548,880,472 482 Papa Roach 4,526,878,850 483 The Black Keys 4,524,015,595 484 The Cranberries 4,503,417,968 485 Ryan Castro 4,493,327,957 486 bbno$ 4,489,564,985 487 Tim McGraw 4,485,639,693 488 Jeremy Zucker 4,484,573,551 489 AP Dhillon 4,466,448,520 490 Ice Cube 4,463,297,413 491 The Beach Boys 4,454,478,367 492 King Von 4,450,390,123 493 Giveon 4,450,101,409 494 NIKI 4,446,567,262 495 Young Miko 4,398,131,660 496 MARINA 4,387,596,440 497 TKKG 4,386,011,724 498 R3HAB 4,372,187,073 499 Black Sabbath 4,351,564,381 500 Nio Garcia 4,345,624,695 501 Santa Fe Klan 4,344,521,966 502 Carlos Vives 4,334,957,894 503 Kacey Musgraves 4,297,170,353 504 Gera MX 4,288,288,549 505 alt-J 4,284,930,231 506 ScHoolboy Q 4,271,355,009 507 Lynyrd Skynyrd 4,270,845,903 508 Bonez MC 4,263,846,761 509 Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike 4,262,452,633 510 George Strait 4,256,477,606 511 Lunay 4,233,225,832 512 James Bay 4,232,443,406 513 Sam Hunt 4,224,763,449 514 2 Chainz 4,224,303,944 515 Destiny's Child 4,220,963,562 516 Dean Martin 4,215,841,933 517 CNCO 4,214,255,093 518 Boyce Avenue 4,212,196,080 519 Juanes 4,211,209,365 520 LE SSERAFIM 4,207,845,161 521 Lil Mosey 4,203,775,992 522 Milky Chance 4,201,536,788 523 Norah Jones 4,186,449,394 524 Trey Songz 4,183,084,312 525 Christina Perri 4,179,782,673 526 Clairo 4,169,684,969 527 Birdy 4,145,656,277 528 Van Morrison 4,138,953,481 529 Rudimental 4,128,988,029 530 PNL 4,122,823,403 531 Kenny Chesney 4,101,835,261 532 Keane 4,100,193,766 533 Sigala 4,098,506,253 534 Maren Morris 4,091,883,072 535 Mrs. GREEN APPLE 4,090,926,460 536 Laufey 4,088,753,844 537 Beéle 4,087,738,820 538 Chance the Rapper 4,083,155,788 539 Zoé 4,082,549,212 540 Ovy On The Drums 4,071,962,039 541 Madison Beer 4,069,495,118 542 ILLENIUM 4,062,469,050 543 Simon & Garfunkel 4,057,703,968 544 MGMT 4,054,807,215 545 PinkPantheress 4,050,411,031 546 Prince Royce 4,050,391,221 547 Kehlani 4,048,616,843 548 Latto 4,033,971,679 549 Gerardo Ortiz 4,030,744,488 550 Melendi 4,025,149,701 551 EXO 4,022,892,948 552 Breaking Benjamin 4,022,536,460 553 Moneybagg Yo 4,021,606,032 554 The Game 4,011,330,130 555 (G)I-DLE 4,008,241,310 556 Dermot Kennedy 4,007,287,501 557 aespa 4,006,427,916 558 Eric Church 3,994,532,116 559 Eric Clapton 3,985,291,354 560 Mau y Ricky 3,970,595,458 561 YOASOBI 3,953,683,533 562 Van Halen 3,949,933,448 563 TOTO 3,942,334,630 564 keshi 3,937,642,342 565 YG 3,937,548,596 566 Bradley Cooper 3,936,494,266 567 The Smashing Pumpkins 3,930,432,426 568 Evanescence 3,927,703,966 569 White Noise Radiance 3,916,112,368 570 Tears For Fears 3,915,310,577 571 Ke Personajes 3,914,556,472 572 Ufo361 3,914,493,546 573 Apache 207 3,911,671,031 574 B.o.B 3,881,612,835 575 Why Don't We 3,876,511,704 576 Scorpions 3,875,640,443 577 De La Ghetto 3,849,486,380 578 DJ Luian 3,849,197,402 579 Alan Jackson 3,846,435,309 580 SAINt JHN 3,832,205,100 581 Jay Chou 3,830,790,854 582 The Goo Goo Dolls 3,828,616,526 583 The Vamps 3,819,610,357 584 Red Velvet 3,818,381,474 585 Noriel 3,817,920,287 586 Mon Laferte 3,812,220,968 587 Bruno & Marrone 3,811,792,424 588 Aya Nakamura 3,809,859,962 589 The Fray 3,809,584,975 590 LISA 3,809,047,795 591 Chino Pacas 3,808,565,029 592 Rex Orange County 3,799,639,525 593 Neton Vega 3,799,031,111 594 Kim Petras 3,798,566,844 595 JVKE 3,789,771,852 596 Sum 41 3,789,373,040 597 Lofi Fruits Music 3,786,295,472 598 Ha*Ash 3,784,609,178 599 Aleman 3,784,031,820 600 Banda El Recodo 3,782,795,846 601 Rod Stewart 3,774,341,469 602 T.I. 3,773,678,334 603 Topic 3,767,253,328 604 Cheat Codes 3,766,737,449 605 Emilia 3,760,355,934 606 Ghost 3,752,689,202 607 T-Pain 3,745,717,807 608 Joel Corry 3,740,286,543 609 BROCKHAMPTON 3,728,432,317 610 Canserbero 3,727,910,356 611 Jimi Hendrix 3,697,627,598 612 Quevedo 3,691,434,153 613 Alice In Chains 3,686,722,600 614 Jorja Smith 3,684,854,774 615 Supertramp 3,666,371,803 616 John Williams 3,665,597,455 617 Ozzy Osbourne 3,664,661,972 618 Mambo Kingz 3,659,426,051 619 Wham! 3,655,195,844 620 Offset 3,655,178,422 621 Carlos Rivera 3,646,641,671 622 Yuridia 3,642,348,872 623 Oliver Tree 3,641,168,802 624 Mabel 3,637,859,353 625 GIMS 3,633,786,962 626 Normani 3,630,006,225 627 Shania Twain 3,625,963,686 628 Los Temerarios 3,624,735,582 629 Rita Ora 3,621,317,608 630 Robbie Williams 3,620,003,719 631 JP Cooper 3,618,422,451 632 Jon Pardi 3,617,860,674 633 Mike Posner 3,611,715,993 634 A$AP Ferg 3,600,029,606 635 Fred again.. 3,595,596,852 636 Years & Years 3,590,219,454 637 Rick Ross 3,588,268,368 638 Damso 3,586,232,975 639 Prince 3,583,655,967 640 Mc IG 3,564,736,484 641 Johann Sebastian Bach 3,564,526,960 642 Ms. Lauryn Hill 3,562,563,688 643 Os Barões Da Pisadinha 3,559,977,413 644 Nas 3,555,494,982 645 Electric Light Orchestra 3,552,914,144 646 ROSÉ 3,521,184,314 647 Andy Grammer 3,520,648,582 648 Lord Huron 3,512,565,145 649 Glee Cast 3,505,862,342 650 Sebastian Ingrosso 3,505,693,041 651 Sido 3,501,846,061 652 Aminé 3,501,224,600 653 Aretha Franklin 3,499,209,193 654 Seeb 3,494,873,202 655 Pharrell Williams 3,494,421,517 656 A Day To Remember 3,482,217,731 657 Kevin Kaarl 3,481,503,752 658 Cody Johnson 3,475,859,775 659 Shubh 3,466,347,801 660 a-ha 3,461,601,545 661 Hailee Steinfeld 3,457,787,008 662 M83 3,455,850,926 663 Mother Mother 3,455,678,611 664 Timbaland 3,454,744,964 665 La Adictiva Banda San José de Mesillas 3,446,948,252 666 Intocable 3,441,834,980 667 Stromae 3,440,679,122 668 Dolly Parton 3,437,116,151 669 Carrie Underwood 3,428,242,321 670 Nat King Cole 3,427,449,391 671 Stephen Sanchez 3,424,982,496 672 DNCE 3,423,377,414 673 Diljit Dosanjh 3,423,184,797 674 All Time Low 3,406,968,664 675 Falling In Reverse 3,406,497,466 676 Rag'n'Bone Man 3,400,769,881 677 RÜFÜS DU SOL 3,399,680,691 678 Juan Luis Guerra 4.40 3,398,771,207 679 Ferrugem 3,395,016,503 680 BONES 3,392,964,247 681 FloyyMenor 3,388,995,537 682 Sleepy Hallow 3,388,151,345 683 Amitabh Bhattacharya 3,386,635,060 684 Annie Lennox 3,386,254,756 685 Sublime 3,382,813,102 686 The Cure 3,374,004,505 687 Mötley Crüe 3,369,169,704 688 Gryffin 3,364,675,602 689 Jelly Roll 3,361,651,298 690 Gwen Stefani 3,358,027,633 691 Sam Feldt 3,356,211,880 692 Beach House 3,347,230,731 693 AURORA 3,341,445,217 694 Rage Against The Machine 3,339,211,345 695 Tulus 3,337,350,478 696 WALK THE MOON 3,333,061,269 697 Roxette 3,332,933,703 698 Mari Fernandez 3,332,629,589 699 Kodaline 3,325,309,640 700 Ruth B. 3,324,328,031 701 Joey Bada$$ 3,322,039,901 702 Gustavo Mioto 3,321,545,299 703 Los Enanitos Verdes 3,320,866,808 704 Alejandro Fernández 3,302,180,789 705 Shaggy 3,294,297,303 706 The Clash 3,286,759,553 707 Die drei !!! 3,280,727,688 708 Of Monsters and Men 3,268,986,899 709 Liam Payne 3,260,280,717 710 Enya 3,257,693,273 711 Vishal Mishra 3,251,104,759 712 Frédéric Chopin 3,241,922,000 713 Queens of the Stone Age 3,240,367,970 714 Benjamin Blümchen 3,237,149,362 715 Natalia Lafourcade 3,232,014,869 716 Kylie Minogue 3,231,393,722 717 Bronco 3,230,247,337 718 Goodboys 3,227,360,124 719 Ice Spice 3,224,023,708 720 Santana 3,212,797,880 721 Mustard 3,211,933,651 722 Soda Stereo 3,193,670,382 723 Joyner Lucas 3,190,942,120 724 WizKid 3,187,873,508 725 BoyWithUke 3,187,284,920 726 Tems 3,183,979,030 727 Westlife 3,181,031,268 728 NCT DREAM 3,166,992,902 729 Sin Bandera 3,164,799,980 730 Background White Noise 3,163,329,340 731 Chief Keef 3,157,988,452 732 Ali Gatie 3,155,624,603 733 PLK 3,153,745,708 734 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 3,152,688,269 735 Sleeping At Last 3,146,634,703 736 Cyndi Lauper 3,145,093,910 737 Pedro Capó 3,141,550,965 738 Two Feet 3,126,937,322 739 Powfu 3,121,552,021 740 Sting 3,121,464,230 741 Baby Sleeps 3,114,034,266 742 *NSYNC 3,112,277,045 743 Iggy Azalea 3,110,057,551 744 Ella Mai 3,108,777,762 745 Phoebe Bridgers 3,106,778,199 746 Paul McCartney 3,105,619,625 747 Wallows 3,103,922,138 748 Sean Kingston 3,098,144,118 749 Vintage Culture 3,087,227,317 750 Calmly 3,085,487,860 751 UZI 3,075,561,020 752 Young Dolph 3,073,013,447 753 Nick Jonas 3,069,638,750 754 RAYE 3,067,056,937 755 Selena 3,062,261,604 756 Mc Don Juan 3,059,656,924 757 Kontra K 3,058,910,186 758 ITZY 3,056,280,169 759 Jon Bellion 3,047,831,693 760 Udit Narayan 3,047,567,960 761 Jaani 3,047,553,527 762 Taio Cruz 3,047,169,254 763 Regard 3,044,463,565 764 Eyedress 3,043,897,916 765 Dilsinho 3,041,741,306 766 Lil Pump 3,038,785,604 767 Julia Michaels 3,035,355,532 768 Diego & Victor Hugo 3,033,607,859 769 DMX 3,033,342,938 770 Amit Trivedi 3,032,682,195 771 LUCKI 3,032,507,413 772 ATEEZ 3,018,151,369 773 Yung Gravy 3,010,318,993 774 Beret 3,006,247,069 775 Dread Mar I 3,005,421,076 776 Tee Grizzley 3,003,780,580 777 RAF Camora 2,995,895,122 778 Ivan Cornejo 2,994,579,379 779 Ella Fitzgerald 2,992,130,465 780 Owl City 2,990,758,364 781 L7NNON 2,990,493,183 782 Veigh 2,978,267,400 783 KALEO 2,969,443,577 784 Lauana Prado 2,965,065,283 785 Old Dominion 2,964,239,970 786 Thirty Seconds To Mars 2,953,712,660 787 Eden Muñoz 2,949,063,639 788 Axwell /\ Ingrosso 2,948,196,985 789 Bill Withers 2,943,911,274 790 Thiaguinho 2,940,677,383 791 The White Stripes 2,936,898,611 792 NEFFEX 2,935,266,149 793 Agust D 2,931,768,655 794 Lionel Richie 2,930,290,869 795 Bing Crosby 2,928,664,342 796 Miranda Lambert 2,927,439,683 797 Colbie Caillat 2,927,340,189 798 Cali Y El Dandee 2,925,747,704 799 Ciara 2,923,410,569 800 Kevin Roldan 2,912,630,084 801 Louis Tomlinson 2,908,617,865 802 Icona Pop 2,898,969,810 803 Kungs 2,896,579,726 804 Yusuf / Cat Stevens 2,896,264,312 805 Booba 2,881,421,789 806 Orochi 2,879,385,186 807 John Newman 2,877,427,461 808 Rise Against 2,875,431,696 809 Badshah 2,872,532,811 810 IU 2,870,709,274 811 Simone Sommerland 2,865,938,645 812 Die Kita-Frösche 2,863,029,293 813 Snow Patrol 2,862,506,108 814 Don Diablo 2,860,198,311 815 Stormzy 2,859,371,803 816 Tracy Chapman 2,858,070,805 817 YSY A 2,848,921,192 818 Volbeat 2,827,997,307 819 Cosculluela 2,819,241,799 820 Audioslave 2,818,530,175 821 Lee Brice 2,812,974,630 822 Shinedown 2,811,547,990 823 Rvfv 2,802,097,108 824 Lenny Kravitz 2,801,613,181 825 KK 2,799,912,762 826 Pixies 2,795,594,209 827 Wale 2,795,546,033 828 Astrid S 2,794,469,469 829 Otis Redding 2,793,193,049 830 Fergie 2,792,146,402 831 iann dior 2,790,444,073 832 The Who 2,790,210,494 833 Gloria Trevi 2,786,094,782 834 S. P. Balasubrahmanyam 2,783,289,604 835 Rvssian 2,782,495,815 836 SCH 2,779,386,490 837 Hardwell 2,779,170,907 838 j-hope 2,776,923,595 839 BigXthaPlug 2,776,524,086 840 Portugal. The Man 2,775,253,784 841 Geolier 2,773,117,459 842 Nekfeu 2,772,522,460 843 David Kushner 2,767,094,330 844 IVE 2,764,126,736 845 Ben&Ben 2,762,588,398 846 LUDMILLA 2,762,449,875 847 Bad Gyal 2,760,361,893 848 Loud Luxury 2,757,476,827 849 Felipe Amorim 2,753,956,455 850 Blur 2,743,135,360 851 Laura Pausini 2,740,600,561 852 DENNIS 2,733,979,990 853 LIT killah 2,725,462,274 854 fun. 2,722,413,839 855 Jaymes Young 2,721,799,992 856 Ofenbach 2,721,015,867 857 ONE OK ROCK 2,719,602,524 858 Novo Amor 2,713,728,793 859 NATTAN 2,711,199,718 860 Odetari 2,708,403,118 861 The Pussycat Dolls 2,706,967,119 862 Conor Maynard 2,701,720,596 863 Simple Plan 2,698,779,229 864 Ben Howard 2,690,066,614 865 Chelsea Cutler 2,685,119,497 866 Kenshi Yonezu 2,683,863,997 867 CRO 2,677,504,997 868 MC Hariel 2,673,803,574 869 MAX 2,667,834,908 870 PnB Rock 2,667,805,069 871 KYLE 2,665,069,361 872 NCT 127 2,663,430,525 873 Official HIGE DANdism 2,663,335,840 874 Pabllo Vittar 2,663,072,893 875 Nina Simone 2,660,759,413 876 Ado 2,658,772,136 877 Surfaces 2,658,134,463 878 Sasha Alex Sloan 2,657,281,919 879 Cristian Castro 2,656,740,248 880 Internet Money 2,652,979,291 881 Lazza 2,650,201,536 882 Kenia OS 2,649,206,169 883 The Jackson 5 2,648,028,271 884 Vampire Weekend 2,647,861,924 885 Denzel Curry 2,647,459,483 886 Pepe Aguilar 2,646,305,171 887 Kate Bush 2,644,680,450 888 Xavi 2,641,153,380 889 Lady A 2,640,799,017 890 Afrojack 2,639,494,523 891 Matoma 2,636,629,576 892 Manu Chao 2,633,513,110 893 Cher 2,633,010,858 894 Rich The Kid 2,632,755,510 895 The Marías 2,627,632,023 896 Kelsea Ballerini 2,623,969,752 897 YUNGBLUD 2,621,667,683 898 Lucenzo 2,621,592,629 899 Ana Gabriel 2,618,980,054 900 Irshad Kamil 2,618,862,913 901 Dei V 2,613,542,793 902 Aitana 2,610,265,221 903 AJ Tracey 2,606,039,898 904 Julieta Venegas 2,605,714,679 905 Mike WiLL Made-It 2,605,168,397 906 John Denver 2,601,658,228 907 WILLOW 2,598,848,764 908 Tina Turner 2,598,632,764 909 JID 2,597,464,913 910 Juan Magán 2,595,508,533 911 Gotye 2,594,263,815 912 Max Richter 2,594,200,308 913 Dardan 2,593,057,848 914 Mary J. Blige 2,589,703,167 915 Dadju 2,589,239,031 916 Caifanes 2,588,706,475 917 Djadja & Dinaz 2,588,164,234 918 Tayc 2,586,790,921 919 Pantera 2,584,907,862 920 Alex G 2,583,008,111 921 Mc Livinho 2,578,372,889 922 Arizona Zervas 2,575,444,474 923 Creed 2,569,706,381 924 HARDY 2,568,086,562 925 The Score 2,567,272,501 926 The Living Tombstone 2,565,369,162 927 Granular 2,564,423,100 928 Foreigner 2,560,005,869 929 3 Doors Down 2,558,690,650 930 Stefflon Don 2,558,649,638 931 John Lennon 2,556,614,255 932 Lauren Daigle 2,554,642,642 933 David Bisbal 2,553,897,291 934 Turma do Pagode 2,553,248,830 935 Leon Bridges 2,552,079,715 936 Brooks & Dunn 2,550,159,292 937 Martin Jensen 2,547,890,435 938 Steve Aoki 2,547,220,715 939 Kordhell 2,542,454,404 940 Purple Disco Machine 2,542,296,388 941 Soolking 2,541,595,528 942 Olly Murs 2,541,072,814 943 Sorriso Maroto 2,539,687,769 944 SYML 2,534,193,958 945 deadmau5 2,533,631,764 946 Micro TDH 2,533,388,924 947 Blondie 2,532,331,238 948 Marracash 2,529,986,184 949 Maes 2,526,715,001 950 Bo Burnham 2,525,496,397 951 Montell Fish 2,525,280,353 952 Dave Stewart 2,521,943,129 953 Spice Girls 2,521,156,772 954 Kidd Keo 2,515,275,538 955 Dynoro 2,514,954,418 956 UB40 2,511,981,535 957 Calle 24 2,510,279,314 958 CeeLo Green 2,510,177,214 959 Jaden 2,509,167,823 960 Sachin-Jigar 2,504,943,649 961 Louis Armstrong 2,500,719,316 962 Armaan Malik 2,498,467,428 963 Sonu Nigam 2,487,691,075 964 Miracle Tones 2,486,524,086 965 Lvbel C5 2,485,632,328 966 Jenni Rivera 2,484,797,595 967 Brytiago 2,484,679,824 968 C.R.O 2,484,217,820 969 KAYTRANADA 2,483,924,120 970 gnash 2,475,836,779 971 OMI 2,475,687,155 972 Jordan Davis 2,474,991,603 973 Saiko 2,468,977,605 974 Kelly Rowland 2,465,650,009 975 Danna Paola 2,464,572,591 976 Paul Simon 2,461,465,361 977 Mahalini 2,460,978,413 978 Moby 2,456,249,475 979 Nimo 2,455,639,088 980 Counting Crows 2,448,850,866 981 Werenoi 2,447,936,122 982 Los Invasores De Nuevo León 2,446,631,877 983 Vishal-Shekhar 2,445,875,009 984 Guaynaa 2,444,533,128 985 Saweetie 2,442,548,006 986 Gym Class Heroes 2,437,141,676 987 Khruangbin 2,436,356,272 988 Simone Mendes 2,435,593,731 989 Empire of the Sun 2,434,810,831 990 Grupo Bryndis 2,434,001,851 991 TLC 2,430,863,027 992 Camila 2,427,834,461 993 Ultimo 2,425,612,512 994 Kumar Sanu 2,424,921,346 995 Tech N9ne 2,423,349,346 996 Chicago 2,422,794,322 997 BØRNS 2,421,135,436 998 Trevor Daniel 2,420,131,736 999 Eurythmics 2,418,647,600 1000 C418 2,417,494,645
Most-streamed artists on Spotify: Top 1,000
Lead Streams
1
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift Up to date data
103,087,211,248
488
15
248
393
436
1,067,794,648
Solo - Female
English
Pop
United States of America
2
Bad Bunny
Bad Bunny Up to date data
88,772,325,231
210
22
167
203
204
11,138,508,690
Solo - Male
Spanish
Reggaeton
Puerto Rico
3
Drake
Drake Up to date data
87,244,237,878
338
17
210
324
327
26,384,371,643
Solo - Male
English
Hip-hop
Canada
4
The Weeknd
The Weeknd Up to date data
69,270,694,268
258
24
99
189
249
11,823,727,852
Solo - Male
English
Pop
Canada
5
Ariana Grande
Ariana Grande Up to date data
54,215,559,497
288
20
105
180
236
3,512,133,017
Solo - Female
English
Pop
United States of America
6
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran Up to date data
53,152,848,186
329
13
76
219
280
4,229,165,752
Solo - Male
English
Pop
United Kingdom
7
Eminem
Eminem Up to date data
50,406,857,186
349
12
95
266
311
6,563,953,479
Solo - Male
English
Hip-hop
United States of America
8
Justin Bieber
Justin Bieber Up to date data
48,654,693,654
228
13
75
176
198
14,653,825,790
Solo - Male
English
Pop
Canada
9
Billie Eilish
Billie Eilish Up to date data
47,985,112,893
79
14
69
76
77
571,375
Solo - Female
English
Alternative
United States of America
10
Kanye West
Kanye West Up to date data
46,731,352,175
294
9
101
226
264
8,813,992,287
Solo - Male
English
Hip-hop
United States of America
11
Post Malone
Post Malone Up to date data
45,188,345,036
148
13
72
125
132
4,793,484,149
Solo - Male
English
Pop
United States of America
12
BTS
BTS Up to date data
42,464,990,558
273
5
123
229
273
941,868,443
Group - Male
Korean
K-Pop
South Korea
13
Travis Scott
Travis Scott Up to date data
39,118,099,359
165
5
89
131
154
17,451,732,271
Solo - Male
English
Hip-hop
United States of America
14
Coldplay
Coldplay Up to date data
38,789,612,963
333
12
48
207
309
12,337,978
Group - Male
English
Alternative
United Kingdom
15
Rihanna
Rihanna Up to date data
38,547,559,700
380
12
56
122
227
10,937,478,628
Solo - Female
English
Pop
Barbados
16
J Balvin
J Balvin Up to date data
37,534,848,631
287
5
77
184
265
10,708,551,566
Solo - Male
Spanish
Reggaeton
Colombia
17
Kendrick Lamar
Kendrick Lamar Up to date data
36,977,707,608
142
8
72
131
139
13,543,038,734
Solo - Male
English
Hip-hop
United States of America
18
Bruno Mars
Bruno Mars Up to date data
36,903,864,109
91
15
39
62
80
7,107,436,165
Solo - Male
English
Pop
United States of America
19
Dua Lipa
Dua Lipa Up to date data
36,109,505,005
270
12
44
108
232
469,891,987
Solo - Female
English
Pop
United Kingdom
20
Imagine Dragons
Imagine Dragons Up to date data
35,316,189,462
262
11
51
147
217
105,244,581
Group - Male
English
Alternative
United States of America
21
Juice WRLD
Juice WRLD Up to date data
34,895,328,635
149
7
79
143
146
6,339,440,668
Solo - Male
English
Hip-hop
United States of America
22
David Guetta
David Guetta Up to date data
32,746,109,051
982
4
58
213
565
2,570,591,600
Solo - Male
English
Electronic
France
23
XXXTENTACION
XXXTENTACION Up to date data
32,509,256,214
153
10
52
120
152
4,088,797,870
Solo - Male
English
Hip-hop
United States of America
24
Lana Del Rey
Lana Del Rey Up to date data
31,202,265,224
201
3
72
159
191
2,969,141,314
Solo - Female
English
Alternative
United States of America
25
Maroon 5
Maroon 5 Up to date data
30,382,990,028
251
12
34
117
207
5,310,723
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
180,994,892,080
Solo - Female
Pop
English
United States of America
2
Drake
Drake Up to date data
170,598,799,756
Solo - Male
Hip-hop
English
Canada
3
Bad Bunny
Bad Bunny Up to date data
126,047,087,259
Solo - Male
Reggaeton
Spanish
Puerto Rico
4
The Weeknd
The Weeknd Up to date data
117,992,145,837
Solo - Male
Pop
English
Canada
5
Ariana Grande
Ariana Grande Up to date data
93,749,742,049
Solo - Female
Pop
English
United States of America
6
Kanye West
Kanye West Up to date data
89,606,676,342
Solo - Male
Hip-hop
English
United States of America
7
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran Up to date data
86,151,912,609
Solo - Male
Pop
English
United Kingdom
8
Post Malone
Post Malone Up to date data
85,945,458,926
Solo - Male
Pop
English
United States of America
9
Eminem
Eminem Up to date data
85,480,656,255
Solo - Male
Hip-hop
English
United States of America
10
Justin Bieber
Justin Bieber Up to date data
84,743,818,833
Solo - Male
Pop
English
Canada
11
BTS
BTS Up to date data
83,262,607,897
Group - Male
K-Pop
Korean
South Korea
12
Billie Eilish
Billie Eilish Up to date data
80,688,228,334
Solo - Female
Alternative
English
United States of America
13
Travis Scott
Travis Scott Up to date data
74,080,548,390
Solo - Male
Hip-hop
English
United States of America
14
Kendrick Lamar
Kendrick Lamar Up to date data
73,206,107,628
Solo - Male
Hip-hop
English
United States of America
15
Juice WRLD
Juice WRLD Up to date data
68,279,830,476
Solo - Male
Hip-hop
English
United States of America
16
Rihanna
Rihanna Up to date data
64,510,133,526
Solo - Female
Pop
English
Barbados
17
Bruno Mars
Bruno Mars Up to date data
62,369,808,935
Solo - Male
Pop
English
United States of America
18
XXXTENTACION
XXXTENTACION Up to date data
60,865,358,083
Solo - Male
Hip-hop
English
United States of America
19
Coldplay
Coldplay Up to date data
60,638,980,289
Group - Male
Alternative
English
United Kingdom
20
Dua Lipa
Dua Lipa Up to date data
56,905,062,476
Solo - Female
Pop
English
United Kingdom
21
Future
Future Up to date data
56,793,767,630
Solo - Male
Hip-hop
English
United States of America
22
Imagine Dragons
Imagine Dragons Up to date data
56,756,747,052
Group - Male
Alternative
English
United States of America
23
J Balvin
J Balvin Up to date data
53,511,763,288
Solo - Male
Reggaeton
Spanish
Colombia
24
Lana Del Rey
Lana Del Rey Up to date data
53,152,079,960
Solo - Female
Alternative
English
United States of America
25
David Guetta
David Guetta Up to date data
51,079,612,332
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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