Most Streamed Artists on Spotify

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.

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	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.

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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#	g#		ArtistNameFilter	Artist	Audio streams	Gender	Genre	Language	Country
	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
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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

Most-streamed artists on audio DSPs – Q&A

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