Taylor Swift is the most-streamed artists ever on Spotify with 102,580,683,945 streams as of May 12, 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 102,580,683,945 2 Bad Bunny 88,405,000,010 3 Drake 86,892,299,623 4 The Weeknd 68,870,301,625 5 Ariana Grande 54,020,664,995 6 Ed Sheeran 52,938,671,048 7 Eminem 50,220,329,230 8 Justin Bieber 48,467,290,490 9 Billie Eilish 47,630,577,966 10 Kanye West 46,516,923,393 11 Post Malone 45,023,851,335 12 BTS 42,341,836,614 13 Travis Scott 38,929,040,831 14 Coldplay 38,573,878,861 15 Rihanna 38,335,113,436 16 J Balvin 37,378,521,581 17 Kendrick Lamar 36,686,191,889 18 Bruno Mars 36,682,290,698 19 Dua Lipa 35,952,004,151 20 Imagine Dragons 35,184,777,412 21 Juice WRLD 34,774,129,203 22 David Guetta 32,577,335,320 23 XXXTENTACION 32,416,320,679 24 Ozuna 31,101,476,940 25 Lana Del Rey 30,981,469,341 26 Maroon 5 30,233,725,060 27 Lady Gaga 29,019,044,069 28 Future 28,425,774,185 29 Calvin Harris 28,154,877,690 30 Khalid 28,138,547,331 31 KAROL G 28,031,151,486 32 Rauw Alejandro 27,204,111,842 33 Beyoncé 27,143,757,380 34 Shawn Mendes 26,311,339,845 35 Sam Smith 25,715,890,202 36 Queen 25,532,170,855 37 Linkin Park 25,216,767,020 38 One Direction 24,963,242,973 39 Adele 24,661,787,692 40 Harry Styles 24,624,977,158 41 Metro Boomin 24,233,166,140 42 Anuel AA 24,209,386,174 43 J. Cole 24,083,680,856 44 SZA 23,935,238,284 45 Shakira 23,911,747,228 46 Chris Brown 23,870,225,411 47 Arijit Singh 23,587,769,476 48 Daddy Yankee 23,582,665,258 49 Arctic Monkeys 23,226,956,245 50 Peso Pluma 22,651,696,026 51 The Beatles 22,328,276,054 52 Doja Cat 22,220,280,173 53 Feid 22,140,931,417 54 Olivia Rodrigo 22,113,391,683 55 Katy Perry 21,326,984,899 56 Nicki Minaj 21,026,969,109 57 Selena Gomez 20,902,651,119 58 The Chainsmokers 20,888,094,063 59 21 Savage 20,881,208,436 60 Morgan Wallen 20,860,349,737 61 Maluma 20,748,000,077 62 Sia 20,317,114,957 63 Lil Uzi Vert 20,208,864,612 64 Marshmello 20,122,555,811 65 Miley Cyrus 19,556,690,783 66 Tyler, The Creator 19,143,123,526 67 Halsey 19,052,602,999 68 Twenty One Pilots 18,751,037,179 69 Junior H 18,245,432,548 70 Lil Baby 18,103,915,631 71 Avicii 17,982,911,574 72 Myke Towers 17,971,262,273 73 Red Hot Chili Peppers 17,850,565,103 74 Pritam 17,811,242,414 75 OneRepublic 17,661,929,230 76 $uicideboy$ 16,897,523,108 77 Kygo 16,848,136,200 78 Farruko 16,700,356,972 79 Camila Cabello 16,641,568,192 80 Michael Jackson 16,619,830,850 81 Frank Ocean 16,506,617,005 82 Mac Miller 15,911,263,455 83 Gunna 15,787,537,066 84 Fuerza Regida 15,765,786,252 85 Elton John 15,520,395,064 86 Pitbull 15,518,978,847 87 Lil Peep 15,474,355,107 88 The Neighbourhood 15,372,156,001 89 Metallica 15,230,203,719 90 Natanael Cano 15,155,972,221 91 Charlie Puth 15,115,452,173 92 Sabrina Carpenter 15,093,774,305 93 Luke Combs 14,391,975,983 94 Zach Bryan 14,299,314,408 95 Jason Derulo 14,214,944,790 96 Romeo Santos 14,145,932,736 97 AC/DC 14,108,173,719 98 Demi Lovato 14,071,337,552 99 BLACKPINK 13,978,174,447 100 Luis Miguel 13,972,228,346 101 Alan Walker 13,926,408,209 102 Hozier 13,893,852,565 103 Pop Smoke 13,883,771,230 104 James Arthur 13,857,285,883 105 Ellie Goulding 13,777,102,025 106 Lil Wayne 13,775,748,684 107 Tiësto 13,495,952,298 108 YoungBoy Never Broke Again 13,483,432,442 109 P!nk 13,346,052,316 110 Wiz Khalifa 13,298,196,936 111 Nicky Jam 13,227,093,531 112 A$AP Rocky 13,128,971,044 113 Playboi Carti 13,127,058,047 114 DJ Snake 13,049,053,430 115 Young Thug 12,886,043,606 116 Carin Leon 12,686,983,207 117 Trippie Redd 12,676,679,727 118 Sech 12,568,259,268 119 DaBaby 12,533,367,895 120 Bob Marley & The Wailers 12,466,729,852 121 Fleetwood Mac 12,422,997,714 122 Fall Out Boy 12,376,797,276 123 Lewis Capaldi 12,224,007,364 124 Lil Nas X 12,154,220,282 125 Manuel Turizo 12,125,323,898 126 NF 12,074,807,054 127 The Kid LAROI 12,060,955,714 128 Martin Garrix 12,046,741,402 129 Panic! At The Disco 12,025,475,345 130 G-Eazy 12,020,826,944 131 Black Eyed Peas 11,997,925,062 132 Cardi B 11,990,388,887 133 Britney Spears 11,895,838,204 134 50 Cent 11,895,133,508 135 Sebastian Yatra 11,725,661,420 136 Justin Timberlake 11,686,949,671 137 Henrique & Juliano 11,686,067,083 138 Tate McRae 11,645,524,165 139 JAY-Z 11,563,842,141 140 Don Omar 11,484,584,342 141 Radiohead 11,482,637,709 142 A Boogie Wit da Hoodie 11,446,678,740 143 Bebe Rexha 11,444,029,294 144 Macklemore 11,296,773,130 145 Duki 11,242,960,136 146 Joji 11,218,869,623 147 Diplo 11,154,775,203 148 Major Lazer 11,152,977,950 149 Guns N' Roses 11,118,455,030 150 Kodak Black 11,042,276,813 151 Pink Floyd 11,020,573,560 152 2Pac 10,919,339,428 153 ZAYN 10,901,936,592 154 Gorillaz 10,864,987,509 155 Jack Harlow 10,845,920,365 156 Tyga 10,749,754,358 157 Christian Nodal 10,745,980,647 158 The Rolling Stones 10,740,094,701 159 5 Seconds of Summer 10,722,325,648 160 Lauv 10,708,962,615 161 Ava Max 10,700,766,835 162 Stray Kids 10,654,927,771 163 Nirvana 10,654,797,522 164 Green Day 10,643,908,113 165 Banda MS de Sergio Lizárraga 10,629,263,331 166 Anirudh Ravichander 10,606,249,785 167 Anne-Marie 10,552,532,795 168 Michael Bublé 10,502,719,938 169 Usher 10,485,378,912 170 Mariah Carey 10,483,816,704 171 Morat 10,398,003,632 172 Machine Gun Kelly 10,344,796,261 173 Polo G 10,311,818,336 174 Quevedo 10,310,284,750 175 Childish Gambino 10,285,430,218 176 Anitta 10,269,845,228 177 Little Mix 10,247,829,517 178 Enrique Iglesias 10,246,751,562 179 System Of A Down 10,209,570,664 180 Flo Rida 10,191,430,972 181 ABBA 10,142,203,314 182 Rels B 10,091,465,840 183 Becky G 10,089,708,851 184 Zedd 10,058,429,085 185 Migos 10,047,775,718 186 Logic 10,022,173,727 187 Kid Cudi 9,990,681,127 188 Melanie Martinez 9,983,961,079 189 Tory Lanez 9,833,808,050 190 TWICE 9,776,756,889 191 Zara Larsson 9,736,125,280 192 Don Toliver 9,697,563,077 193 Elvis Presley 9,646,477,903 194 John Mayer 9,644,023,323 195 A.R. Rahman 9,610,567,648 196 Camilo 9,565,933,337 197 Jorge & Mateus 9,564,564,258 198 Arcangel 9,554,363,234 199 Frank Sinatra 9,532,613,214 200 Cigarettes After Sex 9,450,270,713 201 Clean Bandit 9,347,004,194 202 Creedence Clearwater Revival 9,342,549,461 203 DJ Khaled 9,335,781,477 204 Gusttavo Lima 9,331,213,493 205 Tame Impala 9,329,028,134 206 Kali Uchis 9,305,707,641 207 Madonna 9,226,395,456 208 Meghan Trainor 9,225,269,731 209 Jhayco 9,218,314,352 210 blackbear 9,191,275,349 211 Foo Fighters 9,176,846,984 212 Rammstein 9,160,178,238 213 Reik 9,091,540,809 214 Disney 9,074,804,717 215 Russ 9,074,313,238 216 Slipknot 9,068,763,590 217 Snoop Dogg 9,066,299,301 218 David Bowie 9,055,699,506 219 Paramore 9,020,339,513 220 The Killers 8,989,846,705 221 Labrinth 8,980,733,704 222 Lorde 8,947,872,830 223 Bon Jovi 8,834,576,299 224 Lil Tecca 8,804,126,362 225 Ty Dolla $ign 8,781,752,449 226 Mitski 8,775,158,054 227 Eladio Carrion 8,770,050,208 228 Noah Kahan 8,747,615,250 229 The 1975 8,722,039,661 230 ROSALÍA 8,713,754,871 231 Jung Kook 8,698,275,517 232 Jul 8,611,361,732 233 Grupo Firme 8,527,152,845 234 Paulo Londra 8,526,520,485 235 Luis R Conriquez 8,478,547,853 236 The Notorious B.I.G. 8,470,676,570 237 Led Zeppelin 8,448,308,020 238 Luis Fonsi 8,425,629,718 239 The Lumineers 8,387,404,908 240 Oasis 8,364,456,134 241 Brent Faiyaz 8,363,092,606 242 Mora 8,353,030,922 243 Jonas Blue 8,311,161,410 244 Måneskin 8,283,634,641 245 PARTYNEXTDOOR 8,266,537,371 246 Aventura 8,266,387,741 247 Zé Neto & Cristiano 8,217,609,995 248 Bryson Tiller 8,202,710,787 249 Bring Me The Horizon 8,202,157,692 250 U2 8,195,615,039 251 Daniel Caesar 8,192,579,618 252 Conan Gray 8,173,185,107 253 Cris Mj 8,160,787,867 254 My Chemical Romance 8,096,353,362 255 Troye Sivan 8,087,391,247 256 Wisin & Yandel 8,068,637,596 257 Robin Schulz 7,848,386,612 258 Florida Georgia Line 7,816,228,547 259 Charli XCX 7,796,276,245 260 Maria Becerra 7,793,812,685 261 Skrillex 7,790,511,027 262 Alok 7,758,117,110 263 Summer Walker 7,729,333,049 264 Muse 7,708,958,692 265 Maná 7,673,757,254 266 Matheus & Kauan 7,652,280,191 267 Lil Tjay 7,641,828,771 268 Megan Thee Stallion 7,631,599,291 269 Ne-Yo 7,589,482,842 270 Mac DeMarco 7,581,173,474 271 blink-182 7,572,478,419 272 Central Cee 7,547,415,516 273 John Legend 7,513,039,744 274 Jack Johnson 7,511,969,739 275 Marília Mendonça 7,444,438,134 276 Meek Mill 7,415,300,904 277 Florence + The Machine 7,380,526,739 278 Alicia Keys 7,378,990,962 279 Akon 7,371,694,943 280 Alessia Cara 7,369,587,230 281 Whitney Houston 7,366,872,875 282 Nickelback 7,335,493,934 283 Bruce Springsteen 7,330,833,135 284 Big Sean 7,313,696,552 285 Lost Frequencies 7,289,296,062 286 Billy Joel 7,254,472,155 287 Chase Atlantic 7,208,977,418 288 Avril Lavigne 7,170,090,172 289 Jonas Brothers 7,141,727,060 290 Sean Paul 7,130,088,890 291 Yeat 7,102,465,360 292 Vishal-Shekhar 7,091,003,311 293 Felix Jaehn 7,072,170,091 294 Dr. Dre 7,049,359,856 295 SEVENTEEN 7,025,572,368 296 Gucci Mane 7,011,436,810 297 La Arrolladora Banda El Limón De Rene Camacho 7,010,035,245 298 Chris Stapleton 6,962,384,475 299 Cartel De Santa 6,944,896,963 300 The Script 6,936,567,411 301 Vance Joy 6,931,720,664 302 Danny Ocean 6,909,478,769 303 Ninho 6,890,209,292 304 The Offspring 6,873,481,215 305 Alejandro Fernández 6,826,187,640 306 Kelly Clarkson 6,818,115,054 307 Glass Animals 6,810,755,929 308 Hans Zimmer 6,743,680,622 309 Rae Sremmurd 6,734,959,158 310 Jimin 6,727,316,646 311 Kane Brown 6,710,669,134 312 Stevie Wonder 6,683,733,759 313 Julión Álvarez y su Norteño Banda 6,664,463,865 314 Jess Glynne 6,654,788,797 315 Bee Gees 6,610,862,395 316 Amy Winehouse 6,608,242,270 317 Five Finger Death Punch 6,600,529,211 318 Aerosmith 6,589,836,815 319 Miracle Tones 6,580,308,786 320 Tito Double P 6,547,726,351 321 Phil Collins 6,539,567,255 322 The Strokes 6,539,481,196 323 Backstreet Boys 6,537,492,089 324 Alfredo Olivas 6,529,976,905 325 Disturbed 6,509,282,542 326 Ricardo Arjona 6,471,836,809 327 Macklemore & Ryan Lewis 6,464,630,342 328 Gabito Ballesteros 6,435,378,900 329 Joan Sebastian 6,429,524,249 330 Calibre 50 6,422,542,265 331 Rod Wave 6,413,872,131 332 Pearl Jam 6,406,394,345 333 Avenged Sevenfold 6,404,910,473 334 Eslabon Armado 6,401,306,236 335 6LACK 6,392,012,001 336 Los Ángeles Azules 6,377,373,091 337 Bazzi 6,368,230,918 338 NAV 6,360,527,433 339 Rita Ora 6,356,995,762 340 Ryan Lewis 6,355,165,029 341 Christina Aguilera 6,353,548,934 342 Kesha 6,329,921,434 343 6ix9ine 6,307,865,084 344 Mumford & Sons 6,291,110,136 345 Bibi Blocksberg 6,247,967,491 346 Kehlani 6,247,926,946 347 Daft Punk 6,245,440,097 348 Gracie Abrams 6,244,085,293 349 NewJeans 6,209,399,104 350 The Police 6,207,183,302 351 R3HAB 6,207,094,484 352 Three Days Grace 6,202,639,220 353 Tainy 6,176,183,523 354 Vicente Fernández 6,162,721,041 355 Miguel 6,158,585,439 356 Benson Boone 6,157,213,716 357 Jason Mraz 6,152,149,025 358 Plan B 6,131,047,149 359 Piso 21 6,128,034,028 360 TV Girl 6,124,251,961 361 Rex Orange County 6,119,047,906 362 Céline Dion 6,112,508,441 363 Dire Straits 6,111,552,141 364 Jennifer Lopez 6,105,885,965 365 Johnny Cash 6,101,725,025 366 Ana Castela 6,096,243,494 367 Chance the Rapper 6,063,513,784 368 Steve Lacy 6,047,038,671 369 Wesley Safadão 6,035,922,665 370 Thomas Rhett 6,027,291,094 371 Dean Lewis 6,019,740,736 372 Jay Wheeler 6,001,076,450 373 Lizzo 5,990,412,999 374 Oscar Maydon 5,990,392,249 375 The Smiths 5,990,368,845 376 Roddy Ricch 5,980,591,750 377 benny blanco 5,973,849,994 378 Armin van Buuren 5,971,833,261 379 Prince Royce 5,946,809,969 380 TINI 5,936,416,939 381 Kings of Leon 5,935,170,918 382 Jason Aldean 5,916,763,725 383 Alec Benjamin 5,892,166,883 384 Hailee Steinfeld 5,887,276,075 385 Deftones 5,884,346,710 386 Lil Durk 5,848,827,994 387 Maiara & Maraisa 5,842,577,779 388 Alejandro Sanz 5,830,784,515 389 NLE Choppa 5,822,471,721 390 Tove Lo 5,795,895,925 391 Train 5,794,209,247 392 George Ezra 5,778,783,073 393 Tom Odell 5,776,298,246 394 YNW Melly 5,764,920,459 395 Dave 5,763,466,478 396 Justin Quiles 5,744,690,998 397 H.E.R. 5,732,758,529 398 Eagles 5,729,807,687 399 Bryan Adams 5,708,233,909 400 Kevin Gates 5,678,092,843 401 TOMORROW X TOGETHER 5,639,310,611 402 Luke Bryan 5,614,437,491 403 Niall Horan 5,607,695,636 404 Bastille 5,582,786,611 405 Korn 5,576,655,965 406 Lil Yachty 5,563,974,042 407 Natti Natasha 5,549,004,000 408 Glee Cast 5,545,195,337 409 Outkast 5,545,049,765 410 The Cure 5,533,257,816 411 Swae Lee 5,514,600,190 412 Fifth Harmony 5,473,417,704 413 Nelly 5,400,697,636 414 Lin-Manuel Miranda 5,393,457,113 415 French Montana 5,391,485,713 416 LANY 5,385,281,710 417 League of Legends 5,379,286,040 418 Nicki Nicole 5,378,326,576 419 Alesso 5,367,630,579 420 MEDUZA 5,365,862,985 421 John Williams 5,362,986,556 422 Chappell Roan 5,351,176,011 423 Clairo 5,348,596,682 424 Cage The Elephant 5,348,094,935 425 Grupo Marca Registrada 5,315,802,880 426 Los Temerarios 5,314,063,947 427 Burna Boy 5,300,359,266 428 Sidhu Moose Wala 5,300,180,656 429 Jhené Aiko 5,292,907,583 430 Jeremih 5,276,043,869 431 Baby Keem 5,272,446,386 432 Galantis 5,246,317,941 433 Marvin Gaye 5,240,558,973 434 Becky Hill 5,224,858,103 435 Disclosure 5,219,922,510 436 Luan Santana 5,213,572,600 437 Teddy Swims 5,189,484,491 438 Nio Garcia 5,185,729,329 439 Journey 5,183,032,832 440 Fetty Wap 5,171,306,091 441 Tiago PZK 5,156,510,311 442 Dan + Shay 5,149,314,628 443 Juan Gabriel 5,144,156,706 444 Daya 5,118,655,550 445 Offset 5,112,988,016 446 Tones And I 5,109,927,654 447 Los Tigres Del Norte 5,100,231,119 448 Pablo Alborán 5,092,608,850 449 YG 5,092,364,918 450 Jessie J 5,085,136,463 451 KHEA 5,067,948,685 452 Capital Bra 5,050,724,054 453 Yandel 5,041,236,488 454 Cheat Codes 5,029,846,786 455 AJR 5,020,944,466 456 Chencho Corleone 5,019,097,383 457 Depeche Mode 5,002,127,218 458 Foster The People 4,996,889,371 459 ENHYPEN 4,994,681,637 460 Marc Anthony 4,981,605,223 461 Nelly Furtado 4,974,236,686 462 Carlos Vives 4,966,589,843 463 RAYE 4,963,785,835 464 Bonez MC 4,950,968,860 465 Ricky Martin 4,948,076,496 466 Bob Dylan 4,943,887,403 467 GIMS 4,930,550,832 468 Skillet 4,925,001,714 469 Lord Huron 4,912,809,019 470 The Cranberries 4,910,638,987 471 Jesse & Joy 4,907,827,231 472 Weezer 4,896,526,854 473 Quavo 4,880,353,101 474 Passenger 4,868,741,378 475 Tyler Childers 4,864,884,383 476 Trueno 4,846,395,183 477 Swedish House Mafia 4,835,042,377 478 Luciano 4,817,308,438 479 Dominic Fike 4,801,521,950 480 Iron Maiden 4,796,226,915 481 Steve Aoki 4,792,180,811 482 Ludovico Einaudi 4,788,783,857 483 Mark Ronson 4,780,331,797 484 Lukas Graham 4,764,470,146 485 Milo j 4,756,048,427 486 Luísa Sonza 4,747,775,754 487 Sfera Ebbasta 4,745,982,829 488 Zac Brown Band 4,744,369,708 489 PNL 4,740,491,083 490 Grupo Frontera 4,731,370,062 491 Karan Aujla 4,719,664,815 492 Morad 4,716,758,616 493 Daryl Hall & John Oates 4,715,399,684 494 V 4,701,021,446 495 Wisin 4,691,806,950 496 24kGoldn 4,689,198,068 497 Bon Iver 4,676,293,734 498 TOTO 4,664,982,006 499 James Blunt 4,657,682,322 500 Pentatonix 4,650,246,711 501 Lil Pump 4,648,779,942 502 Bryant Myers 4,641,123,292 503 The Doors 4,614,058,203 504 MARINA 4,612,134,598 505 Aitana 4,607,103,491 506 LUDMILLA 4,596,613,008 507 Atif Aslam 4,594,499,966 508 girl in red 4,594,091,362 509 Earth, Wind & Fire 4,591,296,894 510 Marco Antonio Solís 4,587,691,034 511 d4vd 4,584,527,745 512 Lil Skies 4,575,302,450 513 R.E.M. 4,560,609,912 514 Ski Mask The Slump God 4,548,625,682 515 ILLENIUM 4,534,099,371 516 Carly Rae Jepsen 4,531,115,148 517 C. Tangana 4,528,133,069 518 Rema 4,525,660,640 519 Shiloh Dynasty 4,519,692,168 520 MC Ryan SP 4,516,178,290 521 The Black Keys 4,507,976,560 522 JENNIE 4,507,592,624 523 Blessd 4,506,761,575 524 Papa Roach 4,503,472,129 525 Flume 4,496,833,966 526 Jeremy Zucker 4,477,346,272 527 Ryan Castro 4,455,767,747 528 bbno$ 4,449,732,216 529 Matuê 4,439,087,726 530 Ice Cube 4,438,171,420 531 The Beach Boys 4,437,212,132 532 AP Dhillon 4,426,910,137 533 Giveon 4,416,409,653 534 George Michael 4,399,522,312 535 Sigala 4,393,987,025 536 Limp Bizkit 4,384,048,158 537 El Fantasma 4,383,474,878 538 TKKG 4,371,984,138 539 Noah Cyrus 4,370,497,094 540 NIKI 4,369,572,846 541 Milky Chance 4,359,540,808 542 YOASOBI 4,333,738,842 543 Black Sabbath 4,328,649,580 544 Kacey Musgraves 4,275,190,354 545 alt-J 4,272,374,398 546 Ruth B. 4,262,776,700 547 Gera MX 4,262,289,977 548 ScHoolboy Q 4,260,185,393 549 Zion & Lennox 4,255,137,943 550 Rise Against 4,245,857,563 551 Lynyrd Skynyrd 4,244,760,062 552 Simon & Garfunkel 4,244,483,241 553 Dermot Kennedy 4,229,662,624 554 James Bay 4,222,157,883 555 Jelly Roll 4,219,564,205 556 Lunay 4,218,207,549 557 2 Chainz 4,215,395,888 558 Sam Hunt 4,214,120,124 559 Evanescence 4,214,108,864 560 Dean Martin 4,206,388,569 561 Destiny's Child 4,205,311,469 562 Boyce Avenue 4,202,881,485 563 Lil Mosey 4,197,173,164 564 Juanes 4,191,639,332 565 Mike Posner 4,190,643,255 566 Joel Corry 4,176,966,216 567 DJ Nelson 4,163,630,210 568 Chief Keef 4,163,628,523 569 LE SSERAFIM 4,159,958,555 570 Christina Perri 4,159,166,483 571 Damso 4,133,370,876 572 Birdy 4,133,294,272 573 Trey Songz 4,123,998,208 574 Van Morrison 4,117,798,830 575 Rudimental 4,114,783,522 576 Norah Jones 4,103,605,648 577 Kenny Chesney 4,078,952,759 578 Maren Morris 4,078,648,495 579 King Von 4,074,442,926 580 Keane 4,071,565,293 581 Sleepy Hallow 4,067,070,895 582 Madison Beer 4,055,537,415 583 Zoé 4,054,925,705 584 A$AP Ferg 4,053,147,166 585 Calum Scott 4,051,646,305 586 MF DOOM 4,048,879,696 587 Eric Clapton 4,044,234,463 588 Van Halen 4,040,512,260 589 George Strait 4,036,030,336 590 Tim McGraw 4,031,251,984 591 Mrs. GREEN APPLE 4,029,008,861 592 MGMT 4,028,995,626 593 Charlie Brown Jr. 4,025,840,009 594 Julia Michaels 4,014,919,412 595 Stromae 4,014,288,749 596 EXO 4,012,243,106 597 Gerardo Ortiz 4,010,732,016 598 Hugo & Guilherme 4,003,460,915 599 Moneybagg Yo 4,002,990,133 600 Melendi 4,001,986,350 601 Latto 4,000,957,972 602 The Game 3,999,502,172 603 Robbie Williams 3,996,567,230 604 PinkPantheress 3,990,934,610 605 (G)I-DLE 3,988,641,930 606 Eric Church 3,983,673,778 607 Diljit Dosanjh 3,975,539,924 608 Ovy On The Drums 3,972,901,906 609 aespa 3,966,883,335 610 Mau y Ricky 3,959,981,934 611 Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike 3,935,578,977 612 Beéle 3,925,029,497 613 Filipe Ret 3,922,855,927 614 Bradley Cooper 3,921,938,614 615 Mon Laferte 3,920,877,255 616 keshi 3,912,556,584 617 D-Block Europe 3,907,409,036 618 The Smashing Pumpkins 3,904,469,290 619 Apache 207 3,898,141,321 620 Sabaton 3,894,858,787 621 Ke Personajes 3,894,480,673 622 Tears For Fears 3,889,321,077 623 KISS 3,881,432,550 624 Jax Jones 3,877,019,577 625 Why Don't We 3,866,721,802 626 Key Glock 3,865,264,176 627 B.o.B 3,863,664,584 628 Sade 3,861,407,675 629 Scorpions 3,854,733,636 630 Frédéric Chopin 3,854,636,656 631 White Noise Radiance 3,847,313,563 632 T.I. 3,839,173,320 633 Rage Against The Machine 3,835,543,853 634 The White Stripes 3,834,102,531 635 DJ Luian 3,832,370,910 636 Stormzy 3,828,318,144 637 Alan Jackson 3,824,605,916 638 SAINt JHN 3,822,042,710 639 Jay Chou 3,812,547,784 640 The Vamps 3,812,286,332 641 Darshan Raval 3,807,776,818 642 X Ambassadors 3,806,689,329 643 Red Velvet 3,806,293,298 644 La Oreja de Van Gogh 3,803,720,427 645 The Goo Goo Dolls 3,799,829,076 646 Noriel 3,793,243,995 647 Aya Nakamura 3,793,108,525 648 Los Bukis 3,792,832,624 649 Bruno & Marrone 3,785,835,715 650 Kim Petras 3,784,295,697 651 The Fray 3,784,194,651 652 Chino Pacas 3,779,024,112 653 Lofi Fruits Music 3,779,001,665 654 Leon Bridges 3,774,388,934 655 Volbeat 3,765,972,291 656 Shinedown 3,765,711,756 657 JVKE 3,765,102,501 658 Tulus 3,760,552,339 659 Ha*Ash 3,759,414,161 660 Banda El Recodo 3,759,306,429 661 Rod Stewart 3,757,745,187 662 Julieta Venegas 3,754,873,953 663 LISA 3,752,659,871 664 Aleman 3,730,513,703 665 T-Pain 3,727,954,501 666 BROCKHAMPTON 3,722,563,342 667 Ella Henderson 3,717,833,177 668 Emilia 3,716,643,283 669 Ghost 3,712,334,637 670 Dalex 3,710,774,980 671 Canserbero 3,704,667,752 672 Yuvan Shankar Raja 3,688,360,246 673 Jimi Hendrix 3,687,933,727 674 Jorja Smith 3,665,225,228 675 Carrie Underwood 3,663,866,225 676 Alice In Chains 3,652,754,256 677 Dilsinho 3,647,737,120 678 Wham! 3,646,560,904 679 Mambo Kingz 3,641,708,521 680 Enya 3,639,313,624 681 Carlos Rivera 3,635,701,056 682 Chayanne 3,635,064,664 683 Oliver Tree 3,632,982,071 684 Mabel 3,631,857,201 685 Dolly Parton 3,625,711,439 686 Normani 3,621,331,026 687 Yuridia 3,620,923,411 688 JP Cooper 3,610,968,910 689 beabadoobee 3,606,460,577 690 Shania Twain 3,605,379,130 691 Liam Payne 3,604,893,918 692 Neton Vega 3,599,079,662 693 Jon Pardi 3,592,070,028 694 Gazo 3,590,460,080 695 Prince 3,576,850,459 696 All Time Low 3,570,876,297 697 Fred again.. 3,567,751,784 698 MC Kevin o Chris 3,563,831,386 699 Os Barões Da Pisadinha 3,552,089,064 700 Juan Luis Guerra 4.40 3,549,629,701 701 Johann Sebastian Bach 3,546,369,337 702 Brytiago 3,544,756,962 703 Ms. Lauryn Hill 3,544,648,882 704 Nas 3,541,160,416 705 Electric Light Orchestra 3,535,749,896 706 Nat King Cole 3,523,862,275 707 Gwen Stefani 3,516,795,128 708 Mc IG 3,504,250,097 709 Ozzy Osbourne 3,500,033,283 710 Hillsong Worship 3,498,191,874 711 Sebastian Ingrosso 3,495,228,117 712 Aminé 3,487,760,459 713 Seeb 3,486,012,994 714 Pharrell Williams 3,480,436,659 715 WILLOW 3,473,953,902 716 Ñengo Flow 3,471,312,874 717 A Day To Remember 3,469,241,090 718 Aretha Franklin 3,460,886,976 719 Kevin Kaarl 3,451,893,636 720 Cody Johnson 3,451,169,932 721 La Adictiva Banda San José de Mesillas 3,446,948,252 722 a-ha 3,440,343,547 723 Mother Mother 3,440,242,772 724 M83 3,436,443,916 725 Timbaland 3,433,804,526 726 ROSÉ 3,433,207,014 727 Intocable 3,422,291,216 728 Shubh 3,418,828,292 729 DNCE 3,414,192,447 730 Rag'n'Bone Man 3,391,377,200 731 Falling In Reverse 3,385,680,626 732 Guilherme & Benuto 3,381,228,559 733 BONES 3,379,067,801 734 Annie Lennox 3,372,229,777 735 Cavetown 3,365,189,348 736 Years & Years 3,364,612,163 737 Sublime 3,358,820,486 738 Gryffin 3,354,955,793 739 Sam Feldt 3,350,799,801 740 Mötley Crüe 3,348,762,371 741 Amitabh Bhattacharya 3,346,345,253 742 Keith Urban 3,331,878,638 743 Hollywood Undead 3,327,213,983 744 Marilyn Manson 3,325,007,373 745 FloyyMenor 3,325,001,054 746 Bethel Music 3,322,898,350 747 Beach House 3,322,825,240 748 Mari Fernandez 3,321,333,598 749 WALK THE MOON 3,320,300,247 750 AURORA 3,315,904,692 751 Kodaline 3,315,617,774 752 Pierce The Veil 3,311,734,764 753 Hungria Hip Hop 3,311,125,581 754 Andy Grammer 3,307,372,651 755 Roxette 3,305,814,448 756 Gustavo Mioto 3,300,572,785 757 Bill Withers 3,300,454,497 758 Los Enanitos Verdes 3,298,777,577 759 ODESZA 3,298,187,485 760 Sufjan Stevens 3,284,066,948 761 Kylie Minogue 3,283,327,806 762 Shaggy 3,276,484,268 763 The Clash 3,274,246,415 764 Timmy Trumpet 3,265,704,094 765 Die drei !!! 3,260,564,427 766 Of Monsters and Men 3,257,326,048 767 Santana 3,242,404,814 768 Kontra K 3,240,667,037 769 The xx 3,234,366,197 770 CRO 3,231,054,937 771 Queens of the Stone Age 3,227,205,287 772 Benjamin Blümchen 3,223,720,093 773 Vishal Mishra 3,216,558,044 774 Goodboys 3,215,577,886 775 Natalia Lafourcade 3,215,417,773 776 Darell 3,214,224,619 777 Ice Spice 3,208,166,203 778 Ezhel 3,206,170,908 779 Bronco 3,204,207,634 780 Mustard 3,202,406,495 781 Iggy Azalea 3,201,644,570 782 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 3,201,611,012 783 Los Dos Carnales 3,193,773,878 784 PLK 3,191,080,670 785 Joyner Lucas 3,184,527,542 786 Soda Stereo 3,175,884,272 787 BoyWithUke 3,172,281,888 788 Denzel Curry 3,170,351,538 789 Westlife 3,165,942,972 790 Israel & Rodolffo 3,165,632,040 791 Camila 3,162,212,868 792 Tems 3,156,753,187 793 WizKid 3,154,925,372 794 Rascal Flatts 3,154,629,115 795 Sonu Nigam 3,152,701,870 796 NCT DREAM 3,151,176,049 797 Sin Bandera 3,149,951,426 798 Ali Gatie 3,147,351,377 799 Sorriso Maroto 3,144,897,320 800 Lazza 3,143,696,587 801 Cyndi Lauper 3,142,590,764 802 Sleeping At Last 3,136,191,626 803 David Bisbal 3,131,351,643 804 Jordan Davis 3,115,748,690 805 Two Feet 3,113,723,435 806 Powfu 3,112,154,377 807 Phoebe Bridgers 3,110,238,767 808 Background White Noise 3,100,112,015 809 Ella Mai 3,095,744,435 810 *NSYNC 3,095,405,075 811 Paul McCartney 3,095,305,208 812 Boney M. 3,092,186,202 813 Wallows 3,087,188,237 814 RÜFÜS DU SOL 3,086,127,578 815 Sean Kingston 3,079,197,888 816 Gigi D'Agostino 3,076,076,234 817 Vintage Culture 3,067,915,447 818 Juan Magán 3,064,596,781 819 Nick Jonas 3,064,162,698 820 Udit Narayan 3,059,408,461 821 Sezen Aksu 3,059,381,911 822 Young Dolph 3,059,193,609 823 Baby Sleeps 3,056,180,018 824 UZI 3,056,096,565 825 Booba 3,047,098,961 826 ITZY 3,046,635,745 827 Jon Bellion 3,041,248,182 828 Lee Brice 3,039,322,411 829 Regard 3,037,162,702 830 Selena 3,031,622,521 831 Eyedress 3,023,092,658 832 Jaani 3,020,953,750 833 The Pussycat Dolls 3,020,932,985 834 Murilo Huff 3,015,591,787 835 Stephen Sanchez 3,014,455,213 836 Diego & Victor Hugo 3,012,729,495 837 ANAVITÓRIA 3,012,134,971 838 Ofenbach 3,011,459,456 839 Amit Trivedi 3,005,665,512 840 Sid Sriram 3,003,614,984 841 Yung Gravy 3,000,646,907 842 Fergie 2,999,810,643 843 MC Cabelinho 2,997,801,100 844 ATEEZ 2,997,020,683 845 LUCKI 2,996,835,605 846 Official HIGE DANdism 2,995,036,121 847 Beret 2,992,870,254 848 Tee Grizzley 2,990,259,286 849 RAF Camora 2,986,197,874 850 Ella Fitzgerald 2,982,584,135 851 Sting 2,980,191,491 852 Owl City 2,979,677,393 853 DMX 2,979,242,631 854 Gabry Ponte 2,977,813,212 855 L7NNON 2,975,846,460 856 Calmly 2,973,286,875 857 KayBlack 2,969,591,261 858 Incubus 2,964,581,158 859 Ken Car$on 2,964,131,520 860 iann dior 2,958,267,047 861 La Santa Grifa 2,955,932,350 862 Old Dominion 2,950,218,837 863 Veigh 2,947,450,741 864 Kid Ink 2,945,518,062 865 Thirty Seconds To Mars 2,942,015,338 866 Axwell /\ Ingrosso 2,940,676,256 867 Ivan Cornejo 2,936,134,743 868 Alex Rose 2,934,681,430 869 Bing Crosby 2,927,819,423 870 Lauana Prado 2,927,727,266 871 Thiaguinho 2,924,419,526 872 NEFFEX 2,923,692,063 873 Matoma 2,920,218,602 874 Colbie Caillat 2,918,166,331 875 Cali Y El Dandee 2,917,607,007 876 Lionel Richie 2,916,791,492 877 Hombres G 2,916,790,788 878 Miranda Lambert 2,913,793,870 879 Eden Muñoz 2,913,266,028 880 Ciara 2,910,763,397 881 Santa Fe Klan 2,909,257,551 882 Agust D 2,904,687,368 883 Louis Tomlinson 2,903,054,462 884 Kevin Roldan 2,901,474,720 885 Ghostemane 2,900,450,078 886 Saweetie 2,900,055,319 887 Dadju 2,899,130,526 888 Tina Turner 2,890,337,672 889 Kenia OS 2,889,257,339 890 Snow Patrol 2,885,627,725 891 KALEO 2,882,105,164 892 Mithoon 2,880,276,946 893 KYLE 2,874,372,376 894 IU 2,861,434,629 895 Badshah 2,853,629,357 896 Simone Sommerland 2,853,175,971 897 Don Diablo 2,852,553,939 898 Karsten Glück 2,852,055,875 899 Gloria Trevi 2,851,506,141 900 The Kooks 2,849,993,745 901 Orochi 2,845,195,088 902 Die Kita-Frösche 2,843,768,623 903 Tracy Chapman 2,843,224,433 904 Cazzu 2,841,131,464 905 NATTAN 2,834,272,640 906 YSY A 2,833,701,375 907 Calle 13 2,824,525,131 908 PEDRO SAMPAIO 2,823,237,534 909 FISHER 2,821,349,613 910 Kany García 2,813,819,194 911 Toby Keith 2,807,472,114 912 Rich The Kid 2,804,864,272 913 Astrid S 2,801,550,856 914 Cosculluela 2,801,401,016 915 Carla Morrison 2,797,025,486 916 Taio Cruz 2,796,920,871 917 ZZ Top 2,791,207,179 918 Portugal. The Man 2,786,860,640 919 Lenny Kravitz 2,786,237,272 920 Otis Redding 2,785,181,712 921 Rvfv 2,782,931,145 922 Pixies 2,782,786,602 923 The Who 2,780,101,371 924 RADWIMPS 2,778,809,173 925 Wale 2,776,845,439 926 Hardwell 2,771,802,592 927 KK 2,770,206,991 928 Felipe Amorim 2,767,114,201 929 SCH 2,766,455,579 930 Nekfeu 2,765,516,722 931 Rvssian 2,765,062,473 932 Dierks Bentley 2,758,203,352 933 Geolier 2,754,501,341 934 Ben&Ben 2,750,633,634 935 David Kushner 2,750,136,806 936 Loud Luxury 2,750,027,714 937 Capo Plaza 2,749,085,548 938 Sum 41 2,747,087,759 939 CNCO 2,746,161,703 940 IVE 2,745,220,220 941 j-hope 2,741,465,407 942 Bad Gyal 2,733,156,576 943 Blur 2,731,197,841 944 The Jackson 5 2,730,778,109 945 Jessie Reyez 2,724,117,123 946 João Gomes 2,717,429,731 947 DENNIS 2,716,456,932 948 Foreigner 2,715,540,226 949 LIT killah 2,715,318,639 950 Jaymes Young 2,713,188,317 951 Sachet Tandon 2,712,919,561 952 fun. 2,711,520,153 953 BigXthaPlug 2,709,864,825 954 A7S 2,706,790,279 955 Amaal Mallik 2,704,364,962 956 Cristian Castro 2,703,602,682 957 Breaking Benjamin 2,702,030,128 958 ONE OK ROCK 2,701,999,973 959 Beastie Boys 2,695,054,120 960 Harris Jayaraj 2,694,931,972 961 Novo Amor 2,694,483,261 962 Semicenk 2,692,023,914 963 Conor Maynard 2,690,546,614 964 Ben Howard 2,684,366,999 965 Simple Plan 2,682,146,472 966 Chelsea Cutler 2,678,736,780 967 Odetari 2,677,216,223 968 PnB Rock 2,664,291,322 969 Kenshi Yonezu 2,663,085,836 970 MAX 2,662,338,452 971 Caifanes 2,658,655,439 972 Supertramp 2,657,928,152 973 MC Hariel 2,657,070,050 974 Toby Fox 2,655,921,717 975 Shiva 2,655,692,549 976 NCT 127 2,654,249,901 977 Pabllo Vittar 2,652,362,762 978 Surfaces 2,651,595,172 979 Andrea Bocelli 2,651,405,747 980 Nina Simone 2,650,562,497 981 Sasha Alex Sloan 2,648,771,212 982 Lata Mangeshkar 2,646,304,359 983 Internet Money 2,645,871,595 984 Nanpa Básico 2,644,896,999 985 Laufey 2,644,525,879 986 Vampire Weekend 2,642,080,180 987 Calle 24 2,638,627,568 988 Paul Simon 2,638,157,508 989 Ferrugem 2,636,921,791 990 Pepe Aguilar 2,635,514,779 991 Afrojack 2,634,394,393 992 Kate Bush 2,632,237,711 993 Lady A 2,631,483,871 994 Dove Cameron 2,630,729,452 995 Xavi 2,625,120,404 996 Megadeth 2,622,643,877 997 R. Kelly 2,622,521,763 998 Cher 2,619,809,368 999 Quinn XCII 2,615,553,779 1000 Manu Chao 2,613,595,008
Most-streamed artists on Spotify: Top 1,000
Lead Streams
1
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift Up to date data
102,580,683,945
488
15
248
393
436
1,059,867,565
Solo - Female
English
Pop
United States of America
2
Bad Bunny
Bad Bunny Up to date data
88,405,000,010
212
21
169
205
206
10,732,839,167
Solo - Male
Spanish
Reggaeton
Puerto Rico
3
Drake
Drake Up to date data
86,892,299,623
338
17
210
324
327
26,276,365,259
Solo - Male
English
Hip-hop
Canada
4
The Weeknd
The Weeknd Up to date data
68,870,301,625
258
24
99
189
249
11,763,892,096
Solo - Male
English
Pop
Canada
5
Ariana Grande
Ariana Grande Up to date data
54,020,664,995
291
20
104
181
238
3,417,745,201
Solo - Female
English
Pop
United States of America
6
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran Up to date data
52,938,671,048
327
13
75
218
277
4,244,029,251
Solo - Male
English
Pop
United Kingdom
7
Eminem
Eminem Up to date data
50,220,329,230
349
12
95
266
311
6,533,721,608
Solo - Male
English
Hip-hop
United States of America
8
Justin Bieber
Justin Bieber Up to date data
48,467,290,490
228
13
75
176
197
14,606,393,879
Solo - Male
English
Pop
Canada
9
Billie Eilish
Billie Eilish Up to date data
47,630,577,966
79
14
69
76
77
570,230
Solo - Female
English
Alternative
United States of America
10
Kanye West
Kanye West Up to date data
46,516,923,393
294
9
101
226
264
8,781,668,316
Solo - Male
English
Hip-hop
United States of America
11
Post Malone
Post Malone Up to date data
45,023,851,335
148
13
72
124
132
4,775,275,861
Solo - Male
English
Pop
United States of America
12
BTS
BTS Up to date data
42,341,836,614
273
5
123
229
273
939,728,079
Group - Male
Estonian
Pop
South Korea
13
Travis Scott
Travis Scott Up to date data
38,929,040,831
164
5
89
130
154
17,360,177,612
Solo - Male
English
Hip-hop
United States of America
14
Coldplay
Coldplay Up to date data
38,573,878,861
333
12
48
207
309
12,284,051
Group - Male
English
Alternative
United Kingdom
15
Rihanna
Rihanna Up to date data
38,335,113,436
377
12
56
122
226
10,889,697,998
Solo - Female
English
Pop
Barbados
16
J Balvin
J Balvin Up to date data
37,378,521,581
287
5
77
184
264
10,672,724,485
Solo - Male
Spanish
Reggaeton
Colombia
17
Kendrick Lamar
Kendrick Lamar Up to date data
36,686,191,889
142
8
72
131
139
13,476,172,207
Solo - Male
English
Hip-hop
United States of America
18
Bruno Mars
Bruno Mars Up to date data
36,682,290,698
92
15
39
63
81
7,074,094,375
Solo - Male
English
Pop
United States of America
19
Dua Lipa
Dua Lipa Up to date data
35,952,004,151
268
12
44
108
231
468,909,099
Solo - Female
English
Pop
United Kingdom
20
Imagine Dragons
Imagine Dragons Up to date data
35,184,777,412
263
11
51
147
218
104,544,505
Group - Male
English
Alternative
United States of America
21
Juice WRLD
Juice WRLD Up to date data
34,774,129,203
149
7
79
143
146
6,319,610,455
Solo - Male
English
Hip-hop
United States of America
22
David Guetta
David Guetta Up to date data
32,577,335,320
980
4
58
212
561
2,509,207,100
Solo - Male
English
Electronic
France
23
XXXTENTACION
XXXTENTACION Up to date data
32,416,320,679
153
10
52
120
152
4,067,236,153
Solo - Male
English
Hip-hop
United States of America
24
Ozuna
Ozuna Up to date data
31,101,476,940
309
2
66
202
271
10,266,377,499
Solo - Male
Spanish
Reggaeton
Puerto Rico
25
Lana Del Rey
Lana Del Rey Up to date data
30,981,469,341
201
3
72
159
191
2,954,053,303
Solo - Female
English
Alternative
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.
Audio streams
1
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift Up to date data
180,105,559,122
Solo - Female
Pop
English
United States of America
2
Drake
Drake Up to date data
169,910,613,976
Solo - Male
Hip-hop
English
Canada
3
Bad Bunny
Bad Bunny Up to date data
125,525,525,229
Solo - Male
Reggaeton
Spanish
Puerto Rico
4
The Weeknd
The Weeknd Up to date data
117,310,137,556
Solo - Male
Pop
English
Canada
5
Ariana Grande
Ariana Grande Up to date data
93,412,729,769
Solo - Female
Pop
English
United States of America
6
Kanye West
Kanye West Up to date data
89,195,512,326
Solo - Male
Hip-hop
English
United States of America
7
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran Up to date data
85,804,767,147
Solo - Male
Pop
English
United Kingdom
8
Post Malone
Post Malone Up to date data
85,632,602,002
Solo - Male
Pop
English
United States of America
9
Eminem
Eminem Up to date data
85,164,339,528
Solo - Male
Hip-hop
English
United States of America
10
Justin Bieber
Justin Bieber Up to date data
84,417,411,274
Solo - Male
Pop
English
Canada
11
BTS
BTS Up to date data
83,021,135,606
Group - Male
Pop
Estonian
South Korea
12
Billie Eilish
Billie Eilish Up to date data
80,092,068,537
Solo - Female
Alternative
English
United States of America
13
Travis Scott
Travis Scott Up to date data
73,722,515,672
Solo - Male
Hip-hop
English
United States of America
14
Kendrick Lamar
Kendrick Lamar Up to date data
72,628,983,396
Solo - Male
Hip-hop
English
United States of America
15
Arijit Singh
Arijit Singh Up to date data
70,828,697,918
Solo - Male
Indian Film Music
Hindi
India
16
Juice WRLD
Juice WRLD Up to date data
68,042,679,058
Solo - Male
Hip-hop
English
United States of America
17
Rihanna
Rihanna Up to date data
64,154,600,336
Solo - Female
Pop
English
Barbados
18
Bruno Mars
Bruno Mars Up to date data
61,995,336,190
Solo - Male
Pop
English
United States of America
19
XXXTENTACION
XXXTENTACION Up to date data
60,691,359,805
Solo - Male
Hip-hop
English
United States of America
20
Coldplay
Coldplay Up to date data
60,301,727,737
Group - Male
Alternative
English
United Kingdom
21
Dua Lipa
Dua Lipa Up to date data
56,656,856,473
Solo - Female
Pop
English
United Kingdom
22
Imagine Dragons
Imagine Dragons Up to date data
56,545,554,378
Group - Male
Alternative
English
United States of America
23
Future
Future Up to date data
56,490,265,176
Solo - Male
Hip-hop
English
United States of America
24
J Balvin
J Balvin Up to date data
53,288,894,769
Solo - Male
Reggaeton
Spanish
Colombia
25
Lana Del Rey
Lana Del Rey Up to date data
52,775,961,100
Solo - Female
Alternative
English
United States of America
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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