Taylor Swift is the most-streamed artists ever on Spotify with 103,363,285,318 streams as of May 27, 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 103,363,285,318 2 Bad Bunny 89,120,070,159 3 Drake 87,433,433,807 4 The Weeknd 69,482,807,956 5 Ariana Grande 54,364,221,137 6 Ed Sheeran 53,253,782,912 7 Eminem 50,509,614,730 8 Justin Bieber 48,756,424,250 9 Billie Eilish 48,175,870,188 10 Kanye West 46,845,316,556 11 Post Malone 45,276,016,657 12 BTS 42,532,285,559 13 Travis Scott 39,222,668,116 14 Coldplay 39,044,512,498 15 Rihanna 38,661,957,930 16 J Balvin 37,615,894,778 17 Kendrick Lamar 37,130,435,370 18 Bruno Mars 37,037,744,776 19 Dua Lipa 36,198,297,230 20 Imagine Dragons 35,389,918,180 21 Juice WRLD 34,959,950,741 22 David Guetta 32,838,492,500 23 XXXTENTACION 32,559,641,609 24 Lana Del Rey 31,318,036,318 25 Maroon 5 30,461,447,372 26 Ozuna 30,308,854,446 27 Lady Gaga 29,498,415,766 28 Future 28,658,921,022 29 Calvin Harris 28,386,013,539 30 KAROL G 28,345,194,938 31 Khalid 28,252,054,820 32 Rauw Alejandro 27,519,413,550 33 Beyoncé 27,365,384,084 34 Shawn Mendes 26,427,276,839 35 Sam Smith 25,832,253,271 36 Queen 25,681,481,651 37 Linkin Park 25,515,964,408 38 One Direction 25,128,633,413 39 Adele 24,834,022,652 40 Harry Styles 24,759,864,163 41 Arijit Singh 24,689,391,095 42 Metro Boomin 24,411,895,760 43 Anuel AA 24,408,908,985 44 SZA 24,227,441,391 45 J. Cole 24,214,692,936 46 Shakira 24,132,011,187 47 Chris Brown 24,065,902,067 48 Daddy Yankee 23,732,819,863 49 Arctic Monkeys 23,443,570,692 50 Peso Pluma 22,945,983,142 51 The Beatles 22,477,353,670 52 Feid 22,388,253,498 53 Olivia Rodrigo 22,324,083,327 54 Doja Cat 21,773,981,509 55 Katy Perry 21,517,595,969 56 Morgan Wallen 21,499,339,027 57 Nicki Minaj 21,134,738,169 58 Selena Gomez 21,045,153,925 59 21 Savage 21,014,075,973 60 The Chainsmokers 20,998,470,384 61 Maluma 20,887,615,981 62 Sia 20,431,918,900 63 Lil Uzi Vert 20,303,872,406 64 Marshmello 20,225,708,017 65 Miley Cyrus 19,693,977,849 66 Tyler, The Creator 19,389,539,329 67 Halsey 19,150,607,803 68 Twenty One Pilots 18,876,988,468 69 Junior H 18,495,193,964 70 Lil Baby 18,236,492,214 71 Avicii 18,118,557,927 72 Myke Towers 18,100,929,566 73 Pritam 18,095,822,541 74 Red Hot Chili Peppers 17,997,114,065 75 OneRepublic 17,798,193,266 76 $uicideboy$ 17,039,896,825 77 Kygo 16,926,404,879 78 Farruko 16,792,031,423 79 Michael Jackson 16,764,992,956 80 Camila Cabello 16,727,396,609 81 Frank Ocean 16,680,441,544 82 Mac Miller 16,030,097,599 83 Gunna 15,931,750,396 84 Pitbull 15,686,462,391 85 Lil Peep 15,589,800,174 86 The Neighbourhood 15,517,289,674 87 Elton John 15,374,755,956 88 Metallica 15,361,130,679 89 Sabrina Carpenter 15,360,410,260 90 Natanael Cano 15,324,461,652 91 Charlie Puth 15,194,931,354 92 Luke Combs 14,546,470,723 93 AC/DC 14,218,324,981 94 Demi Lovato 14,127,669,982 95 Jason Derulo 14,108,176,089 96 Luis Miguel 14,081,522,574 97 Hozier 14,059,505,489 98 BLACKPINK 14,044,788,226 99 Alan Walker 14,009,836,949 100 James Arthur 13,960,707,372 101 Pop Smoke 13,937,100,842 102 Lil Wayne 13,886,852,967 103 Ellie Goulding 13,864,115,737 104 YoungBoy Never Broke Again 13,591,397,097 105 Playboi Carti 13,329,910,655 106 Nicky Jam 13,321,095,236 107 A$AP Rocky 13,262,714,923 108 DJ Snake 13,126,343,693 109 Young Thug 12,983,289,402 110 Carin Leon 12,862,072,391 111 Bizarrap 12,776,325,743 112 Trippie Redd 12,741,420,831 113 Sech 12,646,400,558 114 DaBaby 12,582,989,693 115 Fall Out Boy 12,449,039,520 116 Lewis Capaldi 12,289,492,779 117 Manuel Turizo 12,237,746,847 118 Lil Nas X 12,189,192,869 119 Tiësto 12,184,005,842 120 Martin Garrix 12,159,719,202 121 Wiz Khalifa 12,153,120,717 122 The Kid LAROI 12,143,801,414 123 G-Eazy 12,076,864,027 124 Panic! At The Disco 12,073,694,080 125 Cardi B 12,040,581,481 126 Britney Spears 12,008,583,969 127 50 Cent 11,994,195,638 128 Black Eyed Peas 11,957,712,184 129 Tate McRae 11,912,987,423 130 Henrique & Juliano 11,865,695,343 131 Justin Timberlake 11,778,426,884 132 Fleetwood Mac 11,764,872,353 133 Sebastian Yatra 11,721,285,039 134 Radiohead 11,668,008,675 135 JAY-Z 11,635,674,141 136 Don Omar 11,633,981,659 137 NF 11,508,701,051 138 Bebe Rexha 11,491,914,553 139 A Boogie Wit da Hoodie 11,489,136,888 140 Macklemore 11,356,882,852 141 Diplo 11,308,743,827 142 Joji 11,280,684,712 143 Guns N' Roses 11,214,176,387 144 Major Lazer 11,197,281,766 145 Kodak Black 11,117,912,363 146 Pink Floyd 11,112,794,345 147 John Mayer 11,096,695,118 148 2Pac 11,008,394,120 149 Jack Harlow 10,912,021,161 150 The Rolling Stones 10,811,083,334 151 Stray Kids 10,796,123,718 152 Tyga 10,790,953,439 153 5 Seconds of Summer 10,769,264,555 154 Bob Marley & The Wailers 10,768,036,092 155 Ava Max 10,766,614,264 156 Nirvana 10,765,506,103 157 Anirudh Ravichander 10,760,520,679 158 Lauv 10,754,042,951 159 Green Day 10,752,603,355 160 Romeo Santos 10,686,007,978 161 Christian Nodal 10,671,808,729 162 Usher 10,585,399,726 163 Polo G 10,566,708,157 164 Mariah Carey 10,554,399,561 165 Michael Bublé 10,532,642,254 166 Morat 10,500,760,082 167 Zach Bryan 10,477,803,590 168 Gorillaz 10,433,959,014 169 Machine Gun Kelly 10,407,266,132 170 Childish Gambino 10,364,287,484 171 System Of A Down 10,345,082,680 172 Little Mix 10,286,928,832 173 P!nk 10,279,463,246 174 Flo Rida 10,278,502,751 175 ABBA 10,251,211,980 176 Rels B 10,203,353,419 177 Becky G 10,144,663,115 178 Anitta 10,092,349,269 179 Migos 10,078,705,380 180 Logic 10,046,597,660 181 Kid Cudi 10,043,804,755 182 Melanie Martinez 10,032,503,974 183 Grupo Frontera 9,987,121,476 184 Tory Lanez 9,927,217,250 185 Don Toliver 9,850,568,032 186 TWICE 9,842,382,413 187 Robin Schulz 9,789,416,048 188 Zara Larsson 9,771,737,106 189 Fuerza Regida 9,672,007,665 190 Elvis Presley 9,670,418,568 191 Camilo 9,644,536,928 192 Cigarettes After Sex 9,610,235,436 193 Frank Sinatra 9,590,875,941 194 Enrique Iglesias 9,513,500,919 195 Kali Uchis 9,490,690,278 196 Quevedo 9,473,510,835 197 Arcangel 9,456,186,182 198 Creedence Clearwater Revival 9,415,350,938 199 Tame Impala 9,412,066,199 200 Gusttavo Lima 9,388,870,951 201 DJ Khaled 9,370,793,957 202 Clean Bandit 9,320,516,526 203 Madonna 9,307,688,470 204 Jhayco 9,288,323,454 205 Meghan Trainor 9,281,206,376 206 Rammstein 9,234,948,805 207 blackbear 9,205,412,554 208 Disney 9,204,006,261 209 Slipknot 9,144,388,439 210 Reik 9,140,253,668 211 Paramore 9,134,663,320 212 Snoop Dogg 9,129,244,392 213 Russ 9,114,757,925 214 Labrinth 9,018,906,010 215 Noah Kahan 8,882,494,942 216 Ty Dolla $ign 8,871,913,358 217 Eladio Carrion 8,869,823,596 218 Mitski 8,863,136,269 219 Anne-Marie 8,829,260,218 220 Jung Kook 8,808,213,586 221 The 1975 8,779,560,335 222 Jul 8,765,055,322 223 ROSALÍA 8,754,476,575 224 Lil Tecca 8,632,564,708 225 Grupo Firme 8,622,529,604 226 Mora 8,546,503,685 227 Led Zeppelin 8,513,823,157 228 Foo Fighters 8,491,816,632 229 Luis Fonsi 8,466,269,300 230 Brent Faiyaz 8,451,992,731 231 The Lumineers 8,447,722,394 232 Oasis 8,445,369,982 233 PARTYNEXTDOOR 8,424,049,546 234 A.R. Rahman 8,411,306,354 235 Aventura 8,356,124,900 236 Måneskin 8,354,995,810 237 Lorde 8,349,269,891 238 Daniel Caesar 8,327,060,624 239 Bryson Tiller 8,281,043,671 240 Bring Me The Horizon 8,260,007,991 241 U2 8,249,857,334 242 Conan Gray 8,246,659,842 243 Cris Mj 8,179,600,288 244 My Chemical Romance 8,170,032,197 245 Jorge & Mateus 8,156,658,667 246 Wisin & Yandel 8,142,385,188 247 Troye Sivan 8,130,389,037 248 Charli XCX 7,986,601,453 249 The Killers 7,985,622,241 250 Nickelback 7,977,638,991 251 Bon Jovi 7,961,253,005 252 Florida Georgia Line 7,846,057,356 253 Alok 7,811,369,222 254 Summer Walker 7,791,863,704 255 Muse 7,758,852,856 256 Matheus & Kauan 7,722,814,478 257 Megan Thee Stallion 7,680,633,105 258 Mac DeMarco 7,671,539,000 259 Roddy Ricch 7,668,965,921 260 Ne-Yo 7,652,858,927 261 Central Cee 7,650,161,496 262 blink-182 7,623,576,965 263 Chris Stapleton 7,583,452,056 264 Steve Lacy 7,548,275,847 265 Zé Neto & Cristiano 7,530,681,307 266 Dr. Dre 7,508,747,259 267 ZAYN 7,498,639,712 268 Marília Mendonça 7,490,438,105 269 Glass Animals 7,478,007,268 270 Akon 7,452,610,071 271 Alicia Keys 7,435,696,128 272 Luke Bryan 7,428,525,983 273 Whitney Houston 7,425,420,817 274 Alessia Cara 7,399,868,720 275 Florence + The Machine 7,363,529,946 276 Lost Frequencies 7,362,578,650 277 Big Sean 7,337,461,434 278 Avril Lavigne 7,234,646,610 279 Sean Paul 7,215,970,849 280 Kings of Leon 7,172,258,855 281 Yeat 7,169,494,581 282 Jonas Blue 7,154,375,301 283 Felix Jaehn 7,152,854,164 284 La Arrolladora Banda El Limón De Rene Camacho 7,128,471,629 285 Jonas Brothers 7,127,304,638 286 SEVENTEEN 7,107,450,603 287 Billy Joel 7,080,288,730 288 Gucci Mane 7,042,056,730 289 Dalex 7,035,362,262 290 Danny Ocean 7,015,362,388 291 The Script 7,006,482,287 292 Cartel De Santa 7,004,612,627 293 Vance Joy 6,975,789,964 294 Lil Tjay 6,959,938,722 295 The Offspring 6,933,060,934 296 Kelly Clarkson 6,853,523,670 297 John Legend 6,848,649,085 298 Jimin 6,833,967,781 299 Tito Double P 6,833,734,196 300 Pharrell Williams 6,804,404,499 301 Hans Zimmer 6,789,220,787 302 NAV 6,786,918,159 303 Julión Álvarez y su Norteño Banda 6,784,023,165 304 The Notorious B.I.G. 6,766,545,530 305 Rae Sremmurd 6,758,195,847 306 Duki 6,757,524,103 307 Kane Brown 6,750,605,248 308 Stevie Wonder 6,731,211,788 309 Jess Glynne 6,692,396,038 310 Miracle Tones 6,687,451,447 311 David Bowie 6,662,670,466 312 Amy Winehouse 6,654,654,504 313 Phil Collins 6,599,885,391 314 Backstreet Boys 6,597,106,788 315 The Strokes 6,590,960,492 316 Eagles 6,558,579,372 317 Gabito Ballesteros 6,558,502,831 318 Disturbed 6,557,833,910 319 Banda MS de Sergio Lizárraga 6,517,959,493 320 Joan Sebastian 6,506,052,123 321 NLE Choppa 6,497,183,894 322 Rod Wave 6,468,774,518 323 Zedd 6,468,285,838 324 Eslabon Armado 6,468,059,975 325 Pearl Jam 6,461,436,176 326 Avenged Sevenfold 6,459,492,286 327 Gracie Abrams 6,431,942,069 328 6LACK 6,424,833,569 329 Kesha 6,396,258,590 330 Ryan Lewis 6,393,019,008 331 Bazzi 6,388,812,659 332 Christina Aguilera 6,386,749,869 333 Rita Ora 6,375,744,709 334 Benson Boone 6,367,020,794 335 Miguel 6,366,014,208 336 Macklemore & Ryan Lewis 6,342,028,876 337 6ix9ine 6,331,567,486 338 Mumford & Sons 6,326,968,882 339 Calibre 50 6,299,233,731 340 Daft Punk 6,295,509,540 341 Kehlani 6,286,991,794 342 Chase Atlantic 6,276,028,579 343 The Police 6,272,411,239 344 NewJeans 6,270,245,845 345 Three Days Grace 6,269,837,600 346 TV Girl 6,231,391,566 347 Los Ángeles Azules 6,217,637,729 348 Plan B 6,208,237,807 349 Dire Straits 6,183,194,438 350 Jason Mraz 6,183,046,682 351 Rex Orange County 6,165,030,218 352 Piso 21 6,162,672,398 353 Alec Benjamin 6,161,717,863 354 Céline Dion 6,160,915,168 355 Jennifer Lopez 6,152,772,194 356 Ana Castela 6,149,144,876 357 Aerosmith 6,140,691,439 358 Johnny Cash 6,138,864,260 359 Oscar Maydon 6,133,163,040 360 Wesley Safadão 6,090,139,918 361 Thomas Rhett 6,080,303,239 362 Chance the Rapper 6,077,548,898 363 Dean Lewis 6,074,949,755 364 The Smiths 6,063,461,138 365 benny blanco 6,055,923,653 366 Paulo Londra 6,024,488,488 367 Lizzo 6,011,483,952 368 Armin van Buuren 6,011,002,656 369 Prince Royce 5,984,277,918 370 Deftones 5,983,185,768 371 TINI 5,982,183,727 372 Calum Scott 5,980,566,070 373 Jason Aldean 5,969,382,670 374 Kevin Gates 5,935,211,767 375 Alejandro Sanz 5,922,773,503 376 Five Finger Death Punch 5,913,662,941 377 Hailee Steinfeld 5,907,892,159 378 YNW Melly 5,901,436,677 379 Lil Durk 5,893,287,599 380 Alfredo Olivas 5,886,082,714 381 Galantis 5,884,961,050 382 Maná 5,844,012,113 383 Train 5,839,116,703 384 Tom Odell 5,837,097,383 385 Tove Lo 5,823,536,737 386 Jack Johnson 5,815,351,311 387 Dave 5,809,404,976 388 George Ezra 5,809,230,747 389 Bruce Springsteen 5,777,518,652 390 Justin Quiles 5,773,791,292 391 H.E.R. 5,769,652,655 392 Bryan Adams 5,764,948,400 393 Marc Anthony 5,759,530,400 394 Ninho 5,729,614,903 395 TOMORROW X TOGETHER 5,701,469,887 396 Meek Mill 5,652,854,700 397 Niall Horan 5,632,029,716 398 Korn 5,628,396,523 399 Lil Yachty 5,610,542,982 400 Bastille 5,605,093,639 401 Outkast 5,592,612,164 402 Natti Natasha 5,572,028,442 403 Glee Cast 5,565,934,192 404 Chappell Roan 5,502,286,346 405 Fifth Harmony 5,494,836,994 406 Nelly 5,443,214,725 407 League of Legends 5,442,263,734 408 LANY 5,433,260,685 409 Lin-Manuel Miranda 5,432,410,040 410 Nicki Nicole 5,422,850,693 411 Clairo 5,419,726,527 412 French Montana 5,416,543,112 413 Alesso 5,396,398,505 414 Cage The Elephant 5,385,449,407 415 Juan Gabriel 5,377,644,034 416 Teddy Swims 5,376,170,289 417 Burna Boy 5,369,548,113 418 Jhené Aiko 5,335,540,767 419 Baby Keem 5,315,976,545 420 James Bay 5,312,649,826 421 Nelly Furtado 5,310,471,562 422 Flume 5,299,536,458 423 El Alfa 5,271,164,819 424 Luan Santana 5,270,458,266 425 Becky Hill 5,252,000,313 426 Disclosure 5,251,092,258 427 Journey 5,230,540,970 428 Fetty Wap 5,203,068,164 429 Nio Garcia 5,202,304,352 430 Tiago PZK 5,202,010,931 431 Marvin Gaye 5,165,284,151 432 Los Tigres Del Norte 5,164,950,089 433 Daya 5,143,471,846 434 Pablo Alborán 5,135,231,884 435 Tones And I 5,126,876,396 436 Limp Bizkit 5,104,225,251 437 KHEA 5,091,733,351 438 Yandel 5,074,842,810 439 ENHYPEN 5,070,685,707 440 Capital Bra 5,066,975,537 441 Jessie J 5,049,866,242 442 AJR 5,046,532,264 443 Foster The People 5,027,446,259 444 Dan + Shay 5,020,047,798 445 Carlos Vives 4,997,705,008 446 Bob Dylan 4,989,022,591 447 José José 4,981,980,004 448 Skillet 4,965,858,045 449 MEDUZA 4,963,884,785 450 Jesse & Joy 4,943,939,232 451 Weezer 4,936,887,961 452 Skrillex 4,930,119,853 453 Tyler Childers 4,923,548,866 454 Quavo 4,904,598,215 455 Trueno 4,899,062,964 456 Passenger 4,893,058,002 457 Swedish House Mafia 4,879,222,648 458 Jeremih 4,867,367,166 459 Dominic Fike 4,858,879,337 460 Luciano 4,855,302,517 461 Milo j 4,835,610,319 462 Sidhu Moose Wala 4,831,217,250 463 Iron Maiden 4,827,134,935 464 Karan Aujla 4,823,498,229 465 Luísa Sonza 4,822,670,107 466 Mark Ronson 4,818,074,568 467 Sfera Ebbasta 4,805,741,675 468 Lukas Graham 4,791,037,186 469 Morad 4,788,743,179 470 Zac Brown Band 4,775,272,931 471 PNL 4,773,783,626 472 Ludovico Einaudi 4,764,752,394 473 V 4,764,480,921 474 Daryl Hall & John Oates 4,763,249,367 475 Julia Michaels 4,716,316,444 476 Wisin 4,711,513,697 477 Lil Skies 4,711,229,037 478 Bon Iver 4,710,175,406 479 d4vd 4,707,447,372 480 24kGoldn 4,702,654,302 481 JENNIE 4,702,298,887 482 Pentatonix 4,656,972,689 483 Lil Pump 4,656,534,838 484 Aitana 4,651,335,600 485 MARINA 4,648,165,963 486 The Doors 4,641,579,873 487 LUDMILLA 4,630,397,484 488 Ricky Martin 4,623,290,320 489 girl in red 4,623,250,723 490 Blessd 4,607,017,235 491 R.E.M. 4,596,849,603 492 Depeche Mode 4,589,234,995 493 Rema 4,582,102,004 494 C. Tangana 4,568,522,100 495 Ski Mask The Slump God 4,562,716,324 496 Carly Rae Jepsen 4,558,696,098 497 ILLENIUM 4,557,760,305 498 Papa Roach 4,539,311,721 499 The Cranberries 4,524,445,821 500 bbno$ 4,513,444,461 501 MC Ryan SP 4,498,945,252 502 Tim McGraw 4,497,526,452 503 NIKI 4,491,835,665 504 Matuê 4,491,330,097 505 AP Dhillon 4,489,739,565 506 Jeremy Zucker 4,488,743,463 507 Ice Cube 4,477,075,956 508 Giveon 4,468,913,811 509 The Beach Boys 4,463,603,703 510 Bryant Myers 4,452,337,829 511 Young Miko 4,428,341,041 512 Tainy 4,404,548,757 513 Noah Cyrus 4,401,184,265 514 TKKG 4,392,461,125 515 Milky Chance 4,391,135,603 516 Blake Shelton 4,383,177,537 517 R3HAB 4,378,088,114 518 YOASOBI 4,372,686,085 519 Black Sabbath 4,365,937,765 520 Santa Fe Klan 4,353,365,692 521 Imanbek 4,350,310,452 522 Kacey Musgraves 4,310,691,497 523 Ruth B. 4,292,331,181 524 alt-J 4,291,561,792 525 Lynyrd Skynyrd 4,285,169,544 526 ScHoolboy Q 4,278,211,475 527 Zion & Lennox 4,277,475,099 528 Bonez MC 4,275,033,041 529 Rise Against 4,269,999,952 530 Lunay 4,242,042,638 531 LE SSERAFIM 4,232,507,960 532 Sam Hunt 4,230,423,213 533 Destiny's Child 4,229,577,444 534 2 Chainz 4,228,965,354 535 Juanes 4,221,566,650 536 Dean Martin 4,220,891,981 537 CNCO 4,218,419,209 538 Boyce Avenue 4,217,380,637 539 Lil Mosey 4,208,250,125 540 Beéle 4,197,441,831 541 Christina Perri 4,191,278,647 542 Trey Songz 4,189,116,810 543 GIMS 4,171,103,879 544 Damso 4,168,480,344 545 Van Morrison 4,146,684,633 546 King Von 4,137,981,762 547 Rudimental 4,137,441,728 548 Mrs. GREEN APPLE 4,129,036,524 549 Norah Jones 4,128,383,466 550 Ovy On The Drums 4,124,434,765 551 Kenny Chesney 4,116,098,761 552 Keane 4,114,231,177 553 Laufey 4,113,587,426 554 Sigala 4,103,157,925 555 Zoé 4,100,855,613 556 Maren Morris 4,099,304,232 557 Birdy 4,094,810,897 558 Madison Beer 4,077,075,022 559 George Strait 4,074,306,116 560 Van Halen 4,073,382,529 561 A$AP Ferg 4,072,824,859 562 PinkPantheress 4,072,140,559 563 MGMT 4,068,509,202 564 Simon & Garfunkel 4,066,258,880 565 Stromae 4,058,120,687 566 Latto 4,052,085,043 567 Diljit Dosanjh 4,050,013,706 568 Gerardo Ortiz 4,044,982,697 569 Melendi 4,039,995,816 570 James Blunt 4,033,946,418 571 Moneybagg Yo 4,032,487,070 572 Breaking Benjamin 4,032,317,727 573 EXO 4,028,076,327 574 aespa 4,027,138,447 575 (G)I-DLE 4,021,921,175 576 The Game 4,019,497,380 577 Eric Church 4,016,942,604 578 Dermot Kennedy 4,014,931,477 579 Eric Clapton 3,996,242,040 580 Lofi Fruits Music 3,991,693,570 581 Filipe Ret 3,977,608,206 582 Mau y Ricky 3,977,525,781 583 Mon Laferte 3,976,999,042 584 White Noise Radiance 3,965,004,345 585 TOTO 3,957,205,802 586 keshi 3,951,884,107 587 Evanescence 3,946,586,187 588 Bradley Cooper 3,944,447,072 589 The Smashing Pumpkins 3,943,464,824 590 YG 3,942,776,159 591 Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike 3,940,287,287 592 D-Block Europe 3,938,169,553 593 Ke Personajes 3,926,777,694 594 Apache 207 3,921,597,615 595 Ufo361 3,920,890,462 596 Key Glock 3,914,273,486 597 Nas 3,907,497,465 598 Neton Vega 3,902,371,317 599 Jax Jones 3,892,879,619 600 Scorpions 3,890,336,019 601 B.o.B 3,886,337,285 602 Tears For Fears 3,883,543,243 603 Why Don't We 3,881,856,678 604 Rage Against The Machine 3,861,095,133 605 De La Ghetto 3,861,054,771 606 Alan Jackson 3,860,210,390 607 DJ Luian 3,858,382,694 608 Jay Chou 3,854,006,670 609 The Goo Goo Dolls 3,851,844,771 610 Stormzy 3,847,488,465 611 Darshan Raval 3,842,264,489 612 LISA 3,837,519,695 613 SAINt JHN 3,837,056,713 614 Noriel 3,835,486,194 615 La Oreja de Van Gogh 3,833,990,542 616 Chino Pacas 3,828,342,882 617 Bruno & Marrone 3,827,303,581 618 The Fray 3,826,173,445 619 X Ambassadors 3,825,623,081 620 Red Velvet 3,824,674,283 621 Shinedown 3,824,305,849 622 The Vamps 3,823,196,093 623 Aya Nakamura 3,819,732,477 624 Aleman 3,813,472,197 625 Leon Bridges 3,808,769,158 626 Kim Petras 3,806,274,043 627 Tulus 3,804,161,738 628 JVKE 3,802,803,326 629 Ha*Ash 3,800,645,540 630 Sum 41 3,799,622,260 631 Banda El Recodo 3,797,644,124 632 Volbeat 3,792,180,307 633 Rod Stewart 3,786,046,969 634 T.I. 3,783,205,798 635 Emilia 3,777,523,959 636 Ghost 3,772,603,587 637 Cheat Codes 3,769,348,744 638 Ella Henderson 3,763,179,615 639 Empire of the Sun 3,761,894,616 640 T-Pain 3,754,790,373 641 Joel Corry 3,745,902,857 642 BROCKHAMPTON 3,732,215,360 643 Alice In Chains 3,707,720,634 644 Jimi Hendrix 3,705,850,320 645 Jorja Smith 3,695,210,716 646 Carrie Underwood 3,685,737,062 647 beabadoobee 3,682,061,840 648 John Williams 3,672,863,079 649 Ozzy Osbourne 3,671,933,655 650 Mambo Kingz 3,668,242,931 651 Offset 3,662,100,428 652 Wham! 3,660,548,845 653 Yuridia 3,655,448,025 654 Carlos Rivera 3,653,402,648 655 Oliver Tree 3,646,276,637 656 Los Temerarios 3,644,914,052 657 Mabel 3,641,060,739 658 Canserbero 3,640,207,468 659 Shania Twain 3,638,765,714 660 Normani 3,634,631,903 661 Jon Pardi 3,633,021,985 662 Robbie Williams 3,632,415,686 663 Gazo 3,626,387,307 664 JP Cooper 3,622,348,476 665 Mike Posner 3,620,275,187 666 Liam Payne 3,616,024,610 667 Fred again.. 3,610,497,097 668 Sebastian Ingrosso 3,602,339,002 669 Mc IG 3,600,640,051 670 Years & Years 3,598,150,424 671 Prince 3,594,573,630 672 All Time Low 3,590,667,242 673 Ms. Lauryn Hill 3,572,287,691 674 Johann Sebastian Bach 3,572,118,969 675 Brytiago 3,567,741,707 676 Electric Light Orchestra 3,564,766,034 677 Os Barões Da Pisadinha 3,563,806,906 678 ROSÉ 3,563,496,292 679 Gwen Stefani 3,554,066,108 680 Cosculluela 3,534,885,614 681 Lord Huron 3,528,568,766 682 Andy Grammer 3,528,516,316 683 Hillsong Worship 3,522,013,278 684 Ñengo Flow 3,519,838,088 685 Sido 3,510,337,602 686 Aminé 3,509,925,060 687 Aretha Franklin 3,507,254,129 688 Seeb 3,499,598,619 689 Kevin Kaarl 3,499,308,838 690 Shubh 3,496,797,378 691 Cody Johnson 3,493,333,222 692 A Day To Remember 3,489,366,290 693 a-ha 3,474,806,340 694 Timbaland 3,469,306,748 695 Mother Mother 3,464,945,174 696 M83 3,454,132,994 697 La Adictiva Banda San José de Mesillas 3,446,948,252 698 Dolly Parton 3,446,613,926 699 Xavi 3,445,218,066 700 Stephen Sanchez 3,436,366,175 701 Nat King Cole 3,433,021,885 702 DNCE 3,428,320,102 703 FloyyMenor 3,421,454,041 704 Juan Luis Guerra 4.40 3,412,779,453 705 Ferrugem 3,409,852,551 706 Amitabh Bhattacharya 3,409,632,911 707 Rag'n'Bone Man 3,406,335,184 708 Guilherme & Benuto 3,403,184,264 709 BONES 3,400,954,562 710 Sleepy Hallow 3,397,841,378 711 Sublime 3,397,379,460 712 Annie Lennox 3,392,077,637 713 The Cure 3,385,016,211 714 Jelly Roll 3,382,744,197 715 Mötley Crüe 3,382,406,441 716 Cavetown 3,382,310,173 717 Gryffin 3,369,804,538 718 Intocable 3,364,604,669 719 Beach House 3,360,702,395 720 Sam Feldt 3,359,968,880 721 Roxette 3,348,406,456 722 Hollywood Undead 3,341,427,270 723 WALK THE MOON 3,339,896,989 724 Mari Fernandez 3,339,352,317 725 Los Enanitos Verdes 3,332,341,879 726 Kodaline 3,330,711,386 727 Joey Bada$$ 3,329,922,738 728 Young Dolph 3,323,677,322 729 Alejandro Fernández 3,313,632,804 730 Shaggy 3,306,745,453 731 The Clash 3,294,375,778 732 Die drei !!! 3,290,095,439 733 Of Monsters and Men 3,276,143,628 734 Vishal Mishra 3,273,090,247 735 Santana 3,272,228,108 736 Enya 3,267,424,492 737 Frédéric Chopin 3,265,726,090 738 Kontra K 3,262,183,257 739 CRO 3,254,626,459 740 Queens of the Stone Age 3,248,826,266 741 Bronco 3,247,606,790 742 Benjamin Blümchen 3,245,896,904 743 The xx 3,244,531,864 744 Kylie Minogue 3,242,405,752 745 Natalia Lafourcade 3,240,558,184 746 Darell 3,235,874,042 747 Ezhel 3,235,485,188 748 Ice Spice 3,232,171,394 749 Mustard 3,216,926,329 750 Soda Stereo 3,206,072,075 751 WizKid 3,205,094,731 752 Background White Noise 3,204,649,434 753 AURORA 3,200,902,510 754 *NSYNC 3,198,883,448 755 Tems 3,198,346,115 756 BoyWithUke 3,195,974,736 757 Joyner Lucas 3,195,396,727 758 Nick Jonas 3,193,735,408 759 Westlife 3,190,791,588 760 NCT DREAM 3,175,345,585 761 Sin Bandera 3,175,102,901 762 Lazza 3,169,191,538 763 Chief Keef 3,167,980,132 764 PLK 3,166,871,310 765 Ali Gatie 3,161,519,631 766 Cyndi Lauper 3,156,390,575 767 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 3,155,707,717 768 Sleeping At Last 3,153,381,313 769 David Bisbal 3,151,427,638 770 Phoebe Bridgers 3,148,200,548 771 Calmly 3,146,715,431 772 Sting 3,130,922,840 773 RÜFÜS DU SOL 3,130,881,893 774 Powfu 3,128,048,117 775 Ella Mai 3,117,130,183 776 Iggy Azalea 3,114,934,969 777 Wallows 3,112,508,571 778 Sean Kingston 3,111,500,159 779 Paul McCartney 3,111,065,585 780 Udit Narayan 3,107,921,056 781 Two Door Cinema Club 3,106,883,084 782 Pedro Capó 3,105,373,967 783 Niska 3,100,177,492 784 UZI 3,085,778,655 785 Juan Magán 3,079,771,844 786 RAYE 3,078,543,530 787 Booba 3,073,603,330 788 Baby Sleeps 3,073,158,685 789 Mc Don Juan 3,067,331,136 790 Jaani 3,062,692,477 791 Eyedress 3,062,177,195 792 ITZY 3,061,430,494 793 Lee Brice 3,058,088,891 794 Selena 3,057,585,694 795 Sid Sriram 3,055,359,373 796 Taio Cruz 3,053,525,750 797 Jon Bellion 3,053,471,128 798 LUCKI 3,051,111,076 799 Dilsinho 3,050,575,311 800 Amit Trivedi 3,050,344,981 801 Diego & Victor Hugo 3,048,411,324 802 Regard 3,048,288,543 803 Ken Car$on 3,040,380,830 804 Ofenbach 3,037,082,989 805 MC Cabelinho 3,029,062,398 806 ATEEZ 3,028,960,437 807 Ivan Cornejo 3,018,781,426 808 Yung Gravy 3,017,234,680 809 Dread Mar I 3,016,373,545 810 Ryan Castro 3,012,178,041 811 Tee Grizzley 3,010,852,658 812 KayBlack 3,005,545,281 813 RAF Camora 3,002,108,019 814 DMX 2,998,514,529 815 L7NNON 2,998,214,169 816 Ella Fitzgerald 2,997,835,147 817 Veigh 2,994,253,792 818 Owl City 2,993,171,788 819 Lauana Prado 2,984,452,013 820 Casper Magico 2,983,278,718 821 Eden Muñoz 2,969,730,193 822 iann dior 2,967,296,698 823 Thirty Seconds To Mars 2,960,252,145 824 Alex Rose 2,953,926,425 825 Bill Withers 2,953,655,945 826 Axwell /\ Ingrosso 2,952,065,540 827 Rick Ross 2,951,576,497 828 Thiaguinho 2,950,853,163 829 Agust D 2,946,700,560 830 The White Stripes 2,944,005,337 831 Lionel Richie 2,940,406,630 832 Miranda Lambert 2,934,343,767 833 Matoma 2,931,478,758 834 Colbie Caillat 2,931,316,560 835 Cali Y El Dandee 2,930,592,222 836 Bing Crosby 2,929,439,702 837 Nekfeu 2,922,578,041 838 Kenia OS 2,921,982,558 839 Kevin Roldan 2,919,596,249 840 Louis Tomlinson 2,911,504,221 841 KALEO 2,906,808,464 842 Snow Patrol 2,905,425,030 843 Yusuf / Cat Stevens 2,902,869,046 844 Orochi 2,898,596,274 845 Cazzu 2,886,823,400 846 Badshah 2,886,298,760 847 John Newman 2,885,430,749 848 IU 2,877,091,400 849 Die Kita-Frösche 2,871,741,332 850 The Kooks 2,870,265,859 851 FISHER 2,869,290,258 852 Don Diablo 2,867,941,408 853 KYLE 2,866,722,694 854 Tracy Chapman 2,866,331,813 855 Lenny Kravitz 2,863,048,052 856 YSY A 2,860,824,350 857 Kany García 2,849,703,057 858 PEDRO SAMPAIO 2,845,867,611 859 KK 2,816,441,320 860 Rvfv 2,811,914,023 861 BigXthaPlug 2,811,886,824 862 Rich The Kid 2,810,684,106 863 Loud Luxury 2,810,486,682 864 Wale 2,807,471,300 865 S. P. Balasubrahmanyam 2,806,938,229 866 Portugal. The Man 2,805,426,333 867 Pixies 2,803,061,755 868 Fergie 2,800,838,879 869 Otis Redding 2,798,967,515 870 Astrid S 2,798,349,853 871 The Black Keys 2,798,262,600 872 Hardwell 2,796,401,639 873 Gloria Trevi 2,796,077,611 874 The Who 2,795,180,576 875 j-hope 2,795,045,600 876 Rvssian 2,791,304,247 877 Geolier 2,783,099,734 878 David Kushner 2,778,743,285 879 IVE 2,774,090,018 880 Bad Gyal 2,774,008,050 881 Capo Plaza 2,770,672,878 882 Felipe Amorim 2,761,567,329 883 Laura Pausini 2,749,680,929 884 Blur 2,749,198,816 885 Semicenk 2,745,576,746 886 Jessie Reyez 2,745,153,794 887 DENNIS 2,744,848,004 888 LIT killah 2,731,647,812 889 ONE OK ROCK 2,729,073,992 890 fun. 2,728,452,140 891 Jaymes Young 2,725,383,619 892 Odetari 2,724,220,942 893 Novo Amor 2,723,784,736 894 NATTAN 2,720,660,139 895 The Pussycat Dolls 2,716,682,806 896 Calle 24 2,716,173,701 897 Simple Plan 2,707,201,824 898 Shiva 2,705,404,706 899 Conor Maynard 2,704,093,676 900 Caifanes 2,697,956,265 901 Kenshi Yonezu 2,696,781,709 902 Tiakola 2,694,413,490 903 Ben Howard 2,693,126,431 904 Chelsea Cutler 2,688,567,498 905 Nanpa Básico 2,684,403,190 906 MC Hariel 2,682,818,816 907 Ado 2,678,099,950 908 Supertramp 2,677,485,002 909 The Marías 2,674,072,544 910 Official HIGE DANdism 2,670,762,986 911 MAX 2,670,720,104 912 Pabllo Vittar 2,670,520,134 913 PnB Rock 2,669,860,752 914 Cristian Castro 2,669,604,114 915 NCT 127 2,668,295,333 916 Nina Simone 2,667,887,574 917 Sasha Alex Sloan 2,662,212,346 918 Surfaces 2,662,082,682 919 Dove Cameron 2,657,398,893 920 Internet Money 2,657,317,862 921 Denzel Curry 2,654,460,855 922 Pepe Aguilar 2,653,727,001 923 Kate Bush 2,653,326,731 924 The Jackson 5 2,651,926,921 925 Vampire Weekend 2,651,915,898 926 Lady A 2,645,836,152 927 Manu Chao 2,644,513,290 928 Irshad Kamil 2,642,049,512 929 Cher 2,640,252,045 930 Lucenzo 2,633,536,530 931 Julieta Venegas 2,632,896,168 932 Ana Gabriel 2,632,789,348 933 Dei V 2,632,527,736 934 YUNGBLUD 2,629,341,917 935 Quinn XCII 2,623,095,148 936 Audioslave 2,614,151,416 937 John Denver 2,613,035,684 938 AJ Tracey 2,610,107,689 939 Mike WiLL Made-It 2,609,002,058 940 Tina Turner 2,607,137,119 941 Tom Petty 2,607,050,191 942 JID 2,605,061,484 943 Gotye 2,604,164,927 944 WILLOW 2,604,091,463 945 Alex G 2,602,610,769 946 Tayc 2,599,452,903 947 Mary J. Blige 2,598,953,869 948 Dadju 2,598,912,559 949 Pantera 2,597,066,285 950 Mc Livinho 2,595,139,652 951 MAGIC! 2,595,100,910 952 Djadja & Dinaz 2,594,190,856 953 Max Richter 2,594,145,191 954 Willy William 2,593,036,299 955 Creed 2,585,821,384 956 Tech N9ne 2,582,860,681 957 Arizona Zervas 2,577,177,746 958 HARDY 2,574,078,479 959 Foreigner 2,573,746,474 960 The Living Tombstone 2,572,742,639 961 The Score 2,572,687,846 962 Hotel Ugly 2,570,949,262 963 3 Doors Down 2,569,039,225 964 Granular 2,568,323,327 965 TOOL 2,566,986,485 966 John Lennon 2,566,802,174 967 Brooks & Dunn 2,564,309,624 968 Turma do Pagode 2,562,463,924 969 Stefflon Don 2,562,380,920 970 back number 2,561,799,005 971 Lauren Daigle 2,560,648,192 972 Kungs 2,554,861,550 973 Purple Disco Machine 2,553,679,296 974 Greeicy 2,553,035,408 975 Sorriso Maroto 2,551,296,950 976 Steve Aoki 2,549,308,630 977 Kordhell 2,548,169,155 978 Olly Murs 2,544,232,944 979 Micro TDH 2,540,744,775 980 Blondie 2,540,504,323 981 Marracash 2,539,837,953 982 Montell Fish 2,538,902,996 983 Maes 2,537,021,408 984 Freddie Dredd 2,535,948,453 985 Kollegah 2,534,395,184 986 Arcane 2,530,158,336 987 Jere Klein 2,528,310,442 988 Dave Stewart 2,528,284,216 989 Spice Girls 2,527,448,211 990 Sachin-Jigar 2,524,918,146 991 Kidd Keo 2,521,402,195 992 UB40 2,519,299,243 993 Dynoro 2,517,935,228 994 Jaden 2,511,107,310 995 Louis Armstrong 2,506,634,463 996 Lvbel C5 2,500,791,198 997 CKay 2,500,477,024 998 KAYTRANADA 2,493,982,588 999 Jenni Rivera 2,492,114,454 1000 INNA 2,491,457,957
Most-streamed artists on Spotify: Top 1,000
Lead Streams
1
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift Up to date data
103,363,285,318
488
15
249
393
436
1,071,844,725
Solo - Female
English
Pop
United States of America
2
Bad Bunny
Bad Bunny Up to date data
89,120,070,159
210
22
167
203
204
11,171,767,619
Solo - Male
Spanish
Reggaeton
Puerto Rico
3
Drake
Drake Up to date data
87,433,433,807
338
17
210
324
327
26,442,134,263
Solo - Male
English
Hip-hop
Canada
4
The Weeknd
The Weeknd Up to date data
69,482,807,956
258
24
99
190
249
11,854,951,142
Solo - Male
English
Pop
Canada
5
Ariana Grande
Ariana Grande Up to date data
54,364,221,137
288
20
105
180
236
3,517,074,563
Solo - Female
English
Pop
United States of America
6
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran Up to date data
53,253,782,912
330
13
76
219
280
4,235,514,127
Solo - Male
English
Pop
United Kingdom
7
Eminem
Eminem Up to date data
50,509,614,730
349
12
96
266
311
6,580,297,169
Solo - Male
English
Hip-hop
United States of America
8
Justin Bieber
Justin Bieber Up to date data
48,756,424,250
228
13
75
176
198
14,679,518,907
Solo - Male
English
Pop
Canada
9
Billie Eilish
Billie Eilish Up to date data
48,175,870,188
79
14
69
76
77
571,992
Solo - Female
English
Alternative
United States of America
10
Kanye West
Kanye West Up to date data
46,845,316,556
294
9
101
226
264
8,831,460,553
Solo - Male
English
Hip-hop
United States of America
11
Post Malone
Post Malone Up to date data
45,276,016,657
148
13
72
125
132
4,803,255,678
Solo - Male
English
Pop
United States of America
12
BTS
BTS Up to date data
42,532,285,559
273
5
123
230
273
943,004,769
Group - Male
Korean
K-Pop
South Korea
13
Travis Scott
Travis Scott Up to date data
39,222,668,116
165
5
89
131
155
17,499,253,152
Solo - Male
English
Hip-hop
United States of America
14
Coldplay
Coldplay Up to date data
39,044,512,498
334
12
49
209
310
12,369,268
Group - Male
English
Alternative
United Kingdom
15
Rihanna
Rihanna Up to date data
38,661,957,930
380
12
56
122
227
10,963,605,299
Solo - Female
English
Pop
Barbados
16
J Balvin
J Balvin Up to date data
37,615,894,778
288
5
77
184
265
10,728,335,403
Solo - Male
Spanish
Reggaeton
Colombia
17
Kendrick Lamar
Kendrick Lamar Up to date data
37,130,435,370
142
8
73
131
139
13,577,838,349
Solo - Male
English
Hip-hop
United States of America
18
Bruno Mars
Bruno Mars Up to date data
37,037,744,776
91
15
39
62
80
7,126,441,269
Solo - Male
English
Pop
United States of America
19
Dua Lipa
Dua Lipa Up to date data
36,198,297,230
271
12
45
108
232
470,407,765
Solo - Female
English
Pop
United Kingdom
20
Imagine Dragons
Imagine Dragons Up to date data
35,389,918,180
262
11
51
147
218
105,609,400
Group - Male
English
Alternative
United States of America
21
Juice WRLD
Juice WRLD Up to date data
34,959,950,741
149
7
79
143
146
6,349,920,558
Solo - Male
English
Hip-hop
United States of America
22
David Guetta
David Guetta Up to date data
32,838,492,500
984
4
58
215
566
2,576,435,778
Solo - Male
English
Electronic
France
23
XXXTENTACION
XXXTENTACION Up to date data
32,559,641,609
153
10
52
120
152
4,100,028,568
Solo - Male
English
Hip-hop
United States of America
24
Lana Del Rey
Lana Del Rey Up to date data
31,318,036,318
201
4
72
159
191
2,976,904,810
Solo - Female
English
Alternative
United States of America
25
Maroon 5
Maroon 5 Up to date data
30,461,447,372
251
12
34
117
207
5,310,874
Group - Male
English
Pop
United States of America
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Understanding Spotify’s top artists rankings
Most streamed artists vs monthly listeners
When it comes to measuring an artist’s popularity on Spotify, there’s often confusion between different metrics. For example, publications like Guinness World Records frequently highlight the artist with the most monthly listeners as the “most streamed” or “most popular” on the platform.
In reality, the most-streamed artists on Spotify are those who have amassed the highest total playcounts, reflecting their cumulative success over time. This distinction is significant because Spotify does not publicly share total stream counts for artists, focusing instead on monthly listeners, a metric that comes with technical limitations .
Spotify also uses a popularity index that ranks artists based on recent streams, but this data isn’t openly available. As a result, the true cumulative impact of artists on the platform often goes unnoticed.
Since 2020, this page has provided a clear and updated view of the artists who have generated the most streams on Spotify. With a daily refreshed top 1,000 list, it offers insight into long-term streaming trends rather than short-term fluctuations.
A brief history of Spotify’s artists’ milestones
Back in late 2015, EDM artist Kygo made waves by becoming the first artist to reach 1 billion streams in a year, a record-breaking achievement at the time. Fast forward to today, and streaming milestones have reached unprecedented heights, with several artists now closing in on the remarkable 100 billion streams mark.
For years, Drake led the pack, becoming the first artist to achieve 30 billion streams in April 2020, followed by 40 billion in August 2021 and 50 billion in September 2022. By December 2023, his total had surpassed 70 billion.
However, in February 2024, Taylor Swift claimed the title of Spotify’s most-streamed artist ever. Her meteoric rise has been nothing short of extraordinary: from 11.9 billion streams in 2020 to over 90 billion by late 2024. Notably, she was still trailing Ariana Grande among female artists as recently as a few years ago.
Today’s top three is rounded out by Bad Bunny , the leader among Latin artists, whose dominance reflects the global reach of reggaeton and Latin music. Taylor Swift and Bad Bunny have also consistently alternated as the platform’s most popular daily artists for several years.
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Among groups, BTS leads with their exceptional success in K-pop. In the realm of legacy acts, rock legends Queen remain the top performers, demonstrating the enduring appeal of classic hits.
When it comes to averages, Harry Styles stands out. Despite releasing only 36 distinct songs across his solo career, each one has exceeded 100 million streams, securing him a place among the top 40 most-streamed artists overall.
Most-streamed artists across all on-demand audio platforms
While Spotify dominates the streaming conversation, it’s important to note that other major platforms, such as Apple Music and Amazon Music, are relevant as well. Yet, they don’t share playcount data publicly.
To bridge this gap, we’ve set up advanced algorithms to estimate comprehensive on-demand audio streams across platforms. These calculations provide a broader view of an artist’s streaming footprint worldwide.
This ranking is a reflection of years of analysis, consistently validated against certified results. It offers fans and industry professionals alike a reliable snapshot of streaming achievements across the globe.
Explore the full ranking below to see where your favorite artist stands and gain a deeper understanding of the streaming world.
Audio streams
1
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift Up to date data
181,479,607,845
Solo - Female
Pop
English
United States of America
2
Drake
Drake Up to date data
170,968,756,549
Solo - Male
Hip-hop
English
Canada
3
Bad Bunny
Bad Bunny Up to date data
126,540,847,394
Solo - Male
Reggaeton
Spanish
Puerto Rico
4
The Weeknd
The Weeknd Up to date data
118,353,449,409
Solo - Male
Pop
English
Canada
5
Ariana Grande
Ariana Grande Up to date data
94,006,808,295
Solo - Female
Pop
English
United States of America
6
Kanye West
Kanye West Up to date data
89,825,201,357
Solo - Male
Hip-hop
English
United States of America
7
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran Up to date data
86,315,510,986
Solo - Male
Pop
English
United Kingdom
8
Post Malone
Post Malone Up to date data
86,112,204,968
Solo - Male
Pop
English
United States of America
9
Eminem
Eminem Up to date data
85,654,913,941
Solo - Male
Hip-hop
English
United States of America
10
Justin Bieber
Justin Bieber Up to date data
84,921,007,066
Solo - Male
Pop
English
Canada
11
BTS
BTS Up to date data
83,394,555,584
Group - Male
K-Pop
Korean
South Korea
12
Billie Eilish
Billie Eilish Up to date data
81,008,991,738
Solo - Female
Alternative
English
United States of America
13
Travis Scott
Travis Scott Up to date data
74,278,577,205
Solo - Male
Hip-hop
English
United States of America
14
Arijit Singh
Arijit Singh Up to date data
74,136,616,666
Solo - Male
Indian Film Music
Hindi
India
15
Kendrick Lamar
Kendrick Lamar Up to date data
73,508,468,312
Solo - Male
Hip-hop
English
United States of America
16
Juice WRLD
Juice WRLD Up to date data
68,406,276,812
Solo - Male
Hip-hop
English
United States of America
17
Rihanna
Rihanna Up to date data
64,701,581,315
Solo - Female
Pop
English
Barbados
18
Bruno Mars
Bruno Mars Up to date data
62,596,075,529
Solo - Male
Pop
English
United States of America
19
Coldplay
Coldplay Up to date data
61,037,459,333
Group - Male
Alternative
English
United Kingdom
20
XXXTENTACION
XXXTENTACION Up to date data
60,959,691,989
Solo - Male
Hip-hop
English
United States of America
21
Dua Lipa
Dua Lipa Up to date data
57,044,990,374
Solo - Female
Pop
English
United Kingdom
22
Future
Future Up to date data
56,953,595,623
Solo - Male
Hip-hop
English
United States of America
23
Imagine Dragons
Imagine Dragons Up to date data
56,875,236,681
Group - Male
Alternative
English
United States of America
24
J Balvin
J Balvin Up to date data
53,627,307,173
Solo - Male
Reggaeton
Spanish
Colombia
25
Lana Del Rey
Lana Del Rey Up to date data
53,349,292,387
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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