Many songs have over 2 billion streams on Spotify, with recent additions including Djo's "End of Beginning," Harry Styles' "Sign of the Times," and 50 Cent's "In Da Club," joining classics like "Blinding Lights" by The Weeknd (over 5B) and "Shape of You" by Ed Sheeran, with hundreds of tracks now in the 2 Billion Club.
31 songs (7.7%) have been streamed over 2 billion times. 2 songs have been streamed over 3 billion times: Shape of You by Ed Sheeran and Blinding Lights by The Weeknd. The song with the fastest tempo is Starboy by The Weeknd and Daft Punk, at 186 BPM.
Fastest Songs To Hit 2 Billion Streams On Spotify
The only tracks with over 3 billion streams on Spotify: 1️⃣ Blinding Lights (4.049b) 2️⃣ Shape Of You (3.774b) 3️⃣ Someone You Loved (3.198b) 4️⃣ Sunflower (3.145b) 5️⃣ Starboy (3.014b) 6️⃣ As It Was (3.002b)
As of late 2025/early 2026, Bad Bunny is Spotify's #1 most-streamed global artist for 2025, while Taylor Swift holds the title for the most-streamed artist in Spotify's history overall and was #1 in the US for 2025. The Weeknd leads in monthly listeners, but Bad Bunny's 2025 success with his album DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS put him back on top for the year, marking his fourth time as Global Top Artist.
The only songs in history to reach 4 billion streams on Spotify: • Blinding Lights — 4.93B • Shape of You — 4.46B • Starboy — 4B. Starboy.
This is a crazy milestone making Blinding Lights the first song in history to reach 5 billion streams on Spotify.
Progression of most weeks at number one
Songs that tied the current record at a given time are noted below the table. The current record holder is "All I Want For Christmas Is You" by Mariah Carey at 22 weeks, and the longest record held is "One Sweet Day" by Carey and Boyz II Men with 8,554 days. Ref.
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If you get a pop up saying you're in the top 0.005% of listeners for a specific artist or song on Spotify means you listened more than 99.9995% of all other listeners on Spotify, cementing yourself as a mega fan of whatever it was you were obsessively listening to.
“Gangnam Style” by South Korean musician PSY became the first YouTube video to reach 1 billion views. By the end of 2012, the song had topped music charts in more than 30 countries around the world. #song4theweekend #PSY #GangnamStyle #musichistory #music.
'As It Was' by Harry Styles surpassed 4 billion streams on Spotify, becoming his first song to reach this milestone. It is now the fourth most-streamed song in Spotify history and holds the record as the fastest song to reach 4 billion streams.
“End Of Beginning” by Djo remains at #1 on the Spotify global chart with 8.81 million streams.
Spotify holds a 32% global market share in music streaming with 713 million monthly users. Institutional investors own 67.8% of Spotify; founders Ek and Lorentzon control major voting power. Shares of Spotify can be bought through a brokerage account using market or limit orders.
The "number one played song in the world" depends on the metric: The Weeknd's "Blinding Lights" is the most-streamed song ever on Spotify (over 5.231 billion streams), while Djo's "End of Beginning" was a top global song recently on Spotify; historically, Bing Crosby's "White Christmas" is the best-selling single of all time, and Elton John's "Candle in the Wind 1997" / "Something About the Way You Look Tonight" is the biggest-selling single since charts began, but in terms of current global popularity, it's a rotating list with many contenders.
In fact to this day, Stevie Wonder is youngest solo artist to have a #1 song on Billboard at just 13 years old. Born Steveland Judkins, he amazed the world with his talent on the piano, harmonica, and drums, earning the name “Stevie Wonder” for a reason. Want to learn more about Stevie Wonder?
A well-known 23-minute song is Pink Floyd's "Echoes," from their 1971 album Meddle, taking up an entire side of the original LP; other long tracks include Genesis' "Supper's Ready" (22:54) and Rush's "2112" (20:34), while modern artists also have long pieces like Black Emperor's "Mladic" or Sufjan Stevens' "Impossible Soul".
As of early January 2026, The Weeknd is generally considered #1 on Spotify for monthly listeners, but Taylor Swift is the most-streamed artist in Spotify's history and often leads overall popularity, with Bruno Mars recently hitting a historic 150 million monthly listeners. The #1 spot can change daily, but The Weeknd currently leads in recent monthly listeners, while Bad Bunny remains a top contender, and Taylor Swift dominates overall historical streams.
“Die With A Smile” officially becomes the fastest song to surpass 2 billion streams in Spotify history.
Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee's “Despacito” video has established a new record. The clip reached 5 billion views on YouTube, making it the most watched video worldwide.
Over the course of Elvis' life, he achieved some of the highest accolades in music and film. It is estimated that more than one billion Elvis records have been sold worldwide, more than anyone in record industry history.
There's no single "most popular song," as popularity varies by metric (sales, streams, cultural impact), but Bing Crosby's "White Christmas" holds Guinness records for best-selling single (physical copies), while The Weeknd's "Blinding Lights" is a modern streaming giant (Spotify) and Xiao Zhan's "Spotlight" is the top-selling digital single. For critical acclaim, songs like Bob Dylan's "Like a Rolling Stone" often top 'greatest' lists, but ultimately, it's subjective.
Conversely, in regions like India and Argentina, artists may receive up to five times less. This variance is vital as it impacts strategic decisions for music releases. On Spotify, a billion streams in the US could yield around $4 million, but this fluctuates globally.