The Korean act with the most streams on Spotify is overwhelmingly BTS, consistently holding the top spot as the most-streamed K-pop group and artist of all time, with figures in the tens of billions, far ahead of the next groups like BLACKPINK, TWICE, and Stray Kids. They have also held records for most-streamed songs and albums year after year.
Most Streamed K-Pop Artist on Spotify of all time : 1. #BTS - 39.4B 2. blackpink- 13.1B 3. Twice-8.4B 4.
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.
BTS was the most streamed K-Pop act on Spotify globally in 2025.
The No. 1 spot goes to SEVENTEEN and its 13 members, with consistent performance in the U.S., global and Korean markets. SEVENTEEN's decade-long career reached new heights this year, cementing its status as one of the most powerful K-pop groups.
Holland is known as "the first openly gay K-pop idol". He is an only child. His parents found out about his sexuality after he discussed it in an interview.
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Taylor Swift had 26.6 billion streams on Spotify in 2024, making her the platform's top global artist for the second year in a row, driven by her Eras Tour and album releases like The Tortured Poets Department.
The answer is that when people are in the top 0.005% of all the listeners globally, they have listened to that song or artist more than 99.995% of all other Spotify users. Additionally, many users also ranked under the top 0.001% of all the listeners globally when they shared their top artists and songs.
Jungkook is now the only K-pop soloist with four songs surpassing 1 billion streams each, reinforcing his position as one of the most-streamed artists in the world ahead of BTS's highly anticipated full-group return.
The "number one artist" depends on the metric, but currently, Taylor Swift is often cited as the top global artist, leading in Spotify streams and Billboard rankings for overall artist performance, while The Weeknd often holds the top spot for most monthly listeners on Spotify. Bad Bunny remains dominant in global streams for previous years and holds top album status, with Drake and Billie Eilish also consistently high.
Most followed celebrity Instagram accounts South Korea 2025. As of November 2025, Jennie of Blackpink was the most followed South Korean celebrity on Instagram with approximately 88.4 million followers. The most followed individual male celebrity was V of boy group BTS.
The Weeknd's 'Blinding Lights' Becomes First Song to Hit 5 Billion Streams on Spotify.
Jimin's “Who” (119 days) breaks the TIE with Jungkook's “Seven” (ft. Latto) and becomes the longest-charting song by a K-pop act on Spotify Global Chart top5.
On average: They're a real powerhouse: Across all artist sizes, super listeners make up just 2% of an artist's monthly listeners but drive over 18% of monthly streams. They stream like stans: One super listener streams as much as 20 programmed listeners.
Bad Bunny is once again Spotify's Global Top Artist
Rounding out the top five artists are Taylor Swift in second place (but first in the U.S.), followed by The Weeknd (third), Drake (fourth), and Billie Eilish (fifth).
“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.
There's no single "number 1 artist of all time" as it's subjective, but Leonardo da Vinci often tops lists for visual art due to masterpieces like the Mona Lisa, while The Beatles are frequently cited as the best-selling music group ever, and Michael Jackson or Elvis Presley are often named as top solo music artists by sales and influence. Modern metrics like Spotify streams point to artists like Bad Bunny or Taylor Swift for recent dominance.
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.
The difference between the followers of these bands on social media is less than a million. However, BTS was in the music scene 3 years before BLACKPINK. So, it can be said that BLACKPINK has truly paced up and almost caught BTS in terms of BTS. Thus, it is impossible to say who is better as a K-pop music band.
The Big Three in K-pop refers to the three South Korean entertainment companies YG Entertainment, JYP Entertainment, and SM Entertainment. These companies dominated the K-pop industry from the late 1990s to today.
The group's musical impact in their native country has earned them numerous accolades and the title "Princes of K-pop", and their music has been listed among the greatest boy band songs of all time. Shinee debuted in May 2008 with their first extended play (EP), Replay, fronted by the single of the same name.