Since 2012, Spotify has published a yearly list of its most-streamed artists, which has been topped by Drake and Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny a record three times, with Bad Bunny being the only artist to do so in consecutive years (2020–2022). Canadian rapper Drake is the most-streamed artist in Spotify's history.
Most Popular Artists on Spotify by Monthly Listeners
Currently, The Weeknd is the most-streamed artist on Spotify, with over 107.15 million monthly listeners.
Spotify: artists with the most monthly listeners worldwide 2023. As of January 2023, the artist with the most monthly listeners on Spotify worldwide was The Weeknd, closely followed by Miley Cyrus and Taylor Swift.
Spotify Daily Data on Twitter: ". @taylorswift13 was the most streamed artist on Spotify in May 2023 with 2.35 BILLION streams.
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The news was first shared via Spotify's social media where the streaming giant wrote, “It's official: On February 27, The Weeknd became the first artist in Spotify History to reach 100 Million monthly listeners.”
Spotify generally pays between US$.003 (NZ$0.0049) and US$.005 per stream, according to Business Insider. That means it can take more than 300 streams to earn just US$1, while 1 billion streams can equal between US$3 million and US$5 million in royalties.
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"Blinding Lights" by the Weeknd is the most-streamed song on Spotify, with over 3.7 billion streams.
Expectedly, the most streamed artist of all-time is Drake, followed by Bad Bunny who leads among Latin acts. The top 3 is completed by Taylor Swift, who's flying after taking over the top spot among the top female singles ahead of Ariana Grande.
Abel Tesfaye, more commonly known as The Weeknd, is statistically the most popular musician on the planet, and no one else even comes close. The 33-year-old Canadian singer's success has seen him set two new Guinness World Records titles: Most monthly listeners on Spotify – 111.4 million (as of 20 March 2023)
Mega-popular artist Ed Sheeran takes first place, followed by the most popular artist Ariana Grande. At number nine, BTS is the most popular group and non-English speaking group on Spotify, which hails from the Republic of Korea.
Bad Bunny is once again breaking records. The Puerto Rican rapper's album "Un Verano Sin Ti" has become the most streamed album in the history of Spotify. Released in May 2022, it's his fourth solo album and was also the most streamed album of last year .
The average price per stream is $0.004. $4 for every 1,000 streams. $4000 for each million streams.
The Weeknd has broken a Spotify record by becoming the first artist on the platform to hit 100 million monthly listeners. The Canadian megastar also, perhaps unsurprisingly, holds the record for the most-played song of all time, with his 2020 track 'Blinding Lights' having amassed over 3.4 billion streams.
Latin America closely follows and accounts for about 22% of all Spotify monthly users. The US is the country with the most users, with 65 million active users alone, which makes up about 15% of all Spotify's MAUs.
The Beatles have the most number one hits on the chart, with 20 songs having reached that position.
The most-streamed song in Spotify history is credited to… The Weeknd's "Blinding Lights." The song, which was released in November 2019, has been streamed over 3 billion times on the platform!
Miley Cyrus' 'Flowers' becomes the fastest record to reach a billion Spotify streams.
How Many Streams on Spotify To Make A Dollar? On average, about 300-400 Streams will amount to $1 of revenue. But, as we stated before, this can range from 150-1,000 streams per dollar, depending on the quality of streams you're getting.
Spotify Royalty Calculators
In the case of Spotify, the amount you can expect to receive lies between $0.003 to $0.005 per stream. That's roughly equivalent to a 70/30 split between the rights holders with 70% and the platform with 30%.
The oldest music recording available on Spotify is a French compilation album titled Anthologie De La Chanson Française, which has recordings dating between 1900 and 1920. Singers included on the compilation include Henri Fursy, Lucien Boyer, Ainé Mevisto, Gabriel Montoya, and more.