English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran is the most-followed artist on
Bad Bunny Is the most-streamed Artist on Spotify of 2022. With Taylor Swift, Drake, The Weeknd and BTS in 2nd to 5th position, respectively.
The Beatles hit 1 billion Spotify streams: Most streamed songs ever.
Go to Your Library > Artists in the app. Go to Home > Recently played on the website to see artist recommendations. Go to statsforspotify.com and select Top Artists.
As of June 2023, "Blinding Lights" (2019) by Canadian singer the Weeknd is the most-streamed song of all time on Spotify, while "Dance Monkey" (2019) by Australian singer-songwriter Tones and I is the most-streamed song by a female artist.
1. 'Blinding Lights' by The Weeknd (3.59 billion streams) The Weeknd is the reigning king of Spotify, with his track racking up more than 3.4 billion views on the platform. We've all grooved to its beats at a club, gym or just in our pyjamas while getting ready.
It's official: The Weeknd is statistically the most popular artist in the world according to Guinness World Records.
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)
Pop superstar Miley Cyrus' catchy song 'Flowers' has become the fastest song to reach a billion streams on Spotify. Taking to her Instagram account, Cyrus paid tribute to her fans, sharing a video featuring the song and a caption reading: “Thanks a billion, I love you”.
Just last week, Miley Cyrus' track "Flowers," released in January, became the fastest song in Spotify history to reach 1 billion streams. Tricia Rice, Spotify's lead for label and music partnerships, expressed admiration for The Beatles' success to USA Today.
The average price per stream is $0.004. $4 for every 1,000 streams. $4000 for each million streams.
For subscribers who love the Duo Mix feature and want to continue enjoying it after its discontinuation, Spotify recommends using the Create Similar Playlist feature.
Total users: Our estimates show that there are over 517 million Spotify users worldwide as of 2023, a 22.7% growth from 2022. Over the last nine years, the number of monthly active users on Spotify has kept rising, from 68 million in the first quarter of 2015 to over 100 million by 2017.
Madonna is recognized by Guinness World Records as the "Best-selling female recording artist of all time".
By several measures, Bad Bunny became the world's biggest pop star in 2022.
The Beatles have tallied the most No. 1 hits in the 61-year history of the Hot 100, with 20. Their closest competitor is Mariah Carey, with 18.
The Beatles, unsurprisingly, lead the way with a record 20 No. 1s, all earned between 1964 and 1970.
The 1980s group, 2 Live Crew, made everyone sound like they were just writing the encore for the school play and Lil' Jon (see below) holds a Guinness World Record with 295 cusses in just one song: 2004's "Real N----- Roll Call," with Ice Cube.
“Despacito” by Luis Fonsi feat. Daddy Yankee (8.16 billion views)
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.
Top-selling artists worldwide as of 2022
Perhaps unsurprisingly, British rock band The Beatles are top of the list for best-selling artists worldwide, with 183 million units certified sales. Second is Garth Brooks with over 157 million units sales, followed by Elvis Presley with 139 million units.