The most-streamed artists in Spotify history

Since its launch in 2008, Spotify has become the world leader in music streaming. It has 205 million subscribers and 489 million active users worldwide. Every day, millions of tracks from yesterday and today are listened to simultaneously in the four corners of the world. Do you know which artists have accumulated the most streams on the platform since its creation?

The music industry specialist site ChartMasters has compiled a ranking, updated daily, of the most-listened-to artists on Spotify. It relies on the number of plays that each artist has accumulated on the platform since its launch. Let's have a look at the top 30!

With more than 75 billion cumulative streams on Spotify (yes, that's a lot), Drake is the most-listened-to artist in the history of the platform - for now. The Canadian rapper, whose title 'One Dance' alone accounts for more than two billion streams, reacted with humor in an Instagram story to this new record, asking Spotify to pay him a bonus.

The 'Dakiti' hitmaker confirms he's one of the hottest performers around with his second-place finish. To top it off, he was Spotify's most-streamed artist of 2022... for the third year in a row. The Puerto Rican did well to continue his career.

We no longer count the number of awards that the American singer has already received, and all the records that she broke at only 33 years old. Just remember that Taylor Swift is now the most-streamed female artist in Spotify history.

The Canadian singer is the first artist to pass the 100 million monthly stream mark on Spotify and is currently the fourth most streamed in the history of the platform. But that's not all! According to the World Guinness Record, The Weeknd is - statistically - "the most popular artist in the world."

He too is a regular at the top of the rankings. In fact, his song 'Shape of You' was Spotify's most streamed song between 2017 and 2023, with over 3.4 billion cumulative plays. And guess which title surpassed it in January 2023? 'Blinding Lights', by The Weeknd!

'Stay', 'Love Yourself', 'Perfect', and even 'Peaches' are just a few of Justin Bieber's hits that have made him one of the most streamed artists on the planet.

Ariana Grande's angelic voice has bewitched Spotify users, who have streamed her music some 38 billion times since Spotify launched. Not bad.

Did you know that Eminem launched his musical career in 1988? It only boomed at the end of the 1990s. Since then, the artist has written his name in the history of rap and is one of the biggest sellers of records in the world. It is not a surprise to find him in the top 10 most streamed artists on Spotify!

The South Korean K-pop group announced in October 2022 that it was going on hiatus so that each of its members could perform their mandatory military service. While waiting for BTS to meet again in 2025, their fans listen to the group's favorite songs over and over on Spotify. BTS is in ninth place in the ranking of the most streamed artists on the platform.

With his unique musical style that mixes rap, R&B, and rock, Post Malone, real name Austin Richard Post, is a hit on streaming platforms. On Spotify alone, he has accumulated more than 35 billion plays to date, and this, when he was only 27 years old. The future belongs to him.

For several years, the Latin American artist has been making us dance every summer with very catchy songs. Solo or in feat, the tubes follow one after the other and the number of J Balvin's listens soars on Spotify.

Although he is often at the heart of many controversies, Kanye West remains a particularly popular artist, especially in the United States. He is indeed one of the three most listened-to artists of the year 2022 on Spotify US, along with Drake and The Weeknd.

As you will have noticed, few female artists appear at the top of the table. But Billie Eilish is there to back up the statistics! The young American singer has over 26 billion Spotify streams at present, with only 65 tracks available (combined in the Albums, Singles, and Compilations sections of her page).

'A Sky Full of Stars', 'Viva la Vida', 'Hymn for the Weekend', 'Something Just Like This'... The British group is a hit machine! It is, therefore, logical to find Chris Martins and his friends among the most listened-to artists in the history of Spotify.

The American rapper died of an overdose in 2019, when he had just celebrated his 21st birthday. But his fans remain loyal and continue to consume his music on streaming platforms.

She is the new queen of British pop: Dua Lipa conquered the whole world with her two albums, 'Dua Lipa' (2017) and 'Future Nostalgia' (2020). All of her titles turn into hits, and the singer is one of the most listened-to female artists of the moment, and indeed in all of Spotify's history.

The American group Imagine Dragons has been streamed nearly 25 billion times on Spotify since the platform launched in 2008. This makes them the third most listened-to group in its history, behind BTS and Coldplay.

Although Rihanna's last album dates back to 2016, her music remains timeless. Her masterful return to the stage, during halftime of the Superbowl 2023, testifies to this. The richest singer in the world in 2022 (according to Forbes magazine) is obviously also one of the most listened-to artists in the world.

American rapper XXXTentacion, real name Jahseh Dwayne Ricardo Onfroy, was tragically murdered in June 2018. His music lives on, and the artist has nearly 25 billion streams on Spotify today.

The Puerto Rican reggaeton singer owes his success to his planetary hits, but also to his many collaborations (Shakira, Rosalia, Wisin, Cardi B, Natti Natasha, Christina Aguilera...). Ozuna has over 30 billion streams on Spotify, including 7.9 billion for his features.

The American singer, mainly known in the middle of R&B, is one of the revelations of recent years. He alone has nearly 23 billion streams on Spotify, making him one of the most streamed artists on the platform.

Maroon 5 released their debut album 'Songs about Jane' over 20 years ago in 2002. Since then, the pop-rock band has never stopped recording hits and touring around the globe. It's no surprise to see him among the most listened-to artists in Spotify's history!

For more than twenty years, he has been THE undisputed king of electro. His hits, from yesterday and today, are so numerous that it is impossible for us to count the times they made us dance, on vacation, or in the evening. Planetary hits have been listened to tens of billions of times on Spotify, and have made David Guetta the most listened-to DJ in his history.

His three solo albums and his multiple musical collaborations (which represent more than 12 billion streams on Spotify) have made Travis Scott a star of the rap scene in the United States. Kylie Jenner's ex will release his new opus, 'Utopia', next June and should therefore still shake up the Spotify listening figures.

The singer of 'Stitches', 'Mercy', and 'Señorita' appears in the 25th place among the most listened-to artists on Spotify.

But where did Bruno Mars go? After making us sing along to his hits like '24K Magic', 'When I Was Your Man' (which Miley Cyrus recently responded to with her song 'Flowers'), or 'Just the way you are', the singer has disappeared from circulation. Yet he is still one of the most streamed artists on the Spotify platform. In reality, Bruno Mars has remained in the music industry, and since 2021 has formed the duo Silk Sonic with Anderson Paak.

Often referred to as the "new king of hip-hop", Kendrick Lamar is also one of the 30 most-streamed artists in Spotify history. To date, he has recorded more than 20 billion plays on his solo titles and nearly 10 billion on his features.

For his part, this artist is considered the absolute genius of reggaeton. The New York Times even identifies him as the one who baptized the genre. Unfortunately for his fans, and for the entire industry, Daddy Yankee has announced his musical retirement in 2022. But the good news is that these songs can still be listened to on a loop on Spotify, and continue to put us in a good mood from the start.

Sam Smith rose to prominence in 2012 with Disclosure's single 'Latch', which launched his career. Since then, the British artist has released 4 albums, including the latest 'Gloria' in January 2023, and is a hit on streaming platforms around the world.

With more than 19 billion cumulative streams on Spotify, Calvin Harris closes the ranking of the 30 most listened-to artists on the platform. It must be said that his titles like 'Summer', 'We Found Love', or 'One Kiss', have all become hits that span the ages. And the DJ has many more in store for us!