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| align="center" | 1. |||[[Ariana Grande]]|| align="center" | 51.1<br />|| align="center" |{{Flag|USA}}|| align="center" |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/artist/66CXWjxzNUsdJxJ2JdwvnR|title=Ariana Grande|last=|first=|date=|website=Spotify|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=April 5, 2019}}</ref>
| align="center" | 1. |||[[Ariana Grande]]|| align="center" | 51.4<br />|| align="center" |{{Flag|USA}}|| align="center" |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/artist/66CXWjxzNUsdJxJ2JdwvnR|title=Ariana Grande|last=|first=|date=|website=Spotify|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=April 5, 2019}}</ref>
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| align="center" | 2. |||[[J Balvin]]|| align="center" | 48.7 || align="center" |{{Flag|COL}}|| align="center" |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/artist/1vyhD5VmyZ7KMfW5gqLgo5|title=J Balvin|last=|first=|date=|website=Spotify|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=April 5, 2019}}</ref>
| align="center" | 2. |||[[J Balvin]]|| align="center" | 48.8 || align="center" |{{Flag|COL}}|| align="center" |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/artist/1vyhD5VmyZ7KMfW5gqLgo5|title=J Balvin|last=|first=|date=|website=Spotify|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=April 5, 2019}}</ref>
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| align="center" | 3. ||[[Khalid (singer)|Khalid]]|| align="center" | 48.8 || align="center" |{{Flag|USA}}|| align="center" |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/artist/6LuN9FCkKOj5PcnpouEgny|title=Khalid|last=|first=|date=|website=Spotify|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=April 5, 2019}}</ref>
| align="center" | 3. ||[[Khalid (singer)|Khalid]]|| align="center" | 48.66 || align="center" |{{Flag|USA}}|| align="center" |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/artist/6LuN9FCkKOj5PcnpouEgny|title=Khalid|last=|first=|date=|website=Spotify|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=April 5, 2019}}</ref>
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| align="center" | 4. ||[[Post Malone]]|| align="center" | 48.5 || align="center" |{{Flag|USA}}|| align="center" |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/artist/246dkjvS1zLTtiykXe5h60|title=Post Malone|last=|first=|date=|website=Spotify|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=April 5, 2019}}</ref>
| align="center" | 4. ||[[Post Malone]]|| align="center" | 48.61 || align="center" |{{Flag|USA}}|| align="center" |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/artist/246dkjvS1zLTtiykXe5h60|title=Post Malone|last=|first=|date=|website=Spotify|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=April 5, 2019}}</ref>
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| align="center" | 5. |||[[Marshmello]]|| align="center" | 45.1|| align="center" |{{Flag|USA}}|| align="center" |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/artist/64KEffDW9EtZ1y2vBYgq8T|title=Marshmello|last=|first=|date=|website=Spotify|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=April 5, 2019}}</ref>
| align="center" | 5. |||[[Marshmello]]|| align="center" | 45.2|| align="center" |{{Flag|USA}}|| align="center" |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/artist/64KEffDW9EtZ1y2vBYgq8T|title=Marshmello|last=|first=|date=|website=Spotify|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=April 5, 2019}}</ref>
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| align="center" | 6. ||[[Swae Lee|Swae Lee]]|| align="center" |41.6 || align="center" |{{Flag|USA}}|| align="center" |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/artist/0C8ZW7ezQVs4URX5aX7Kqx|title=Selena Gomez|last=|first=|date=|website=Spotify|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=April 5, 2019}}</ref>
| align="center" | 6. ||[[Swae Lee|Swae Lee]]|| align="center" |41.6 || align="center" |{{Flag|USA}}|| align="center" |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/artist/0C8ZW7ezQVs4URX5aX7Kqx|title=Selena Gomez|last=|first=|date=|website=Spotify|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=April 5, 2019}}</ref>
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| align="center" | 7. |||[[Calvin Harris|Billie Eilish]]|| align="center" | 41.4 || align="center" |{{Flag|USA}}|| align="center" |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/artist/7CajNmpbOovFoOoasH2HaY|title=Calvin Harris|last=|first=|date=|website=Spotify|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=April 5, 2019}}</ref>
| align="center" | 7. |||[[Calvin Harris]]|| align="center" | 41.6 || align="center" |{{Flag|GBR}}|| align="center" |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/artist/7CajNmpbOovFoOoasH2HaY|title=Calvin Harris|last=|first=|date=|website=Spotify|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=April 5, 2019}}</ref>
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| align="center" | 8. ||[[Selena Gómez|Calvin Harris]] || align="center" | 41.4 || align="center" |{{Flag|GBR}}|| align="center" |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/artist/3TVXtAsR1Inumwj472S9r4|title=Drake|last=|first=|date=|website=Spotify|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=April 5, 2019}}</ref>
| align="center" | 8. ||[[Selena Gómez|Selena Gómez]] || align="center" | 41.6 || align="center" |{{Flag|USA}}|| align="center" |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/artist/3TVXtAsR1Inumwj472S9r4|title=Drake|last=|first=|date=|website=Spotify|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=April 5, 2019}}</ref>
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| align="center" | 9. ||[[Selena Gomez]]|| align="center" | 41.0 || align="center" |{{Flag|USA}}|| align="center" |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/artist/1zNqQNIdeOUZHb8zbZRFMX|title=Swae Lee|last=|first=|date=|website=Spotify|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=April 5, 2019}}</ref>
| align="center" | 9. ||[[Billie Eilish]]|| align="center" | 40.2 || align="center" |{{Flag|USA}}|| align="center" |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/artist/1zNqQNIdeOUZHb8zbZRFMX|title=Swae Lee|last=|first=|date=|website=Spotify|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=April 5, 2019}}</ref>
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| align="center" | 10. ||[[Drake (singer)|Drake]]|| align="center" | 39.8 || align="center" |{{Flag|CAN}}|| align="center" |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/artist/2wY79sveU1sp5g7SokKOiI|title=Sam Smith|last=|first=|date=|website=Spotify|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=April 5, 2019}}</ref>
| align="center" | 10. ||[[Drake (singer)|Drake]]|| align="center" | 40.1 || align="center" |{{Flag|CAN}}|| align="center" |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/artist/2wY79sveU1sp5g7SokKOiI|title=Sam Smith|last=|first=|date=|website=Spotify|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=April 5, 2019}}</ref>
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Revision as of 17:32, 17 April 2019

This is a list of the most-streamed artists on Spotify. Drake,Ed Sheeran and Eminem are the most streamed artists on spotify of all time

Monthly

This is the list of artists with most monthly listeners on Spotify.

Rank Artist Listeners per month
(millions) 		Country References
1. Ariana Grande 51.4
  USA [1]
2. J Balvin 48.8  COL [2]
3. Khalid 48.66  USA [3]
4. Post Malone 48.61  USA [4]
5. Marshmello 45.2  USA [5]
6. Swae Lee 41.6  USA [6]
7. Calvin Harris 41.6  GBR [7]
8. Selena Gómez 41.6  USA [8]
9. Billie Eilish 40.2  USA [9]
10. Drake 40.1  CAN [10]


On the Spotify Global Top 200

This list enumerates the number of streams artists' albums (LP & EP) and singles they have accrued on Spotify of all time

Rank Artist Country Total Streams
(billions) 		Ref(s)
1.
Drake  CAN 23
2. Ed Sheeran  UK 16.76
3. Eminem  USA 16.50
4. Rihanna  BAR 12.85
5. The Weeknd  CAN 12.50
6. Ariana Grande  USA 11.47
7. Justin Bieber  CAN 10.44
8. Coldplay  UK 10.17
9. Post Malone  USA 9.90
10. Kanye West  USA 9.82

Most followers

  Also among the 30 most streamed artists monthly
Rank Artist Followers
(millions) 		Country Ref(s)
1. Ed Sheeran 42.3  UK [11]
2. Drake 35.3  CAN [12]
3. Rihanna 30.9  BAR [13]
4. Ariana Grande 27.3  USA [14]
5. Justin Bieber 27.1  CAN [15]
6. Eminem 25.6  USA [16]
7. Bruno Mars 20.5  USA [17]
8. Taylor Swift 18.9  USA [18]
9. Coldplay 18.8  UK [19]
10. David Guetta 18.2  FRA [20]
11. Beyoncé 18.0  USA

[21]

12. Imagine Dragons 17.7  USA [22]
13. Maroon 5 17.2  USA [23]
14. Calvin Harris 16.1  UK [24]
15. Shakira 15.8  COL [25]
16. Shawn Mendes 15.8  CAN [26]
17. Ozuna 15.7  PUR [27]
18. The Weeknd 15.2  CAN [28]
19. Maluma 15  COL [29]
20. Adele 14.9  UK [30]
21. Nicki Minaj 14.8  USA [31]
22. Queen 14.7  UK [32]
23. Selena Gomez 14.4  USA [33]
24. J Balvin 13.6  COL [34]
25. Demi Lovato 13.2  USA [35]
As of 09 April 2019

Peak position on chart

Timeline of artists who have held the peak position each month as the most streamed artist since September 2015, when the feature was first made public.[36]

  Indicates most streamed artist of the year
Year Month Artist Ref(s)
2015 September The Weeknd [37]
October
November
December Justin Bieber [38]
2016 January
February
March
April Rihanna
May Drake [39]
June
July
August
September
October
November
December The Weeknd
2017 January
February Ed Sheeran (2017) [40]
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
2018 January
February
March Drake (2018)
April
May
June J Balvin [41]
July Drake [citation needed]
August
September
October
November Selena Gomez [42]
December Ariana Grande [43]
2019 January
February
March
April

Yearly

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis were the most streamed artists of 2013.

[44]

2018

Spotify's most streamed artist of 2018 was Drake with 8.2 billion streams that year.[45]

Rank Chg Artist Country
1. Increase Drake  CAN
2. Increase Post Malone  USA
3. Increase XXXTentacion
4. Increase J Balvin  COL
5. Decrease Ed Sheeran  UK

2017

Spotify's most streamed artist of 2017 was Ed Sheeran with 6.3 billion streams that year. This was his second year topping the list.[46]

Rank Chg Artist Country
1. Increase Ed Sheeran  UK
2. Decrease Drake  CAN
3. Increase The Weeknd
4. Increase Kendrick Lamar  USA
5. Increase The Chainsmokers

2016

Spotify's most streamed artist of 2016 was Drake with 4.7 billion streams that year. He topped the list for a second year in a row.[47]

Rank Chg Artist Country
1. Steady Drake  CAN
2. Increase Justin Bieber
3. Increase Twenty One Pilots  USA
4. Increase Rihanna  BAR
5. Steady Kanye West  USA

2015

Spotify's most streamed artist of 2015 was Drake with 1.8 billion streams that year.[48][dead link]

Rank Chg Artist Country
1. Increase Drake  CAN
2. Decrease Ed Sheeran  UK
3. Increase The Weeknd  CAN
4. Increase Maroon 5  USA
5. Increase Kanye West  USA

2014

Spotify's most streamed artist of 2014 was Ed Sheeran with 860 million streams that year.[49]

Rank Chg Artist Country
1. Increase Ed Sheeran  UK
2. Increase Eminem  USA
3. Increase Coldplay  UK
4. Increase Calvin Harris
5. Increase Katy Perry  USA

2013

Spotify's most streamed artists of 2013 were Macklemore & Ryan Lewis.[50]

Rank Artist Country
1. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis  USA
2. Avicii  SWE
3. Daft Punk  FRA
4. Eminem  USA
5. Imagine Dragons
6. Jay-Z
7. Bruno Mars
8. Rihanna  BAR
9. Calvin Harris  UK
10. Drake  CAN

See also

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  2. ^ "J Balvin". Spotify. Retrieved April 5, 2019. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  3. ^ "Khalid". Spotify. Retrieved April 5, 2019. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  4. ^ "Post Malone". Spotify. Retrieved April 5, 2019. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  5. ^ "Marshmello". Spotify. Retrieved April 5, 2019. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  6. ^ "Selena Gomez". Spotify. Retrieved April 5, 2019. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  7. ^ "Calvin Harris". Spotify. Retrieved April 5, 2019. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  8. ^ "Drake". Spotify. Retrieved April 5, 2019. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  9. ^ "Swae Lee". Spotify. Retrieved April 5, 2019. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  10. ^ "Sam Smith". Spotify. Retrieved April 5, 2019. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  11. ^ "Ed Sheeran". Spotify. Retrieved April 5, 2019. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  12. ^ "Drake". Spotify. Retrieved April 5, 2019. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  13. ^ "Rihanna". Spotify. Retrieved April 5, 2019. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  14. ^ "Ariana Grande". Spotify. Retrieved April 5, 2019. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  15. ^ "Justin Bieber". Spotify. Retrieved April 5, 2019. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  16. ^ "Eminem". Spotify. Retrieved April 5, 2019. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  17. ^ "Bruno Mars". Spotify. Retrieved April 5, 2019. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  18. ^ "Taylor Swift". Spotify. Retrieved April 5, 2019. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  19. ^ "Coldplay". Spotify. Retrieved April 5, 2019. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  20. ^ "David Guetta". Spotify. Retrieved April 5, 2019. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  21. ^ "Beyoncé". Spotify. Retrieved April 5, 2019. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  22. ^ "Imagine Dragons". Spotify. Retrieved April 5, 2019. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  23. ^ "Maroon 5". Spotify. Retrieved April 5, 2019. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  24. ^ "Calvin Harris". Spotify. Retrieved April 5, 2019. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  25. ^ "Shakira". Spotify. Retrieved April 5, 2019. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  26. ^ "Shawn Mendes". Spotify. Retrieved April 5, 2019. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  27. ^ "Ozuna". Spotify. Retrieved April 5, 2019. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  28. ^ "The Weeknd". Spotify. Retrieved April 5, 2019. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  29. ^ "Maluma". Spotify. Retrieved April 5, 2019. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  30. ^ "Adele". Spotify. Retrieved April 5, 2019. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  31. ^ "Nicki Minaj". Spotify. Retrieved April 5, 2019. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  32. ^ "Queen". Spotify. Retrieved April 5, 2019. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  33. ^ "Selena Gomez". Spotify. Retrieved April 5, 2019. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  34. ^ "J Balvin". Spotify. Retrieved April 5, 2019. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  35. ^ "Demi Lovato". Spotify. Retrieved April 5, 2019. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  36. ^ "Spotify's new About tab reveals artists' monthly listeners". musically.com.
  37. ^ "The Weeknd tops Spotify artists chart with 24m listeners". musically.com.
  38. ^ "Justin Bieber is most popular Spotify artist with 31.7 million monthly listeners. Can you guess who is in second and third? Hint: Adele 4th".[permanent dead link]
  39. ^ Ingham, Tim (December 1, 2016). "Drake finally loses his Spotify crown to record-breaking The Weeknd". Music Business Worldwide. Retrieved March 29, 2018.
  40. ^ "Ed Sheeran is now officially the biggest artist on Spotify worldwide". Music Business Worldwide. 17 February 2017.
  41. ^ "J Balvin Is the Most Streamed Artist Worldwide on Spotify, Replacing Drake".
  42. ^ @popcrave (10 Nov 2018). "Ariana Grande has officially dethroned @Drake as the artist with the most monthly listeners on Spotify. Congratulations @ArianaGrande!🍾" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  43. ^ "Ariana Grande Is the Most Streamed Artist Worldwide On Spotify". Billboard. @PopChirp (26 Dec 2018). "Ariana Grande has now surpassed 62.8 MILLION monthly listeners on Spotify. She becomes the first female artist in HISTORY to achieve this, and remains the most listened to artist on the platform" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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  45. ^ "The Top Songs, Artists, Playlists, and Podcasts of 2018". December 4, 2018. Retrieved December 16, 2018. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  46. ^ Associated Press (December 12, 2017). "Ed Sheeran Tops Spotify's 2017 Most-Streamed List". Billboard. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
  47. ^ Stutz, Colin (December 1, 2016). "Drake & Rihanna Top Spotify's Year-End Lists". Billboard. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
  48. ^ "HOW TO GET SPOTIFY PREMIUM FOR FREE ON IPHONE". Technicalgh. January 2019. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
  49. ^ "Ed Sheeran is Spotify's most-streamed artist of 2014". BBC News. December 3, 2014. Retrieved March 29, 2018.
  50. ^ The Spotify Team (December 17, 2013). "Spotify reveals Macklemore & Ryan Lewis are 2013's most-streamed artists". Spotify. Retrieved March 29, 2018.
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