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This list contains the most-streamed artists on the audio streaming platform Spotify . As of February 2021, The Weeknd has the most monthly listeners on Spotify by a male artist, and Ariana Grande has the most monthly listeners on Spotify by a female artist. Ed Sheeran has the most followers by a male artist, and Ariana Grande has the most followers by a female artist. Since 2013, Spotify has published a yearly list of its most-streamed artists, which has been topped by Drake a record three times (2015, 2016 and 2018).
Most monthly listeners
Most followers
Ed Sheeran is the most-followed artist on Spotify
File:Ariana Grande Grammys Red Carpet 2020.png Ariana Grande is the most-followed female artist on Spotify
Also among the 20 most monthly listeners
Timeline of peak monthly listeners
This is a timeline of artists who had the most monthly listeners on Spotify since September 2015, when the feature was made public.[ 34]
Indicates most streamed artist of the year
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
Most-streamed artists
Drake was the most-streamed artist on Spotify in 2015, 2016 and 2018—the most years of any artist.
By year
Number of streams are listed in parenthesis, where available.
By decade
Number of streams are listed in parenthesis, where available.
All time
Rank
Artist
Streams[ 53]
Total tracks
Over 1B
Over 100M
Over 10M
Over 1M
1
Drake
35,995,291,784
222
3
91
209
218
2
Ed Sheeran
27,539,603,366
184
5
49
141
163
3
Ariana Grande
22,868,211,058
172
3
52
112
164
4
Post Malone
22,696,897,811
62
8
49
59
61
5
Eminem
21,594,471,898
273
1
48
206
252
6
Bad Bunny
21,583,736,074
136
1
62
128
134
7
The Weeknd
20,493,390,711
129
5
50
116
129
8
Justin Bieber
19,404,853,901
187
4
40
136
157
9
J Balvin
19,246,121,056
199
2
50
119
180
10
Taylor Swift
16,554,703,402
255
1
41
169
243
As of February 4, 2021
See also
References
^ a b "The Weeknd" . Spotify . Retrieved February 4, 2021 .
^ a b "Justin Bieber" . Spotify . Retrieved February 4, 2021 .
^ a b "Ariana Grande" . Spotify . Retrieved February 4, 2021 .
^ "Dua Lipa" . Spotify . Retrieved February 4, 2021 .
^ a b "Ed Sheeran" . Spotify . Retrieved February 4, 2021 .
^ a b "J Balvin" . Spotify . Retrieved February 4, 2021 .
^ a b "Billie Eilish" . Spotify . Retrieved February 4, 2021 .
^ a b "Drake" . Spotify . Retrieved February 4, 2021 .
^ a b "Bad Bunny" . Spotify . Retrieved February 4, 2021 .
^ a b "Shawn Mendes" . Spotify . Retrieved February 4, 2021 .
^ a b "Taylor Swift" . Spotify . Retrieved February 4, 2021 .
^ "DaBaby" . Spotify . Retrieved February 4, 2021 .
^ "Khalid" . Spotify . Retrieved February 4, 2021 .
^ "Sia" . Spotify . Retrieved February 4, 2021 .
^ a b "Maroon 5" . Spotify . Retrieved February 4, 2021 .
^ a b "Marshmello" . Spotify . Retrieved February 4, 2021 .
^ "Travis Scott" . Spotify . Retrieved February 4, 2021 .
^ "Jason Derulo" . Spotify . Retrieved February 4, 2021 .
^ a b "Rihanna" . Spotify . Retrieved February 4, 2021 .
^ "Miley Cyrus" . Spotify . Retrieved February 4, 2021 .
^ "Spotify most followed artists" . ChartMasters . Retrieved January 26, 2021 .
^ "Eminem" . Spotify . Retrieved February 4, 2021 .
^ "Imagine Dragons" . Spotify . Retrieved February 4, 2021 .
^ "Queen" . Spotify . Retrieved February 4, 2021 .
^ "Post Malone" . Spotify . Retrieved February 4, 2021 .
^ "Coldplay" . Spotify . Retrieved February 4, 2021 .
^ "Bruno Mars" . Spotify . Retrieved February 4, 2021 .
^ "BTS" . Spotify . Retrieved February 4, 2021 .
^ "Alan Walker" . Spotify . Retrieved February 4, 2021 .
^ "Ozuna" . Spotify . Retrieved February 4, 2021 .
^ "Beyoncé" . Spotify . Retrieved February 4, 2021 .
^ "Adele" . Spotify . Retrieved February 4, 2021 .
^ "XXXTENTACION" . Spotify . Retrieved February 4, 2021 .
^ "Spotify's new About tab reveals artists' monthly listeners" . Musically.com . September 17, 2015. Retrieved October 28, 2019 .
^ "The Weeknd tops Spotify artists chart with 24m listeners" . Musically.com . September 17, 2015. Retrieved October 28, 2019 .
^ a b c Ingham, Tim (December 1, 2016). "Drake finally loses his Spotify crown to record-breaking The Weeknd" . Music Business Worldwide . Retrieved March 29, 2018 .
^ a b "Ed Sheeran is now officially the biggest artist on Spotify worldwide" . Music Business Worldwide. February 17, 2017.
^ a b "Drake, Ariana Grande dominate Spotify's year-end charts" . NBC News .
^ Fernandez, Suzette (June 25, 2018). "J Balvin Is the Most Streamed Artist Worldwide on Spotify, Replacing Drake" . Billboard . Retrieved October 28, 2019 .
^ a b Lukarcanin, Emina (November 30, 2018). "Ariana Grande Is the Most Streamed Artist Worldwide On Spotify, Replacing Selena Gomez" . Billboard . Retrieved October 28, 2019 .
^ Ingham, Tim (April 28, 2018). "Khalid Just Became The Biggest Artist in the World On Spotify, With Over 50m Monthly Listeners" . Music Business worldwide.
^ a b "Ed Sheeran Nears 70 Million Monthly Listeners on Spotify as 'No. 6' Lands on 800-Plus Playlists" . Billboard . July 18, 2019.
^ "Ahead of the Spotify Awards, which artists on the streaming service have the most listeners?" . USA Today . March 5, 2020. Retrieved April 15, 2020 .
^ Rutherford, Kevin (December 3, 2013). "Macklemore's 'Can't Hold Us' Spotify's Most-Streamed Song of 2013" . Billboard . Retrieved December 3, 2019 .
^ Luckerson, Victor (December 3, 2014). "These Were Spotify's Most-Streamed Songs This Year" . Time . Retrieved December 4, 2019 .
^ Brown, Eric Renner (December 1, 2015). "Spotify names Drake most streamed artist in 2015" . Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved December 4, 2019 .
^ Stutz, Colin (December 1, 2016). "Drake & Rihanna Top Spotify's Year-End Lists" . Billboard . Retrieved March 28, 2018 .
^ "Ed Sheeran Tops Spotify's 2017 Most-Streamed List" . Billboard . Associated Press. December 12, 2017. Retrieved March 28, 2018 .
^ "Drake, Ariana Grande Top Spotify's Year-End 'Wrapped' Charts" . Variety . December 3, 2018. Retrieved October 28, 2019 .
^ "Post Malone, Billie Eilish Top Spotify's Year-End 'Wrapped' Charts" . Variety . December 2, 2019. Retrieved December 3, 2019 .
^ Asward, Jem (November 30, 2020). "Bad Bunny, The Weeknd Top Spotify's Year-End 'Wrapped' Lists" . Variety . Retrieved December 1, 2020 .
^ Eggertsen, Chris (December 3, 2019). "Drake, Ed Sheeran Are Spotify's Most-Streamed Artists of the Decade" . Billboard . Archived from the original on December 3, 2019. Retrieved December 3, 2019 .
^ "Most streamed artists ever on Spotify" . Retrieved February 4, 2021 .
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