List of most-followed artists on Spotify

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Music streaming site Spotify displays data for two types of statistics on the profiles of artists who use its platform: "Listeners" and "Followers". Users can indicate their preference for a particular musician or performer by "following" them. Certain widely loved acts have attained an exceptionally large number of "followers" on the platform; these acts are listed below.

Ed Sheeran is the most-followed artist on Spotify with over 93 million followers—he was the first artist to cross 50 million followers on the platform.[1] The most-followed female artist is Ariana Grande, with over 76 million followers—she became the most-followed female act on the platform in December 2020 when she surpassed 54 million followers.[2] The most-followed group and non-English act is BTS, with over 46 million followers.[3]

Ed Sheeran is the most-followed artist on Spotify.
Ariana Grande is the most-followed female artist on Spotify.
BTS is the most-followed group and non-English act on Spotify.
Top 50 most-followed artists on Spotify
Rank Artist Followers in millions Country Ref.
1 Ed Sheeran 93.75  United Kingdom [4]
2 Ariana Grande 76.94  United States [5]
3 Drake 61.68  Canada [6]
4 Billie Eilish 58.46  United States [7]
5 Justin Bieber 57.69  Canada [8]
6 Eminem 53.26  United States [9]
7 Taylor Swift 50.20 [10]
8 Rihanna 47.54  Barbados [11]
9 BTS 46.64  South Korea [3]
10 Bad Bunny 44.96  Puerto Rico [12]
11 Arijit Singh 43.54  India [13]
12 The Weeknd 42.59  Canada [14]
13 Queen 40.16  United Kingdom [15]
14 Imagine Dragons 38.71  United States [16]
15 Bruno Mars 38.66 [17]
16 Shawn Mendes 36.82  Canada [18]
17 Post Malone 36.17  United States [19]
18 Maroon 5 35.50 [20]
19 Adele 35.19  United Kingdom [21]
20 XXXTentacion 35.08  United States [22]
21 Coldplay 34.50  United Kingdom [23]
22 Selena Gomez 33.65  United States [24]
23 Marshmello 33.22 [25]
24 Alan Walker 32.97  United Kingdom /
 Norway		 [26]
25 J Balvin 32.91  Colombia [27]
26 Dua Lipa 32.63  United Kingdom [28]
27 Ozuna 31.38  Puerto Rico [29]
28 Beyoncé 30.59  United States [30]
29 Maluma 30.03  Colombia [31]
30 Neha Kakkar 29.71  India [32]
31 Blackpink 28.67  South Korea [33]
32 Daddy Yankee 26.04  Puerto Rico [34]
33 Camila Cabello 25.74  Cuba /
 United States		 [35]
34 One Direction 25.13  United Kingdom /
 Republic of Ireland		 [36]
35 Nicki Minaj 24.36  Trinidad and Tobago /
 United States		 [37]
36 David Guetta 23.94  France [38]
37 Guns N' Roses 23.74  United States [39]
38 Marília Mendonça 23.29  Brazil [40]
39 Shakira 23.25  Colombia [41]
40 Juice Wrld 22.82  United States [42]
41 Karol G 22.63  Colombia [43]
42 Sia 22.57  Australia [44]
43 AC/DC 22.56 [45]
44 Calvin Harris 22.56  United Kingdom [46]
45 The Beatles 22.15 [47]
46 Twenty One Pilots 22.06  United States [48]
47 Michael Jackson 21.98 [49]
48 Demi Lovato 21.80 [50]
49 Avicii 21.45  Sweden [51]
50 Lady Gaga 21.35  United States [52]
As of March 11, 2022

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Ahead of the Spotify Awards, which artists on the streaming service have the most listeners?". USA Today. March 5, 2020. Archived from the original on August 5, 2021. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
  2. ^ Stephenson, Kristen (February 2, 2021). "Ariana Grande shatters her 20th Guinness World Records title following success of hit single "Positions"". Guinness World Records. Archived from the original on February 2, 2021. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
  3. ^ a b "BTS". Spotify. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
  4. ^ "Ed Sheeran". Spotify. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
  5. ^ "Ariana Grande". Spotify. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
  6. ^ "Drake". Spotify. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
  7. ^ "Billie Eilish". Spotify. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
  8. ^ "Justin Bieber". Spotify. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
  9. ^ "Eminem". Spotify. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
  10. ^ "Taylor Swift". Spotify. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
  11. ^ "Rihanna". Spotify. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
  12. ^ "Bad Bunny". Spotify. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
  13. ^ "Arijit Singh". Spotify. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
  14. ^ "The Weeknd". Spotify. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
  15. ^ "Queen". Spotify. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
  16. ^ "Imagine Dragons". Spotify. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
  17. ^ "Bruno Mars". Spotify. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
  18. ^ "Shawn Mendes". Spotify. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
  19. ^ "Post Malone". Spotify. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
  20. ^ "Maroon 5". Spotify. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
  21. ^ "Adele". Spotify. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
  22. ^ "XXXTentacion". Spotify. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
  23. ^ "Coldplay". Spotify. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
  24. ^ "Selena Gomez". Spotify. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
  25. ^ "Marshmello". Spotify. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
  26. ^ "Alan Walker". Spotify. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
  27. ^ "J Balvin". Spotify. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
  28. ^ "Dua Lipa". Spotify. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
  29. ^ "Ozuna". Spotify. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
  30. ^ "Beyoncé". Spotify. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
  31. ^ "Maluma". Spotify. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
  32. ^ "Neha Kakkar". Spotify. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
  33. ^ "Blackpink". Spotify. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
  34. ^ "Daddy Yankee". Spotify. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
  35. ^ "Camila Cabello". Spotify. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
  36. ^ "One Direction". Spotify. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
  37. ^ "Nicki Minaj". Spotify. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
  38. ^ "David Guetta". Spotify. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
  39. ^ "Guns N' Roses". Spotify. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
  40. ^ "Marília Mendonça". Spotify. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
  41. ^ "Shakira". Spotify. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
  42. ^ "Juice Wrld". Spotify. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
  43. ^ "Karol G". Spotify. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
  44. ^ "Sia". Spotify. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
  45. ^ "AC/DC". Spotify. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
  46. ^ "Calvin Harris". Spotify. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
  47. ^ "The Beatles". Spotify. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
  48. ^ "Twenty One Pilots". Spotify. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
  49. ^ "Michael Jackson". Spotify. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
  50. ^ "Demi Lovato". Spotify. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
  51. ^ "Avicii". Spotify. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
  52. ^ "Lady Gaga". Spotify. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
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