Burna Boy becomes Africa’s most-streamed artist on Spotify

Burna Boy becomes Africa’s most-streamed artist on Spotify

Nigerian music superstar Burna Boy has emerge as the African artist with the very best variety of monthly listeners on Spotify after achieving a file forty six.84 million listeners on the streaming platform.

The Grammy-triumphing singer handed the previous African report of 46.fifty eight million month-to-month listeners held with the aid of South African artist Tyla, reclaiming the pinnacle spot at the continent’s Spotify rankings.

The surge in Burna Boy’s streaming numbers has been driven largely via the achievement of “Dai Dai,” his collaboration with Colombian singer Shakira, which serves because the respectable anthem of the 2026 FIFA world Cup. The tune won global interest following its overall performance throughout the match’s opening ceremony and has continued to perform strongly throughout worldwide song charts.

The success adds to Burna Boy’s already dazzling streaming catalogue, led with the aid of hits inclusive of “remaining remaining,” which remains certainly one of his most a success songs on Spotify and is coming near six hundred million streams.

the new milestone comes beforehand of the discharge of Burna Boy’s next studio album and his planned “harmony excursion,” scheduled to begin later this yr.

“Dai Dai” has also enjoyed sturdy business fulfillment across Europe, achieving No. 1 in Spain, No. 2 in France, No. three in Italy, No. four within the uk, No. five in Switzerland and No. 8 in Germany, aided via widespread international Cup exposure and radio airplay.

among African artists on Spotify, Burna Boy currently leads Tems, who has 40.64 million month-to-month listeners, even as Ayra Starr and Rema also stay a number of the continent’s maximum-streamed acts.

Globally, Spotify’s all-time top monthly listener ratings stay led by way of Bruno Mars with 133.6 million listeners, observed via Justin Bieber with 128.four million, The Weeknd with 113.nine million, Rihanna with one hundred ten.three million and Michael Jackson with 109.6 million.