Burna Boy is the most streamed African artist globally on Spotify

ith fans from London to Paris and Amsterdam to Sydney streaming their music via Spotify, it's not surprising that popular Nigerian singer and songwriter, Burna Boy, takes the top spot.

On Spotify's new set of releases, Burna Boy is the most streamed African artist globally; Burna Boy, WizKid and Mr. Eazi are the most streamed artists outside of Nigeria; and Burna Boy featured song ‘Loved by you’ is the most streamed track by a local artist outside of Nigeria.

To mark Africa Day 2021, Spotify took a look at the top streamed artists globally from the African continent. With fans from London to Paris and Amsterdam to Sydney streaming their music via Spotify, it's not surprising that popular Nigerian singer and songwriter, Burna Boy, takes the top spot.

Burna Boy has used his particular sound to drive successful collaborations including ‘Loved By You (feat. Burna Boy)’ with Justin Bieber and ‘Location (feat. Burna Boy)’ with British rapper Dave. Over the past 90 days (March - May 2021), ‘Loved By You (feat. Burna Boy)’ has amassed over 31 million streams, globally.

Similarly, the phenomenal global success of Master KG’s hit Jerusalema (feat. Nomcebo Zikode), which led to an Afrobeats inspired remix featuring Burna Boy, garnered over 43 million streams, globally over the last 90 days (March - May 2021). African artists are not just featuring on the global stage they are owning it.

As Spotify continues to give listeners across the continent streaming access to the best African and international audio continent, it will continue to drive education around Spotify for Artists, a powerful free tool that artists are encouraged to make use of to better understand and build their audience and gain insight on how to best promote themselves.

This, together with the expertise of Spotify’s music team and all the platforms’ initiatives will ensure that Spotify remains an instrumental vehicle for African creators looking to feature on a global stage.

The top streamed African artists globally (March - May 2021)

1. Burna Boy
2. Aya Nakamura
3. Seether
4. Wizkid
5. Master KG

The top streamed tracks by African artists globally (March - May 2021)

1. ‘Copines’ - Aya Nakamura
2. ‘Loved By You (feat. Burna Boy)’ - Burna Boy, Justin Bieber
3. ‘Jerusalema (feat. Nomcebo Zikode)’ - Master KG
4. ‘Location (feat. Burna Boy)’ - Burna Boy, Dave
5. ‘Djadja (feat. Maluma)’ - Remix - Aya Nakamura, Maluma

The top streamed Nigerian artists outside of Nigeria (March - May 2021)

1. Burna Boy
2. WizKid
3. Mr Eazi
4. Rema
5. DaVido
6. Kizz Daniel
7. Omah Lay
8. VanJess
9. Yemi Alade
10. Olamide

The top streamed tracks by Nigerian artists outside of Nigeria (March - May 2021)

1. ‘Nesesari (feat. Philkeyz)’ by Kizz Daniel, Philkeyz
2. ‘On the Low’ by Burna Boy
3. ‘Ye’ by Burna Boy
4. ‘Joro’ by WizKid
5. ‘Ginger (feat. Burna Boy)’ - WizKid, Burna Boy
6. ‘Essence (feat. Tems)’ - WizKid, Tems
7. ‘Lento’ - Mr Eazi, J Balvin
8. ‘Infinity (feat. Omah Lay)’ - Olamide, Omah Lay
9. ‘Real Life (feat. Stormzy)’ - Burna Boy, Stormzy
10. ‘Handle It’ - Yemi Alade, Frenna