500 Spotify Artists With the Most Monthly Listeners

Bruno Mars leads the supplied Spotify monthly-listener ranking with 126.56 million, ahead of Rihanna at 118.15 million and The Weeknd at 117.18 million. Justin Bieber and Lady Gaga complete the top five, the only artists in this ranking to exceed 100 million monthly listeners.

Taylor Swift is close behind at No. 6 with 99.69 million. The list also brings together current pop stars, Latin music heavyweights, hip-hop artists and musical icons with enduring catalogs.

Top 500 Spotify Artists by Monthly Listeners

BRUNO MARS — 126.56M
RIHANNA — 118.15M
THE WEEKND — 117.18M
JUSTIN BIEBER — 110.86M
LADY GAGA — 104.14M
TAYLOR SWIFT — 99.69M
DRAKE — 94.38M
ARIANA GRANDE — 92.68M
MICHAEL JACKSON — 92.28M
COLDPLAY — 91.11M
BAD BUNNY — 89.95M
SHAKIRA — 87.42M
KATY PERRY — 87.31M
DAVID GUETTA — 81.83M
BILLIE EILISH — 80.96M
MAROON 5 — 77.97M
ED SHEERAN — 77.21M
PITBULL — 76.12M
LANA DEL REY — 75.46M
OLIVIA RODRIGO — 73.91M
DUA LIPA — 73.40M
EMINEM — 73.33M
CALVIN HARRIS — 72.98M
SZA — 71.15M
KANYE WEST — 71.03M
J BALVIN — 70.13M
KAROL G — 69.83M
SIA — 69.07M
KENDRICK LAMAR — 68.72M
DADDY YANKEE — 65.13M
TAME IMPALA — 64.16M
BLACK EYED PEAS — 63.59M
HARRY STYLES — 63.44M
BEYONCÉ — 63.07M
POST MALONE — 62.19M
TRAVIS SCOTT — 60.49M
ADELE — 59.53M
MILEY CYRUS — 59.43M
JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE — 59.23M
SEAN PAUL — 57.32M
DOJA CAT — 57.28M
ARCTIC MONKEYS — 57.09M
SHREYA GHOSHAL — 56.41M
LINKIN PARK — 56.36M
CHRIS BROWN — 55.82M
SHAWN MENDES — 55.10M
SOMBR — 54.94M
ALICIA KEYS — 54.76M
HALSEY — 54.20M
BRITNEY SPEARS — 54.10M
SAM SMITH — 53.84M
ARIJIT SINGH — 53.30M
TATE MCRAE — 53.19M
ELLIE GOULDING — 53.04M
ZARA LARSSON — 52.97M
RAUW ALEJANDRO — 52.95M
IMAGINE DRAGONS — 52.74M
SABRINA CARPENTER — 52.69M
QUEEN — 52.55M
MADONNA — 52.23M
OLIVIA DEAN — 52.20M
MARSHMELLO — 52.05M
FUTURE — 52.03M
OZUNA — 51.88M
THE NEIGHBOURHOOD — 51.62M
JAŸ-Z — 51.01M
FLEETWOOD MAC — 51.00M
FUERZA REGIDA — 50.93M
ELTON JOHN — 50.76M
PRITAM — 50.28M
THE CHAINSMOKERS — 50.20M
KHALID — 49.82M
MALUMA — 49.60M
JENNIE — 48.88M
ANUEL AA — 48.14M
P!NK — 47.93M
LIL WAYNE — 47.53M
CAMILA CABELLO — 47.22M
A.R. RAHMAN — 46.60M
USHER — 46.57M
WIZ KHALIFA — 46.37M
NE-YO — 46.30M
CHARLIE PUTH — 46.28M
RADIOHEAD — 46.24M
ONEREPUBLIC — 45.90M
NICKI MINAJ — 45.55M
DON TOLIVER — 45.53M
DOMINIC FIKE — 45.30M
ADÉLA — 45.16M
KESHA — 45.13M
50 CENT — 44.92M
RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS — 44.92M
SWAE LEE — 44.83M
DJ SNAKE — 44.46M
DIPLO — 43.94M
RAYE — 43.73M
FARRUKO — 43.70M
MYKE TOWERS — 43.65M
ALEX WARREN — 43.61M
ONE DIRECTION — 43.35M
JASON DERULO — 43.32M
GREEN DAY — 43.20M
PESO PLUMA — 42.72M
AKON — 42.58M
FLO RIDA — 42.57M
MAC MILLER — 42.34M
METRO BOOMIN — 42.30M
SELENA GOMEZ — 42.15M
BEBE REXHA — 41.99M
21 SAVAGE — 41.92M
BURNA BOY — 41.61M
TEDDY SWIMS — 41.59M
JENNIFER LOPEZ — 41.42M
DON OMAR — 41.29M
THE CRANBERRIES — 41.24M
CHAPPELL ROAN — 41.14M
ABBA — 40.54M
HOZIER — 39.95M
MARIAH CAREY — 39.92M
NELLY FURTADO — 39.73M
GUNS N’ ROSES — 39.72M
DISNEY — 39.71M
OASIS — 39.67M
THE GOO GOO DOLLS — 39.54M
A$AP ROCKY — 39.53M
THE POLICE — 39.39M
PLAYBOI CARTI — 39.36M
DANIEL CAESAR — 39.30M
ROMEO SANTOS — 39.24M
RUSOWSKY — 39.18M
GRUPO FRONTERA — 39.16M
GRACIE ABRAMS — 38.91M
NIRVANA — 38.86M
THE KID LAROI — 38.77M
FRANK OCEAN — 38.61M
TWENTY ONE PILOTS — 38.57M
J. COLE — 38.54M
MALCOLM TODD — 38.29M
BENSON BOONE — 37.74M
FEID — 37.73M
AVICII — 37.50M
EMPIRE OF THE SUN — 37.31M
JUDELINE — 37.27M
GORILLAZ — 37.23M
SNOOP DOGG — 37.10M
MIGUEL — 36.98M
STEVE LACY — 36.91M
ANITTA — 36.72M
AC/DC — 36.66M
PARAMORE — 36.63M
DEMI LOVATO — 36.59M
PHARRELL WILLIAMS — 36.52M
NICKY JAM — 36.44M
SIENNA SPIRO — 36.43M
TYLER, THE CREATOR — 36.43M
THE KILLERS — 36.41M
MANUEL TURIZO — 36.04M
HUGEL — 36.01M
BON JOVI — 35.72M
IRSHAD KAMIL — 35.56M
THE BEATLES — 35.49M
SACHIN-JIGAR — 35.18M
ENRIQUE IGLESIAS — 35.16M
NOAH KAHAN — 34.66M
KATSEYE — 34.40M
TY DOLLA $IGN — 34.18M
METALLICA — 34.12M
MACKLEMORE — 34.05M
BACKSTREET BOYS — 34.04M
TEMS — 34.01M
TIËSTO — 33.99M
GUNNA — 33.58M
AMITABH BHATTACHARYA — 33.55M
CIGARETTES AFTER SEX — 33.55M
VISHAL-SHEKHAR — 33.51M
CHILDISH GAMBINO — 33.49M
PHIL COLLINS — 33.44M
THE MARÍAS — 33.43M
UDIT NARAYAN — 33.40M
KALI UCHIS — 33.25M
RAVYN LENAE — 33.07M
MARK RONSON — 32.54M
ARCÁNGEL — 32.53M
CLEAN BANDIT — 32.44M
CARDI B — 32.36M
KODAK BLACK — 32.35M
MITHOON — 32.28M
THE SCRIPT — 32.26M
BILLY JOEL — 32.23M
DJO — 32.07M
CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL — 32.07M
NETON VEGA — 32.05M
MORGAN WALLEN — 31.99M
FRENCH MONTANA — 31.70M
TANISHK BAGCHI — 31.63M
CHRISTINA AGUILERA — 31.61M
ELLA LANGLEY — 31.44M
BECKY G — 31.39M
ATIF ASLAM — 31.37M
BRYAN ADAMS — 31.28M
AVA MAX — 31.28M
ASHE — 31.21M
QUEVEDO — 31.18M
LIL BABY — 31.08M
TIMBALAND — 30.98M
SHANKAR MAHADEVAN — 30.93M
PINKPANTHERESS — 30.71M
G-EAZY — 30.68M
RYAN CASTRO — 30.65M
ANNE-MARIE — 30.45M
JUNIOR H — 30.40M
SUNIDHI CHAUHAN — 30.33M
BTS — 30.21M
XXXTENTACION — 30.16M
KUMAAR — 30.07M
JHAYCO — 30.03M
EVANESCENCE — 30.00M
SAYEED QUADRI — 29.93M
MAJOR LAZER — 29.92M
WISIN & YANDEL — 29.89M
OMAR COURTZ — 29.84M
DAVE — 29.74M
ZACH BRYAN — 29.67M
CRIS MJ — 29.64M
TOVE LO — 29.59M
PLAN B — 29.55M
KK — 29.46M
THE ROLLING STONES — 29.41M
JUICE WRLD — 29.39M
GIGI PEREZ — 29.34M
AEROSMITH — 29.25M
DABABY — 29.04M
BEE GEES — 29.04M
OVY ON THE DRUMS — 28.99M
AVRIL LAVIGNE — 28.85M
OUTKAST — 28.81M
YOUNG THUG — 28.80M
TOM ODELL — 28.78M
CARÍN LEÓN — 28.78M
LORD HURON — 28.70M
ZION & LENNOX — 28.69M
TAINY — 28.55M
KINGS OF LEON — 28.53M
NICKELBACK — 28.48M
VANCE JOY — 28.47M
SADE — 28.38M
EAGLES — 28.38M
JAMES ARTHUR — 28.30M
LIL UZI VERT — 28.26M
ZAYN — 28.22M
MANÁ — 28.18M
MOHIT CHAUHAN — 28.18M
DANNY OCEAN — 28.15M
NATASHA BEDINGFIELD — 28.10M
CHARLI XCX — 28.10M
KEYSHIA COLE — 28.08M
2PAC — 28.05M
NATANAEL CANO — 27.97M
CHENCHO CORLEONE — 27.94M
PINK FLOYD — 27.80M
TINASHE — 27.79M
SWEDISH HOUSE MAFIA — 27.79M
SONU NIGAM — 27.63M
PARTYNEXTDOOR — 27.61M
DAFT PUNK — 27.54M
ALKA YAGNIK — 27.52M
TEMPER CITY — 27.48M
JESS GLYNNE — 27.44M
EL BOGUETO — 27.34M
HIMESH RESHAMMIYA — 27.31M
BEÉLE — 27.22M
TEARS FOR FEARS — 27.21M
ÑENGO FLOW — 27.18M
ANIRUDH RAVICHANDER — 27.15M
JOURNEY — 27.08M
FRED AGAIN.. — 26.95M
MEGAN THEE STALLION — 26.91M
WHITNEY HOUSTON — 26.88M
KID CUDI — 26.86M
B.O.B — 26.83M
BENNY BLANCO — 26.75M
TITO DOUBLE P — 26.72M
LORDE — 26.71M
FLORENCE + THE MACHINE — 26.71M
GWEN STEFANI — 26.69M
KEHLANI — 26.66M
ROSALÍA — 26.64M
MANOJ MUNTASHIR — 26.62M
JOJI — 26.57M
REMA — 26.36M
SYSTEM OF A DOWN — 26.35M
THE CURE — 26.31M
THE NOTORIOUS B.I.G. — 26.27M
YANDEL — 26.25M
NATE RUESS — 26.24M
VISHAL MISHRA — 26.17M
KYGO — 26.17M
LILY-ROSE DEPP — 26.14M
ROSÉ — 26.14M
AVENTURA — 26.06M
CHINMAYI — 26.04M
DIRE STRAITS — 25.95M
PRINCE ROYCE — 25.94M
PANIC! AT THE DISCO — 25.90M
SHANKAR-EHSAAN-LOY — 25.83M
OSCAR MAYDON — 25.82M
AFROJACK — 25.81M
TORY LANEZ — 25.77M
DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES — 25.76M
ALAN WALKER — 25.70M
SEAN KINGSTON — 25.65M
DOECHII — 25.64M
KELLY CLARKSON — 25.63M
PRINCE — 25.62M
FALL OUT BOY — 25.53M
TOTO — 25.49M
BLESSD — 25.47M
SHAGGY — 25.46M
BADSHAH — 25.32M
LEWIS CAPALDI — 25.31M
TRIPPIE REDD — 25.17M
BIZARRAP — 25.14M
MACKLEMORE & RYAN LEWIS — 25.07M
TV GIRL — 24.96M
ROBIN SCHULZ — 24.95M
NELLY — 24.86M
CHRIS STAPLETON — 24.86M
DJ KHALED — 24.86M
T-PAIN — 24.82M
GRUPO FIRME — 24.76M
EARTH, WIND & FIRE — 24.72M
KPOP DEMON HUNTERS CAST — 24.70M
GUCCI MANE — 24.57M
GIVĒON — 24.42M
YUNG BEEF — 24.34M
AMY WINEHOUSE — 24.29M
THE SMITHS — 24.26M
LOLA YOUNG — 24.13M
JAY WHEELER — 24.09M
EL ALFA — 24.04M
GRAND THEFT AUTO VI — 24.03M
JOHN LEGEND — 24.02M
U2 — 23.96M
TYLA — 23.92M
KEANE — 23.90M
LIMP BIZKIT — 23.79M
JACK HARLOW — 23.77M
LUIS FONSI — 23.75M
MARVIN GAYE — 23.64M
R.E.M. — 23.61M
ELVIS PRESLEY — 23.60M
LUKE COMBS — 23.54M
A-HA — 23.50M
DR. DRE — 23.50M
GEORGE MICHAEL — 23.47M
TLC — 23.43M
SEBASTIAN YATRA — 23.41M
SHASHWAT SACHDEV — 23.33M
AMIT TRIVEDI — 23.25M
GLASS ANIMALS — 23.20M
GIRL IN RED — 23.17M
STEVIE WONDER — 23.16M
CARLY RAE JEPSEN — 23.14M
MÅNESKIN — 23.13M
BEABADOOBEE — 23.13M
DE LA GHETTO — 23.13M
JAVED ALI — 23.07M
BRENT FAIYAZ — 23.07M
TYGA — 23.06M
BILLY IDOL — 23.06M
GABITO BALLESTEROS — 23.06M
ALOK — 23.02M
SAMEER ANJAAN — 22.99M
MARCO ANTONIO SOLÍS — 22.85M
ZION — 22.85M
BRYSON TILLER — 22.83M
VISHAL DADLANI — 22.81M
LENNY TAVÁREZ — 22.79M
TRAIN — 22.77M
SHILPA RAO — 22.66M
BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS — 22.58M
MUSE — 22.45M
FOO FIGHTERS — 22.38M
DOLLY PARTON — 22.38M
DEPECHE MODE — 22.36M
RAY DALTON — 22.29M
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN — 22.29M
THE OFFSPRING — 22.28M
GYM CLASS HEROES — 22.18M
EJAE — 22.17M
ANDERSON .PAAK — 22.14M
LUIS MIGUEL — 22.13M
RAHAT FATEH ALI KHAN — 21.98M
THE 1975 — 21.97M
MAC DEMARCO — 21.95M
BASTILLE — 21.92M
JUBIN NAUTIYAL — 21.88M
LAUFEY — 21.79M
JUANES — 21.77M
TROYE SIVAN — 21.71M
REI AMI — 21.68M
MARTIN GARRIX — 21.68M
SAJID-WAJID — 21.65M
JUSTIN QUILES — 21.63M
JESSIE J — 21.60M
CONAN GRAY — 21.57M
SECH — 21.56M
DISCLOSURE — 21.36M
MAZZY STAR — 21.32M
DE LA ROSE — 21.31M
THE FRAY — 21.30M
IMOGEN HEAP — 21.29M
AMAAL MALLIK — 21.25M
HUNTR/X — 21.17M
SCORPIONS — 21.15M
SHAARIB TOSHI — 21.15M
ANU MALIK — 21.04M
THREE DAYS GRACE — 20.95M
MEGHAN TRAINOR — 20.88M
WEEZER — 20.87M
JVKE — 20.86M
REIK — 20.83M
MITSKI — 20.80M
CÉLINE DION — 20.78M
MIGOS — 20.77M
LUIS R CONRIQUEZ — 20.75M
CLAIRO — 20.74M
BIG SEAN — 20.74M
MIKE POSNER — 20.71M
BANDA MS DE SERGIO LIZÁRRAGA — 20.71M
KAPO — 20.70M
JEREMIH — 20.69M
AUDREY NUNA — 20.68M
MARY J. BLIGE — 20.67M
BONNIE TYLER — 20.64M
DE LA SOUL — 20.61M
FRANK SINATRA — 20.60M
RELS B — 20.59M
DAVID BOWIE — 20.58M
LOST FREQUENCIES — 20.55M
SKRILLEX — 20.51M
ZEDD — 20.51M
ANNIE LENNOX — 20.50M
MGMT — 20.49M
YO YO HONEY SINGH — 20.41M
AITANA — 20.40M
LED ZEPPELIN — 20.38M
CALLE 24 — 20.38M
CAMILO — 20.38M
CENTRAL CEE — 20.38M
FOREIGNER — 20.35M
CHASE ATLANTIC — 20.29M
5 SECONDS OF SUMMER — 20.28M
REX ORANGE COUNTY — 20.27M
YOUNG MIKO — 20.22M
JULIÓN ÁLVAREZ Y SU NORTEÑO BANDA — 20.14M
LYNYRD SKYNYRD — 20.13M
ALESSIA CARA — 20.05M
AURORA — 20.05M
ALEJANDRO SANZ — 20.04M
BIGXTHAPLUG — 20.00M
ANUV JAIN — 19.95M
BLINK-182 — 19.94M
OFFSET — 19.86M
SAM FENDER — 19.82M
MARC ANTHONY — 19.82M
KISS — 19.81M
NEETI MOHAN — 19.79M
SUMMER WALKER — 19.78M
RAE SREMMURD — 19.77M
LIL PEEP — 19.73M
RAIM LAODE — 19.69M
SACHET-PARAMPARA — 19.69M
ILLIT — 19.69M
T.I. — 19.65M
LAUV — 19.59M
JOWELL & RANDY — 19.57M
FLOYYMENOR — 19.57M
WISIN — 19.56M
MC GW — 19.54M
STROMAE — 19.49M
A BOOGIE WIT DA HOODIE — 19.48M
JEET GANNGULI — 19.48M
DEFTONES — 19.46M
BOB SINCLAR — 19.46M
LISA — 19.44M
CHRISTINA PERRI — 19.43M
DISTURBED — 19.39M
CHRISTIAN NODAL — 19.39M
BRYTIAGO — 19.34M
CHINO PACAS — 19.34M
DESTINY’S CHILD — 19.33M
JULIETA VENEGAS — 19.32M
GRUPO MARCA REGISTRADA — 19.29M
XAVI — 19.29M
MON LAFERTE — 19.27M
LYKKE LI — 19.25M
TULUS — 19.25M
MC RYAN SP — 19.14M
LENNY KRAVITZ — 19.14M

What Stands Out in the Ranking

Bruno Mars rules the present moment
With 126.56 million monthly listeners, Bruno Mars leads Rihanna by more than 8 million. His mix of evergreen hits and recent high-profile collaborations keeps him in constant rotation worldwide.

The 100-million club is small
Only five artists sit above 100 million monthly listeners: Bruno Mars, Rihanna, The Weeknd, Justin Bieber, and Lady Gaga. Taylor Swift just misses the mark at 99.69M.

Catalog artists are thriving
Michael Jackson ranks 9th with 92.28M—the highest-placed late artist and proof that his catalog remains in daily rotation. Further down, Queen (59th), Madonna (60th), Fleetwood Mac (67th), Elton John (69th), and ABBA (117th) all pull more than 40 million listeners a month.

Coldplay is the top group
Coldplay is the highest-ranked band at No. 10 with 91.11M. Maroon 5 (16th), Tame Impala (31st), Black Eyed Peas (32nd), Arctic Monkeys (42nd), and Linkin Park (44th) follow among the strongest group showings.

Dance and party music punches above its weight
David Guetta is the highest-ranked DJ/producer at 14th (81.83M), with Pitbull (18th), Calvin Harris (23rd), and Marshmello (62nd) not far behind—an indication of how much playlist-driven listening powers this chart.

Latin music runs deep
Bad Bunny (11th) and Shakira (12th) lead a Latin contingent that includes J Balvin, Karol G, Daddy Yankee, Rauw Alejandro, Ozuna, Fuerza Regida, Maluma, and dozens more throughout the top 500.

Indian music is well represented—but differently
Shreya Ghoshal is the top Indian artist at 43rd (56.41M), followed by Arijit Singh (52nd), Pritam (70th), and A.R. Rahman (79th). Notably, lyricists such as Irshad Kamil and Amitabh Bhattacharya also appear, a reflection of how Bollywood credits are listed on Spotify.

A new generation is breaking through
Fresh names like sombr (47th, 54.94M), Tate McRae (53rd), Olivia Dean (61st), Adéla (89th), Alex Warren (99th), Rusowsky, Malcolm Todd, Judeline, Sienna Spiro, and KATSEYE all land inside the top 200—many of them with far fewer followers than their listener counts would suggest.

Monthly Listeners vs. Followers: A Very Different Picture

Comparing this chart to Spotify’s follower rankings shows how different the two metrics are:

Arijit Singh is Spotify’s most-followed artist, yet ranks 52nd in monthly listeners.
Bruno Mars sits 12th in followers but 1st in monthly listeners.
Rihanna is 15th in followers but 2nd here.
Lady Gaga climbs from 36th in followers to 5th in monthly listeners.
BTS is the most-followed group but ranks 213th in monthly listeners.
Taylor Swift is 2nd in followers but 6th in monthly listeners.

Followers measure long-term fan loyalty—people who have chosen to subscribe to an artist’s profile. Monthly listeners measure current reach, including casual listeners who encounter an artist through playlists, radio-style recommendations, soundtracks, and viral moments.

That’s why artists with broad, playlist-friendly catalogs (Bruno Mars, Rihanna, Pitbull, David Guetta) tend to rank higher on listeners than on followers, while fandom-driven acts (BTS, Arijit Singh) do the reverse.

The Bigger Picture

The Top 500 by monthly listeners offers the clearest snapshot of what the world is actually streaming today. Western pop dominates the summit, but Latin music, dance producers, classic catalogs, Indian film music, and a rising crop of newcomers all claim substantial space. Because monthly listener counts react quickly to new releases, tours, and viral trends, expect this ranking to keep shifting throughout the year.

Top 500 Spotify Artists by Monthly Listeners

What Stands Out in the Ranking

Monthly Listeners vs. Followers: A Very Different Picture

The Bigger Picture

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