2025 was a great year for music, giving us some viral tracks and popular hits. But, as the year comes to a close, you may be wondering who managed to become the most-streamed artist on Spotify in 2025? If you want to find out, join us as we take a look at the top 5 most-streamed artists on Spotify who dominated the global charts and kept us listening all year round.
Overview of the Most-Streamed Spotify Artists in 2025
Here’s a quick breakdown of the top 5 most-streamed artists on Spotify in 2025, their most popular song this year, their most popular album, and their total streaming numbers.
| Artist | Popular Song in 2025 | Popular Album | Lead Stream Numbers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor Swift | The Fate of Ophelia | The Life of a Showgirl | 115,009,864,259 |
| Bad Bunny | DtMF | Debi Tirar Mas Fotos | 99,453,500,623 |
| Drake | Nokia | Some Sexy Songs 4 U | 95,854,121,208 |
| The Weeknd | Cry For Me | Hurry Up Tomorrow | 75,638,489,345 |
| Ariana Grande | Twilight Zone | Eternal Sunshine | 59,177,743,485 |
Most-Streamed Artists on Spotify Compared
The artists on this list might not have the most-streamed song in 2025, but the numbers are calculated based on total streams, including older tracks and albums. Let me also point out that this data comes from ChartMasters, since Spotify doesn’t reveal artists’ streams for the year. With that out of the way, let’s check out the list itself.
1. Taylor Swift
Lead Streams: 115,009,864,259
Feat Streams: 1,194,479,034
Taylor Swift is the most-streamed artist on Spotify in 2025, and it isn’t even surprising anymore. Her past 6 albums have all peaked on the Billboard 200, and her latest track, The Fate of Ophelia is dominating streaming charts, garnering over 500 million streams on Spotify alone.
Her ability to turn deeply personal storytelling into global chartbusters is unmatched, and listeners can’t get enough of her. Whether you’re a long-time Swiftie or just casually tuned in, her numbers this year just prove that she is arguably the biggest music icon of this generation, and that’s why she consistently appears in many people’s Spotify Wrapped every year, including mine.
2. Bad Bunny
Lead Streams: 99,453,500,623
Feat Streams: 10,952,365,048
Puerto Rican rapper and singer Bad Bunny took over the world in 2025 with his viral hits, like DtMF which became an uncontested party anthem of the year. It came out in January and continues to blast through clubs, cars, and every “for you” playlist you could imagine.
Meanwhile, his album, Debi Tirar Mas Fotos, which features many collaborators representing a range of iconic Puerto Rican styles, still manages to dominate Spotify streams. His style of blending reggaeton (Latin American music genre), trap, and emotional storytelling makes his music hit just as hard at 2 PM as it does at 2 AM.
3. Drake
Lead Streams: 95,854,121,208
Feat Streams: 28,308,502,558
The 6 God Drake is 3rd on this list, and it’s simply because his tracks still hit as hard as they did a decade ago. His 2025 single, ‘Nokia,’ might have been the butt of a lot of memes, reels, and TikTok edits. But it still managed to reach the ‘Biggest Hits’ playlist consistently, surpassing 500 million streams worldwide.
Drake has had a record of silencing criticism with his songs, and Nokia was a much-needed hit Drake needed after his feud with Kendrick Lamar last year. It just goes to show that Drake knows his audience and what catches listeners instantly. So say what you want about him, but Drizzy isn’t going anywhere soon, and his ability to produce replay-worthy hits remains undefeated.
4. The Weeknd
Lead Streams: 75,638,489,345
Feat Streams: 13,133,272,547
Starboy and Blinding Lights singer, The Weeknd, did it again in 2025 with his gut-wrenching track, Cry For Me. It brings his signature haunting vocals with a cinematic touch that only he could pull off, and clearly, listeners were all in for it.
His album Hurry Up Tomorrow features more such tracks like Drive, Red Terror, and Take Me Back to LA, with a mix of synth-pop, R&B, and dark storytelling that really plays in his favor, and the listeners are in for it. Not to forget his previous astronomical hits like Save Your Tears, Timeless, and Heartless, are still amassing millions of streams daily.
5. Ariana Grande
Lead Streams: 59,177,743,485
Feat Streams: 3,557,789,404
Wicked star Ariana Grande continues to be a streaming juggernaut in 2025, and it’s easy to understand why. Her tracks, from the album ‘Dangerous Woman‘, still feel refreshing today, and her evolution from writing pop and R&B tracks to more somber tracks in ‘Eternal Sunshine‘ shows her range and singing talent.
Arian’s latest song, ‘Twilight Zone‘ has become a fan favorite instantly, getting over 200 million streams. Her strength lies in how her songs resonate with audiences of all age groups, and this is why she secures the final spot in this list of the most-streamed artists on Spotify.
That’s about it for this list. Let us know in the comments who your favorite artist is among these five, and which of their songs made you a fan of their work. If there are any artists that you think deserve a spot here, then let us know that as well.
