


Bad Bunny is Spotify’s Most Streamed Artist Globally of 2025
The Puerto Rican artist dethroned Taylor Swift
Bad Bunny is Spotify’s most-streamed artist globally for 2025, racking up a tidy 19.8 billion streams across the year. He replaces Taylor Swift, who wore the crown in 2023 and 2024, and who came in second in 2025.
Album success:
The Puerto Rican artist also landed the top album of 2025 with DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS, while his 2022 record Un Verano Sin Ti came in at Number 10.
Other top performers:
Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars had the number one global song of 2025 with “Die With a Smile.”
Kendrick Lamar’s “luther (with sza)” was the top song of the year in the US.
Taylor Swift was the top artist in the US for 2025.
Morgan Wallen’s I’m the Problem led the top albums in the US.
The Joe Rogan Experience was the most popular global and US podcast.
Key results:
Most-Streamed Artists Globally:
1. Bad Bunny
2. Taylor Swift
3. The Weeknd
4. Drake
5. Billie Eilish
6. Kendrick Lamar
7. Bruno Mars
8. Ariana Grande
9. Arijit Singh
10. Fuerza Regida
Global Top Albums of 2025
1. DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS by Bad Bunny
2. KPop Demon Hunters by KPop Demon Hunters Cast, HUNTR/X, Saja Boys
3. HIT ME HARD AND SOFT by Billie Eilish
4. SOS Deluxe: LANA by SZA
5. Short n’ Sweet by Sabrina Carpenter
6. Mayhem by Lady Gaga
7. You’ll Be Alright, Kid by Alex Warren
8. I’m the Problem by Morgan Wallen
9. GNX by Kendrick Lamar
10. Un Verano Sin Ti by Bad Bunny
Global Top Songs of 2025
1. “Die With a Smile” by Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars
2. “BIRDS OF A FEATHER” by Billie Eilish
3. “APT.” by ROSÉ and Bruno Mars
4. “Ordinary” by Alex Warren
5. “DtMF” by Bad Bunny
6. “back to friends” by sombr
7. “Golden” by HUNTR/X, EJAE, AUDREY NUNA, REI AMI, KPop Demon Hunters Cast
8. “luther (with sza)” by Kendrick Lamar
9. “That’s So True” by Gracie Abrams
10. “Wildflower” by Billie Eilish
Bad Bunny is Spotify’s most-streamed artist globally for 2025, racking up a tidy 19.8 billion streams across the year. He replaces Taylor Swift, who wore the crown in 2023 and 2024, and who came in second in 2025.
Album success:
The Puerto Rican artist also landed the top album of 2025 with DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS, while his 2022 record Un Verano Sin Ti came in at Number 10.
Other top performers:
Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars had the number one global song of 2025 with “Die With a Smile.”
Kendrick Lamar’s “luther (with sza)” was the top song of the year in the US.
Taylor Swift was the top artist in the US for 2025.
Morgan Wallen’s I’m the Problem led the top albums in the US.
The Joe Rogan Experience was the most popular global and US podcast.
Key results:
Most-Streamed Artists Globally:
1. Bad Bunny
2. Taylor Swift
3. The Weeknd
4. Drake
5. Billie Eilish
6. Kendrick Lamar
7. Bruno Mars
8. Ariana Grande
9. Arijit Singh
10. Fuerza Regida
Global Top Albums of 2025
1. DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS by Bad Bunny
2. KPop Demon Hunters by KPop Demon Hunters Cast, HUNTR/X, Saja Boys
3. HIT ME HARD AND SOFT by Billie Eilish
4. SOS Deluxe: LANA by SZA
5. Short n’ Sweet by Sabrina Carpenter
6. Mayhem by Lady Gaga
7. You’ll Be Alright, Kid by Alex Warren
8. I’m the Problem by Morgan Wallen
9. GNX by Kendrick Lamar
10. Un Verano Sin Ti by Bad Bunny
Global Top Songs of 2025
1. “Die With a Smile” by Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars
2. “BIRDS OF A FEATHER” by Billie Eilish
3. “APT.” by ROSÉ and Bruno Mars
4. “Ordinary” by Alex Warren
5. “DtMF” by Bad Bunny
6. “back to friends” by sombr
7. “Golden” by HUNTR/X, EJAE, AUDREY NUNA, REI AMI, KPop Demon Hunters Cast
8. “luther (with sza)” by Kendrick Lamar
9. “That’s So True” by Gracie Abrams
10. “Wildflower” by Billie Eilish
Bad Bunny is Spotify’s most-streamed artist globally for 2025, racking up a tidy 19.8 billion streams across the year. He replaces Taylor Swift, who wore the crown in 2023 and 2024, and who came in second in 2025.
Album success:
The Puerto Rican artist also landed the top album of 2025 with DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS, while his 2022 record Un Verano Sin Ti came in at Number 10.
Other top performers:
Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars had the number one global song of 2025 with “Die With a Smile.”
Kendrick Lamar’s “luther (with sza)” was the top song of the year in the US.
Taylor Swift was the top artist in the US for 2025.
Morgan Wallen’s I’m the Problem led the top albums in the US.
The Joe Rogan Experience was the most popular global and US podcast.
Key results:
Most-Streamed Artists Globally:
1. Bad Bunny
2. Taylor Swift
3. The Weeknd
4. Drake
5. Billie Eilish
6. Kendrick Lamar
7. Bruno Mars
8. Ariana Grande
9. Arijit Singh
10. Fuerza Regida
Global Top Albums of 2025
1. DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS by Bad Bunny
2. KPop Demon Hunters by KPop Demon Hunters Cast, HUNTR/X, Saja Boys
3. HIT ME HARD AND SOFT by Billie Eilish
4. SOS Deluxe: LANA by SZA
5. Short n’ Sweet by Sabrina Carpenter
6. Mayhem by Lady Gaga
7. You’ll Be Alright, Kid by Alex Warren
8. I’m the Problem by Morgan Wallen
9. GNX by Kendrick Lamar
10. Un Verano Sin Ti by Bad Bunny
Global Top Songs of 2025
1. “Die With a Smile” by Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars
2. “BIRDS OF A FEATHER” by Billie Eilish
3. “APT.” by ROSÉ and Bruno Mars
4. “Ordinary” by Alex Warren
5. “DtMF” by Bad Bunny
6. “back to friends” by sombr
7. “Golden” by HUNTR/X, EJAE, AUDREY NUNA, REI AMI, KPop Demon Hunters Cast
8. “luther (with sza)” by Kendrick Lamar
9. “That’s So True” by Gracie Abrams
10. “Wildflower” by Billie Eilish
Bad Bunny
Spotify
Taylor Swift
Lady Gaga
Bruno Mars
Kendrick Lamar
SZA
Morgan Wallen
The Weeknd
Drake
Year-End Music Trends
Latin Music's Global Ascendancy
Competitive Record Breaking
Dominance Of Female Artists In Streaming
K-Pop Global Dominance
Cross-Genre Collaborations
Chart Analysis
Streaming Records
Year-End Recaps
Awards & Milestones
Música Mexicana
Platform Year-End Wrap
United States
Puerto Rico
India
Mexico
South Korea
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This story was written with information from Variety and The Music Network.
We covered it because it’s news of the most popular artists on Spotify in 2025.
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