Burna Boy sets record for biggest streaming year by African artist on Spotify

Nigerian singer Burna Boy has set a new record for the biggest streaming year by an African artist on Spotify with almost 2 billion streams in 2025.

The Ye crooner garnered 1.986 billion streams on Spotify in 2025, emerging ahead of his colleagues Wizkid, Tyla, Rema and Davido as the most streamed African artist in the year under review.

According to 2025 Spotify streaming data, Wizkid is the second most streamed African artist of the year with 1.81 billion streams.

South African singer Tyla is third on the list with 1.67 billion streams, followed by Rema with 1.63 billion streams and Davido with 1.58 billion streams, at numbers 4 and 5, respectively.

Asake (1.52 billion streams ), Ayra Starr (1.47 billion streams), CKay (1.38 billion streams), Seyi Vibez (1.32 billion streams), and Mr Eazi (1.26 billion streams), complete the top 10.