List of most streamed artists on Spotify - wikipedia List of most streamed artists on Spotify No. 1 is Drake with 49 million monthly listeners. No. 2 is J Balvin with 45 million monthly listeners. No. 3 is Post Malone with 45 million monthly listeners. This list of most - streamed artists on Spotify contains the top 20 artists with the most monthly streams, as derived from Spotify charts in May 2018. Drake is currently the most streamed artist on Spotify with 49 million monthly listeners. He is also the most streamed artist of all time with over 10 billion combined streams. Contents 1 Most streamed artists 1.1 Monthly streams 1.2 All - time streams 2 Most followers 3 Peak position on chart 4 Most streamed artists by year 4.1 2017 4.2 2016 4.3 2015 4.4 2014 4.5 2013 5 See also 6 References Most streamed artists Non-English speaking Monthly streams Rank Artist Monthly listeners ( rounded to the nearest million ) Country Ref ( s ) 1. Drake 49 CAN 2. J Balvin 45 COL 3. Post Malone USA 4. Dua Lipa 43 GBR 5. Calvin Harris 41 6. Ed Sheeran 40 7. Marshmello 39 USA 8. David Guetta 38 FRA 9. Sia 36 AUS 10. Khalid USA 11. Ariana Grande 35 12. The Weeknd 34 CAN 13. Kendrick Lamar 33 USA 14. Cardi B 15. Bad Bunny PRI 16. Camila Cabello CUB / USA 17. Shawn Mendes 32 CAN 18. Rihanna 31 BAR 19. The Chainsmokers USA 20. Daddy Yankee PRI As of May 30, 2018 All - time streams This list enumerates the streams artists ' song accrued on the Spotify Global Top 200, which is less than the artist 's total streams. Rank Artist Total streams ( billions ) Country 1. Drake 10.9 CAN 2. Justin Bieber 8.6 3. Ed Sheeran 8.5 GBR 4. The Weeknd 5.7 CAN 5. The Chainsmokers 4.9 USA 6. J Balvin 4.7 COL 7. Post Malone USA 8. Rihanna 4.4 BAR 9. Kendrick Lamar USA 10. Daddy Yankee 4.1 PUR 11. Ozuna 3.8 12. Calvin Harris 3.7 GBR 13. Selena Gomez 3.4 USA 14. Future 3.2 15. Sia AUS 16. Ariana Grande USA 17. Nicki Minaj 3.1 18. Major Lazer USA / TTO / JAM 19. Bad Bunny 2.9 PUR 20. Maluma COL As of May 25, 2018 Most followers Also among the 20 most streamed artists Rank Artist Followers ( millions ) Country Ref ( s ) 1. Ed Sheeran 24.5 GBR 2. Rihanna 22.9 BAR 3. Justin Bieber 22.0 CAN 4. Drake 20.5 5. Eminem 16.6 USA 6. Ariana Grande 14.6 7. David Guetta 13.8 FRA 8. Beyoncé 13.2 USA 9. Bruno Mars 12.7 10. Taylor Swift 12.3 11. Coldplay 11.7 GBR 12. Calvin Harris 11.3 13. Shakira 11.0 COL 14. Maroon 5 10.7 USA 15. Nicki Minaj 10.7 16. The Weeknd 10.5 CAN 17. Katy Perry 9.9 USA 18. Selena Gomez 9.7 19. Maluma 9.5 COL 20. One Direction 9.3 GBR / IRL As of May 25, 2018 Peak position on chart Timeline of artists who have held the peak position each month as the most streamed artist since September 2015, when the feature was first made public. Indicates most streamed artist of the year Year Month Artist Ref ( s ) 2015 September The Weeknd October November December Justin Bieber 2016 January February March April Rihanna May Drake June July August September October November December The Weeknd 2017 January February Ed Sheeran March April May June July August September October November December 2018 January Ed Sheeran February March Drake April May Most streamed artists by year Ed Sheeran was the most streamed artist of 2014 and 2017. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis were the most streamed artists of 2013. 2017 Spotify 's most streamed artist of 2017 was Ed Sheeran with 6.3 billion streams that year. This was his second year topping the list. Rank Chg Artist Country 1. Ed Sheeran GBR 2. Drake CAN 3. The Weeknd 4. Kendrick Lamar USA 5. The Chainsmokers 2016 Spotify 's most streamed artist of 2016 was Drake with 4.7 billion streams that year. He topped the list for a second year in a row. Rank Chg Artist Country 1. Drake CAN 2. Justin Bieber 3. Rihanna BAR 4. Twenty One Pilots USA 5. Kanye West 2015 Spotify 's most streamed artist of 2015 was Drake with 1.8 billion streams that year. Rank Chg Artist Country 1. Drake CAN 2. Ed Sheeran GBR 3. The Weeknd CAN 4. Maroon 5 USA 5. Kanye West 2014 Spotify 's most streamed artist of 2014 was Ed Sheeran with 860 million streams that year. Rank Chg Artist Country 1. Ed Sheeran GBR 2. Eminem USA 3. Coldplay GBR 4. Calvin Harris 5. Katy Perry USA 2013 Spotify 's most streamed artists of 2013 were Macklemore & Ryan Lewis. Rank Artist Country 1. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis USA 2. Avicii SWE 3. Daft Punk FRA 4. Eminem USA 5. Imagine Dragons 6. Jay - Z 7. Bruno Mars 8. Rihanna BAR 9. Calvin Harris GBR 10. Drake CAN See also List of most streamed songs on Spotify List of most - subscribed YouTube channels List of most - followed Twitter accounts List of most - followed Instagram accounts References ^ Jump up to : `` Drake ''. Spotify. Retrieved April 17, 2018. Jump up ^ `` J Balvin ''. Spotify. Retrieved March 28, 2018. Jump up ^ `` Post Malone ''. Spotify. Retrieved April 19, 2018. Jump up ^ `` Dua Lipa ''. Spotify. Retrieved March 28, 2018. ^ Jump up to : `` Calvin Harris ''. Spotify. Retrieved March 28, 2018. ^ Jump up to : `` Ed Sheeran ''. Spotify. Retrieved March 28, 2018. Jump up ^ `` Marshmello ''. Spotify. Retrieved March 28, 2018. ^ Jump up to : `` David Guetta ''. Spotify. Retrieved March 28, 2018. Jump up ^ `` Sia ''. Spotify. Retrieved April 27, 2018. Jump up ^ `` Khalid ''. Spotify. Retrieved March 28, 2018. Jump up ^ `` Ariana Grande ''. Spotify. Retrieved April 26, 2018. ^ Jump up to : `` The Weeknd ''. Spotify. Retrieved April 19, 2018. Jump up ^ `` Kendrick Lamar ''. Spotify. Retrieved April 19, 2018. Jump up ^ `` Cardi B ''. Spotify. Retrieved April 30, 2018. Jump up ^ `` Bad Bunny ''. Spotify. Retrieved April 19, 2018. Jump up ^ `` Camila Cabello ''. Spotify. Retrieved March 28, 2018. Jump up ^ `` Shawn Mendes ''. Spotify. Retrieved May 23, 2018. Jump up ^ `` Rihanna ''. Spotify. Retrieved March 28, 2018. Jump up ^ `` The Chainsmokers ''. Spotify. Retrieved March 28, 2018. Jump up ^ `` Daddy Yankee ''. Spotify. Retrieved March 28, 2018. Jump up ^ Spotify Chart History Jump up ^ Cite error : The named reference Rihanna was invoked but never defined ( see the help page ). Jump up ^ `` Justin Bieber ''. Spotify. Retrieved March 28, 2018. Jump up ^ `` Eminem ''. Spotify. Retrieved May 5, 2018. Jump up ^ `` Ariana Grande ''. Spotify. Retrieved March 28, 2018. Jump up ^ `` Beyoncé ''. Spotify. Retrieved March 28, 2018. Jump up ^ `` Bruno Mars ''. Spotify. Retrieved April 27, 2018. Jump up ^ Cite error : The named reference Taylor Swift was invoked but never defined ( see the help page ). Jump up ^ `` Coldplay ''. Spotify. Retrieved March 28, 2018. Jump up ^ `` Shakira ''. Spotify. Retrieved March 28, 2018. Jump up ^ `` Maroon 5 ''. Spotify. Retrieved April 27, 2018. Jump up ^ `` Nicki Minaj ''. Spotify. Retrieved March 28, 2018. Jump up ^ `` Katy Perry ''. Spotify. Retrieved March 28, 2018. Jump up ^ `` Selena Gomez ''. Spotify. Retrieved March 28, 2018. Jump up ^ `` Maluma ''. Spotify. Retrieved May 25, 2018. Jump up ^ `` One Direction ''. Spotify. Retrieved March 28, 2018. Jump up ^ Spotify 's new About tab reveals artists ' monthly listeners Jump up ^ The Weeknd tops Spotify artists chart with 24m monthly listeners Jump up ^ Spotify 's new Number of Monthly Listeners stat / chart is pretty interesting ( The Weeknd currently # 1 in the world ). Jump up ^ Jump up ^ The most listened artist on Spotify is Justin Bieber. And you still ask why the aliens did n't come to Earth. Jump up ^ Justin Bieber ranks the # 1 most popular artist on Spotify w / over 4 million followers & 31 million monthly listeners Jump up ^ Justin Bieber is most popular Spotify artist with 31.7 million monthly listeners. Can you guess who is in second and third ? Hint : Adele 4th Jump up ^ Justin Bieber got the most number of monthly listener in spotify. Jump up ^ Jump up ^ Rihanna has bypassed Justin Bieber as the number one artist on Spotify, with over 31 million monthly listeners ! ^ Jump up to : Ingham, Tim ( December 1, 2016 ). `` Drake finally loses his Spotify crown to record - breaking The Weeknd ''. Music Business Worldwide. Retrieved March 29, 2018. Jump up ^ The Weeknd passed Drake for the most monthly listeners on spotify. About time. 🙄 Jump up ^ Jump up ^ Ed Sheeran is now officially the biggest artist on Spotify worldwide Jump up ^ Artists with the most monthly listeners on Spotify currently : Ed Sheeran, The Chainsmokers, Drake, Coldplay Jump up ^ Taylor is now the second most listened to artist on Spotify with 36M+ monthly listeners - right behind Ed Sheeran 🎶 🎵 Jump up ^ Jump up ^ Drake is back in 1st place with more monthly listeners on Spotify. Jump up ^ Associated Press ( December 12, 2017 ). `` Ed Sheeran Tops Spotify 's 2017 Most - Streamed List ''. Billboard. Retrieved March 28, 2018. Jump up ^ Stutz, Colin ( December 1, 2016 ). `` Drake & Rihanna Top Spotify 's Year - End Lists ''. Billboard. Retrieved March 28, 2018. Jump up ^ The Spotify Team ( December 1, 2015 ). `` Drake Is The World 's Most Streamed Artist on Spotify for 2015 ''. Spotify. Retrieved March 28, 2018. Jump up ^ `` Ed Sheeran is Spotify 's most - streamed artist of 2014 ''. BBC News. December 3, 2014. Retrieved March 29, 2018. Jump up ^ The Spotify Team ( December 17, 2013 ). `` Spotify reveals Macklemore & Ryan Lewis are 2013 's most - streamed artists ''. Spotify. Retrieved March 29, 2018. 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Question: who is number 1 most listened to on spotify
Answer: Drake