List of most streamed artists on Spotify - wikipedia List of most streamed artists on Spotify No. 1 is Drake with 48 million monthly listeners. No. 2 is Ed Sheeran with 43 million monthly listeners. No. 3 is Kendrick Lamar with 42 million monthly listeners. No. 4 is Marshmello with 41 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 April 2018. Drake is currently the most streamed artist on Spotify with 48 million monthly listeners. 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 Monthly streams Rank Artist Monthly listeners Country Ref ( s ) 1. Drake 48 million Canada 2. Ed Sheeran 42 million United Kingdom 3. Kendrick Lamar United States 4. Marshmello 40 million 5. Camila Cabello 38 million 6. Post Malone 38 million 7. The Weeknd 37 million Canada 8. Dua Lipa United Kingdom 9. David Guetta France 10. J Balvin 34 million Colombia 11. Rihanna Barbados 12. Khalid 13. The Chainsmokers 33 million United States 14. Bruno Mars United States 15. Eminem 16. Daddy Yankee 32 million Puerto Rico 17. Maroon 5 30 million United States 18. Demi Lovato 29 million 19. Future 20. Imagine Dragons As of April 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 Country 1. Drake 10.0 billion Canada 2. Justin Bieber 8.5 billion 3. Ed Sheeran 8.2 billion United Kingdom 4. Nicki Minaj align = `` center '' 8 billion 5. The Weeknd 5.3 billion Canada 6. Rihanna 4.8 billion Barbados 7. J Balvin 4.1 billion Colombia 8. Kendrick Lamar 4.0 billion United States 9. Daddy Yankee 3.9 billion Puerto Rico 10. Calvin Harris 3.5 billion Scotland 11. Post Malone 3.3 billion United States 12. Selena Gomez 13. Ozuna Puerto Rico 14. Sia 3.1 billion Australia 15. Future United States 16. Major Lazer / / 17. Ariana Grande 3.0 billion United States 19. Maluma 2.7 billion Colombia 20. Quavo United States As of April 2018 Most followers Also among the 20 most streamed artists Rank Artist Followers Country Ref ( s ) 1. Ed Sheeran 21.3 million United Kingdom 2. Rihanna 20.8 million Barbados 3. Justin Bieber 20.1 million Canada 4. Drake 18.2 million 5. Eminem 15.2 million United States 6. Ariana Grande 13.1 million 7. David Guetta 12.9 million France 8. Beyoncé 12.2 million United States 9. Bruno Mars 11.6 million 10. Taylor Swift 11.1 million 11. Coldplay 11.0 million United Kingdom 12. Calvin Harris 10.4 million Scotland 13. Maroon 5 10.2 million United States 14. Nicki Minaj 10 million 15. The Weeknd 9.9 million Canada 16. Shakira 9.7 million Colombia 17. Katy Perry 9.2 million United States 18. Selena Gomez 9.0 million 19. One Direction 9.0 million United Kingdom Ireland 20. Adele 8.6 million United Kingdom As of April 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 Most streamed artists by year Ed Sheeran was the most streamed artist of 2014 and 2017. Drake was the most streamed artist of 2015 and 2016. 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 United Kingdom 2. Drake Canada 3. The Weeknd 4. Kendrick Lamar United States 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 Canada 2. Justin Bieber 3. Rihanna Barbados 4. Twenty One Pilots United States 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 Canada 2. Ed Sheeran United Kingdom 3. The Weeknd Canada 4. Maroon 5 United States 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 United Kingdom 2. Eminem United States 3. Coldplay United Kingdom 4. Calvin Harris United States 5. Katy Perry 2013 Spotify 's most streamed artists of 2013 were Macklemore & Ryan Lewis. Rank Artist Country 1. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis United States 2. Avicii Sweden 3. Daft Punk France 4. Eminem United States 5. Imagine Dragons 6. Jay - Z 7. Bruno Mars 8. Rihanna Barbados 9. Calvin Harris United Kingdom 10. Drake Canada 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 March 28, 2018. ^ Jump up to : `` Ed Sheeran ''. Spotify. Retrieved March 28, 2018. Jump up ^ `` Kendrick Lamar ''. Spotify. Retrieved March 28, 2018. Jump up ^ `` Marshmello ''. Spotify. Retrieved March 28, 2018. Jump up ^ `` Camila Cabello ''. Spotify. Retrieved March 28, 2018. Jump up ^ `` Post Malone ''. Spotify. Retrieved March 28, 2018. ^ Jump up to : `` The Weeknd ''. Spotify. Retrieved March 28, 2018. Jump up ^ `` Dua Lipa ''. Spotify. Retrieved March 28, 2018. ^ Jump up to : `` David Guetta ''. Spotify. Retrieved March 28, 2018. Jump up ^ `` J Balvin ''. Spotify. Retrieved March 28, 2018. Jump up ^ `` Khalid ''. Spotify. Retrieved March 28, 2018. Jump up ^ `` The Chainsmokers ''. Spotify. Retrieved March 28, 2018. ^ Jump up to : `` Rihanna ''. Spotify. Retrieved March 28, 2018. ^ Jump up to : `` Bruno Mars ''. Spotify. Retrieved March 28, 2018. ^ Jump up to : `` Eminem ''. Spotify. Retrieved March 28, 2018. Jump up ^ `` Daddy Yankee ''. Spotify. Retrieved March 28, 2018. ^ Jump up to : `` Maroon 5 ''. Spotify. Retrieved March 28, 2018. Jump up ^ `` Future ''. Spotify. Retrieved March 28, 2018. Jump up ^ `` Demi Lovato ''. Spotify. Retrieved March 28, 2018. Jump up ^ `` Imagine Dragons ''. Spotify. Retrieved March 28, 2018. Jump up ^ Spotify Chart History Jump up ^ `` Justin Bieber ''. Spotify. Retrieved March 28, 2018. Jump up ^ `` Ariana Grande ''. Spotify. Retrieved March 28, 2018. Jump up ^ `` Beyoncé ''. Spotify. Retrieved March 28, 2018. Jump up ^ `` Taylor Swift ''. Spotify. Retrieved March 28, 2018. Jump up ^ `` Coldplay ''. Spotify. Retrieved March 28, 2018. Jump up ^ `` Calvin Harris ''. Spotify. Retrieved March 28, 2018. Jump up ^ `` Nicki Minaj ''. Spotify. Retrieved March 28, 2018. Jump up ^ `` Shakira ''. 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 ^ `` One Direction ''. Spotify. Retrieved March 28, 2018. Jump up ^ `` Adele ''. 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. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_most_streamed_artists_on_Spotify&oldid=835565173 '' Categories : 21st century - related lists Music - related lists Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 9 April 2018, at 13 : 33. About Wikipedia

Question: who is the number one artist on spotify
Answer: Drake