List of most-followed artists on Spotify

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Music streaming site Spotify displays data for two types of statistics on the profiles of artists who use its platform: "Listeners" and "Followers". Users can indicate their preference for a particular musician or performer by "following" them. Certain acts have attained an exceptionally large number of "followers" on the platform; these acts are listed below.

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Ed Sheeran is the most-followed artist on Spotify with over 101 million followers. He was the first to cross 50 million followers on the platform, [1] and is the only artist to reach the 100 million mark, doing so in July 2022. [2] The most-followed female artist is Ariana Grande, with over 82 million followers—she became the most-followed female act on the platform in December 2020, when she surpassed 54 million followers. [3] BTS is the most-followed group, with over 53 million followers. [4]

Ed Sheeran is the most-followed artist on Spotify. Ed Sheeran at 2012 Frequency Festival in Austria (7852625324).jpg
Ed Sheeran is the most-followed artist on Spotify.
Ariana Grande is the most-followed female artist on Spotify. ArianaGrandeDecember2013.jpg
Ariana Grande is the most-followed female artist on Spotify.
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BTS is the most-followed group on Spotify.

Most followed artists

RankArtistFollowers
(millions)
CountryRef.
1 Ed Sheeran 101.29 United Kingdom [5]
2 Ariana Grande 82.40 United States [6]
3 Billie Eilish 67.86 [7]
4 Drake 66.27 Canada [8]
5 Justin Bieber 64.51 [9]
6 Eminem 58.40 United States [10]
7 Taylor Swift 56.97 [11]
8 Arijit Singh 55.02 India [12]
9 BTS 53.59 South Korea [13]
10 Bad Bunny 53.45 Puerto Rico [14]
11 Rihanna 49.78 Barbados [15]
12 The Weeknd 48.68 Canada [16]
13 Queen 42.88 United Kingdom [17]
14 Bruno Mars 42.46 United States [18]
15 Imagine Dragons 41.89 [19]
16 Adele 41.26 United Kingdom [20]
17 Shawn Mendes 38.92 Canada [21]
18 XXXTentacion 37.99 United States [22]
19 Post Malone 37.84 [23]
20 Coldplay 37.52 United Kingdom [24]
21 Maroon 5 37.44 United States [25]
22 Selena Gomez 36.85 [26]
23 Neha Kakkar 36.53 India [27]
24 Dua Lipa 35.71 United Kingdom [28]
25 J Balvin 34.86 Colombia [29]
26 Alan Walker 34.62 Norway [30]
27 Marshmello 34.13 United States [31]
28 Ozuna 33.05 Puerto Rico [32]
29 Beyoncé 32.07 United States [33]
30 Maluma 31.85 Colombia [34]
31 Blackpink 31.60 South Korea [35]
32 Daddy Yankee 29.02 Puerto Rico [36]
33 Camila Cabello 27.71 Cuba [37]
34 Karol G 27.34 Colombia [38]
35 One Direction 26.95 United Kingdom [39]
36 Nicki Minaj 25.88 Trinidad and Tobago [40]
37 Marília Mendonça 25.81 Brazil [41]
38 Guns N' Roses 25.44 United States [42]
39 Juice Wrld 25.24 [43]
40 David Guetta 24.66 France [44]
41 Shakira 24.49 Colombia [45]
42 AC/DC 24.17 Australia [46]
43 Sia 24.16 [47]
44 Michael Jackson 23.75 United States [48]
45 The Beatles 23.37 United Kingdom [49]
46 Anuel AA 23.18 Puerto Rico [50]
47 Demi Lovato 22.99 United States [51]
48 Calvin Harris 22.97 United Kingdom [52]
49 Lady Gaga 22.93 United States [53]
50 Twenty One Pilots 22.88 [54]
As of August 16, 2022

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  17. "Queen". Spotify. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
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  26. "Selena Gomez". Spotify. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
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  34. "Maluma". Spotify. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
  35. "Blackpink". Spotify. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
  36. "Daddy Yankee". Spotify. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
  37. "Camila Cabello". Spotify. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
  38. "Karol G". Spotify. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
  39. "One Direction". Spotify. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
  40. "Nicki Minaj". Spotify. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
  41. "Marília Mendonça". Spotify. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
  42. "Guns N' Roses". Spotify. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
  43. "Juice Wrld". Spotify. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
  44. "David Guetta". Spotify. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
  45. "Shakira". Spotify. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
  46. "AC/DC". Spotify. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
  47. "Sia". Spotify. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
  48. "Michael Jackson". Spotify. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
  49. "The Beatles". Spotify. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
  50. "Anuel AA". Spotify. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
  51. "Demi Lovato". Spotify. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
  52. "Calvin Harris". Spotify. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
  53. "Lady Gaga". Spotify. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
  54. "Twenty One Pilots". Spotify. Retrieved August 16, 2022.