Updated today · October 2026
Most Streamed Artists on Spotify: Top 20 (October 2026)
The short answer
Drake is the most streamed artist on Spotify, with 141.6B streams across all their songs. Today, Taylor Swift is the #1 artist on Spotify by daily streams, with 60.1M plays in a single day.
How this ranking works
Artists are ranked by their total Spotify streams, from spotify-top.com's daily data. Daily streams show who is hot right now.
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Drake
141.6B total streams
56.9M today
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Taylor Swift
131.3B total streams
60.1M today
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Bad Bunny
130.4B total streams
48.7M today
Today
Who owns today's Spotify streams
Each slice is an artist's share of the daily streams earned by the top 20. Hover a slice to see it.
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Taylor Swift 11%
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Drake 10%
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Bad Bunny 9%
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The Weeknd 7%
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Ariana Grande 6%
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Bruno Mars 6%
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Justin Bieber 6%
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Rihanna 5%
- Rest of the top 20 40%
Top 20 artists on Spotify by total streams
Total streams are counted across every song an artist has on Spotify. Tap ▶ to listen.
Most monthly listeners on Spotify
Monthly listeners count how many different people played an artist in the last 28 days, a different measure from total streams.
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Lady Gaga 100.7M
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Coldplay 95.1M
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Get my Spotify pieFrequently asked questions
Who is the most streamed artist on Spotify?
Drake is the most streamed artist on Spotify, with 141.6B streams across all of their songs as of October 2026.
Who is the number 1 artist on Spotify today?
By daily streams, Taylor Swift is #1 on Spotify today with 60.1M plays in a day. By all-time streams, Drake leads.
Who are the top 10 artists on Spotify?
Drake, Taylor Swift, Bad Bunny, The Weeknd, Justin Bieber, Ariana Grande, Kanye West, Travis Scott, Eminem, Ed Sheeran, by total Spotify streams.
What is the difference between streams and monthly listeners?
Streams count every play. Monthly listeners count how many different people played an artist at least once in the last 28 days, so an artist can have fewer listeners but more streams if fans replay them a lot.
How often is this ranking updated?
Every day, from spotify-top.com's daily Spotify data.
Can I see my own top artists?
Yes: log in with Spotify and Music Pie Chart turns your top artists, songs and genres into a pie chart you can share.
Data: spotify-top.com, updated daily. Before you go, don't miss today's song of the day and the most streamed songs on Spotify.