Nigerian singer Ayodeji Balogun, professionally known as Wizkid, has made history as the first African artist to exceed 10 billion streams on Spotify.
As of January 2026, Wizkid leads the ranking of Africa’s most-streamed artists on the platform, with Burna Boy close behind at over 9.5 billion streams. Rema holds third place with 5.6 billion streams, while Tems has surpassed 4.4 billion. South African sensation Tyla has reached 3.7 billion streams, and Nigerian singer Ayra Starr follows with 3.3 billion.
Wizkid reached the milestone after a decade of hits, with Drake’s ‘One Dance’ alone delivering nearly 4 billion streams and ‘Essence’ adding over 334 million.
Wizkid’s third studio album, Made In Lagos Deluxe, is his most streamed project on the platform, with over one billion streams.
As a lead artist, his most streamed song is Essence featuring Tems, which has garnered more than 333 million streams.
Meanwhile, American singer Billie Eilish has also set a new Spotify record, as her song Birds Of A Feather has overtaken Tones and I’s Dance Monkey to become the most streamed solo song by a female artist in the platform’s history.
Birds Of A Feather recently reached 3.37 billion streams, surpassing Dance Monkey, which stands at 3.3 billion streams.