Taylor Swift and Bad Bunny have been crowned the most-streamed artists of all time on Spotify, nearly two decades after the platform's inception. Swift was named the top artist on the 'Spotify At 20: The Most Streamed Music, Podcasts, and Audiobooks Of All Time' list, following a momentous year that included the release of her 12th studio album, The Life Of A Showgirl, which topped the UK charts and was declared the best-selling global album of 2025 by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry.
The 2025 release marked her first since announcing her engagement to NFL star Travis Kelce in August, and the year also saw her regain control of her back catalogue in May. Her single 'Opalite', reportedly inspired by Kelce, reached number one on the UK singles chart, with a music video featuring cameos from Graham Norton, Cillian Murphy, Lewis Capaldi, and Domhnall Gleeson.
Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny, whose real name is Benito Antonio Martinez Ocasio, secured the top spot for most-streamed albums of all time with his 2022 record Un Verano Sin Ti. He also had a triumphant year, releasing his sixth studio album Debi Tirar Mas Fotos, winning album of the year at the Grammys for a record sung entirely in Spanish, and headlining the Super Bowl half-time show, which became the fourth most-watched performance in the United States.
The Weeknd ranked as the third most-streamed artist, followed by Canadian rapper Drake in fourth, and pop superstar Ariana Grande in fifth. The Weeknd also dominated the most-streamed albums list, with Starboy at number two, After Hours at number five, and Beauty Behind the Madness at number 20. Ed Sheeran’s Divide Deluxe album completed the top five at number three, while Olivia Rodrigo’s debut studio album Sour placed fourth.
In the singles category, The Weeknd’s 'Blinding Lights' topped Spotify’s most-streamed songs of all time, followed by Ed Sheeran’s 'Shape Of You', The Neighbourhood’s 'Sweater Weather', and The Weeknd’s collaboration with Daft Punk, 'Starboy'. Harry Styles’s 'As It Was' rounded out the top five. Beyond music, The Joe Rogan Experience was named the most-streamed podcast of all time, while Sarah J Maas’s romantasy novel A Court of Thorns and Roses became Spotify’s most-streamed audiobook in premium.
