Wizkid Sets Record with 9 Billion Spotify Streams

Kehinde Adeleye

Nigerian singer Ayodeji Balogun, popularly known as Wizkid, has surpassed 9 billion streams on Spotify across all credits.

He is now the first African artist to reach this milestone on the platform.

Wizkid’s most streamed track on Spotify is the global hit One Dance, a collaboration with Canadian artist Drake and British singer Kyla, which has amassed 3.7 billion streams.

The song ranks among the top 10 most streamed songs of all time on Spotify and holds a Guinness World Record as the first single to exceed 1 billion streams on the platform.

Wizkid’s most streamed solo effort on the platform is Essence, featuring Tems, with over 303 million streams.

Meanwhile, American singer Taylor Swift remains Spotify’s most streamed artist, with over 1.5 billion streams.