Within the letter, the company revealed a startling statistic: “Growth in the number of artists making up our top tier - those accounting for the top 10% of streams - is accelerating that cohort now stands at over 43,000 artists, up 43% from 30,000 one year ago.” On Wednesday (July 29th), Spotify issued its customary quarterly letter to shareholders, revealing that its global subscriber base had grown by 8 million in the second quarter, up to 138 million. The most-streamed female artist around the world was Ariana Grande, who received a huge boos with her chart-topping Sweetener album as well as her standalone single 'Thank U, Next,' which has garnered over 220 million streams since its release last month.I’ve been intrigued, impressed, and surprised by Spotify’s earnings results over the years - but never quite so confused. Though the top five was occupied by only male acts, women also racked in some impressive numbers.

Drake's 25-track double album, Scorpion, provided a big boost, as it was also the platform's most popular album of the year. And as for Spotify's most-streamed song of 2018? Drake secured that achievement, too, with the Scorpion hit single 'God's Plan.'Īs far as top global artists, Drake is followed by Post Malone, XXXTentacion, J Balvin, and Ed Sheeran, who led the list in 2017 with his No. The Toronto artist was not only the top streamed artist for 2018-with 8.2 billion streams-he has also become Spotify’s most-streamed artist of all time. In case you didn't know, Drake is incredibly popular.Īs we approach the end of 2018, Spotify has unveiled its annual 'Wrapped' figures-a year in review that breaks down the most-streamed content on its site.

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