Wizkid Breaks Record As First African Artist To Surpass 8 Billion Spotify Streams

Nigerian singer Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun, popularly known as Wizkid, has achieved a remarkable milestone as the first African artist to surpass 8 billion streams on Spotify. This record includes both his lead and featured tracks.

His collaboration with Canadian superstar Drake on the global hit One Dance remains his most-streamed song on the platform, with over 2 billion streams. Notably, One Dance also holds a Guinness World Record as the first single to reach 1 billion streams on Spotify.

Wizkid’s most-streamed album is the deluxe edition of his fourth studio project, Made In Lagos, which has nearly 1 billion streams.

In comparison, Burna Boy has amassed 7.2 billion Spotify streams, making him the second most-streamed African artist. He also holds the title of the most-followed Afrobeats artist on the platform.