- Nigerian music star Wizkid emerges as Africa’s highest-earning artist on Spotify, with $1 million in monthly earnings.
- The top ten list of Africa’s highest-earning artists is largely dominated by Nigerian musicians
- Following Wizkid, Burna Boy earned $782,148, and Tems secured $660,210, rounding out the top three African artists on Spotify.
- South African artist Tyla made an appearance on the list, coming in fourth with $607,804 in monthly earnings.
Nigerian superstar Wizkid has emerged as Africa’s highest-earning artist on Spotify, according to recent figures released by the music statistics platform, Chart Masters.
With monthly earnings of $1 million, the “Essence” coroner surpassed his peers, solidifying his place as the continent’s top music streaming earner.
The list, which highlights the earnings of global artists on Spotify, shows a strong dominance by Nigerian musicians, with Wizkid leading the charge.
Following closely behind him is Burna Boy, who earned $782,148, while fellow Nigerian artist Tems secured the third spot with $660,210.
South African artist Tyla is the only non-Nigerian in the top ten, ranking fourth with earnings of $607,804.
Other prominent Nigerian artists featured in the list include Davido ($458,615), Asake ($451,553), Omah Lay ($421,123), and Ayra Starr ($400,972).
Rema rounds out the top ten with earnings of $367,973.
Globally, Canadian rapper Drake and American pop sensation Taylor Swift are Spotify’s top earners, raking in $7.7 million each per month.
See list below;
1. Wizkid – $1 million
2. Burna Boy – $782,148
3. Tems – $660,210
4. Tyla – $607,804
5. Davido – $458,615
6. Asake – $451,553
7. Omah Lay – $421,123
8. Ayra Starr – $400,972
9. Rema – $367,973
In other news, Nigerian music superstar Ayo Balogun, popularly known as Wizkid, has emerged as the most streamed African artiste on Spotify.
With an astounding 8 billion streams, Wizkid has surpassed his contemporaries, including Burna Boy and Davido, in the global streaming arena.
Burna Boy claimed the second spot with an impressive 7.5 billion streams, narrowly missing out on the top position
Rising stars Rema and Tems followed in third and fourth place, with…