Spotify, in an official announcement have confirmed the most-streamed artist of all time on the digital streaming platform in Nigeria.
As the digital streaming platform, Spotify officially cements itself as the primary heartbeat of the Nigerian music industry, a new five-year data retrospective has revealed the titans who have dominated the nation’s speakers. From the "Big Three" to the meteoric rise of "Street-pop" royalty, these five artists have not just made hits; they have become the soundtrack to daily life in Africa's most populous nation.
The data, spanning from the app's launch in early 2021 to 2026, highlights a significant shift in how Nigerians consume music, with indigenous sounds and high-energy Afrobeats leading the charge.
Here are the five most-streamed artists of all time in Nigeria on Spotify:
Across five years of listening in Nigeria, these are the artists who have dominated the speakers:
The explosion of these five artists coincides with a massive expansion of the Nigerian digital market. Since 2021, the number of Nigerian artists available on major platforms has increased by over 150%, and total listening hours in the country topped 1.4 billion in 2025 alone.
As the industry looks toward the future, the "Big Five" have set a high bar, proving that whether it’s through soul-stirring melodies or high-tempo street anthems, the Nigerian audience remains fiercely loyal to its own.
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