Spotify Wrapped 2025 is here and Bad Bunny has dethroned Taylor Swift as most-streamed artist

"The holiday season is here, and with it, a present for fans of end of year data and marketing: Spotify Wrapped is here! And Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny has been named its most-played artist for a fourth time, dethroning Taylor Swift. On Wednesday, the streaming giant unveiled its annual overview of individual listening trends as well as trends from around the world. Users can now access their top artists, songs, genres, albums and podcasts, as well as uncover which artists had the biggest year on the platform. Here's what you need to know."

"The reggaeton-and-then-some artist was 2025's most-streamed artist globally, having earned more than 19.8 billion streams. He is followed by Swift, The Weeknd, Drake and Billie Eilish, in that order. For the last two years, Swift has commanded the top spot, globally claiming it in 2023 and holding it for 2024 having dethroned Bad Bunny. He held the coveted title for three years in a row beginning in 2020. Now, he's back on top."

"The most-streamed album globally was, of course, Bad Bunny's Debi Tirar Mas Fotos followed by the KPop Demon Hunters soundtrack and three releases from 2024: Billie Eilish's Hit Me Hard and Soft, SZA's SOS Deluxe: LANA and Sabrina Carpenter's Short n' Sweet, in that order. In the U.S., it differs slightly. The most-streamed album is Wallen's I'm The Problem, followed by SZA, Bad Bunny, the KPop Demon Hunters soundtrack and Lamar's GNX."

Spotify's annual Wrapped overview of individual listening trends and global platform trends for 2025 is available. Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny was the most-streamed artist globally with more than 19.8 billion streams and reclaimed the top spot from Taylor Swift for a fourth time. Global top artists included Bad Bunny, Taylor Swift, The Weeknd, Drake and Billie Eilish. In the U.S., Taylor Swift led, followed by Drake, Morgan Wallen, Kendrick Lamar and Bad Bunny. The most-streamed global album was Bad Bunny's Debi Tirar Mas Fotos, while the U.S. top album was Wallen's I'm The Problem. Globally, Bruno Mars and Lady Gaga's "Die with a Smile" topped song streams with over 1.7 billion plays.

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