{"id":203890,"date":"2025-01-16T15:03:15","date_gmt":"2025-01-16T15:03:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/?p=203890"},"modified":"2025-01-16T15:09:31","modified_gmt":"2025-01-16T15:09:31","slug":"wizkid-breaks-records-becomes-africas-highest-earning-artist-on-spotify","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/2025\/01\/16\/wizkid-breaks-records-becomes-africas-highest-earning-artist-on-spotify\/","title":{"rendered":"Wizkid breaks records, becomes Africa\u2019s highest-earning artist on Spotify"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>Nigerian music star Wizkid emerges as Africa&#8217;s highest-earning artist on Spotify, with $1 million in monthly earnings.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The top ten list of Africa\u2019s highest-earning artists is largely dominated by Nigerian musicians<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Following Wizkid, Burna Boy earned $782,148, and Tems secured $660,210, rounding out the top three African artists on Spotify.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>South African artist Tyla made an appearance on the list, coming in fourth with $607,804 in monthly earnings<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Nigerian superstar <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/tag\/wizkid\">Wizkid<\/a><\/strong> has emerged as Africa&#8217;s highest-earning artist on Spotify, according to recent figures released by the music statistics platform, Chart Masters.<\/p>\n<p>With monthly earnings of $1 million, the &#8220;Essence&#8221; coroner surpassed his peers, solidifying his place as the continent\u2019s top music streaming earner.<\/p>\n<p>The list, which highlights the earnings of global artists on Spotify, shows a strong dominance by Nigerian musicians, with Wizkid leading the charge.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_203895\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-203895\" style=\"width: 828px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-203895 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/01\/IMG_7624.jpeg\" alt=\"Wizkid emerges as Africa\u2019s highest-earning artist on Spotify\" width=\"828\" height=\"929\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/01\/IMG_7624.jpeg 828w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/01\/IMG_7624-267x300.jpeg 267w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/01\/IMG_7624-768x862.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 828px) 100vw, 828px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-203895\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wizkid.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Following closely behind him is Burna Boy, who earned $782,148, while fellow Nigerian artist Tems secured the third spot with $660,210.<\/p>\n<p>South African artist Tyla is the only non-Nigerian in the top ten, ranking fourth with earnings of $607,804.<\/p>\n<p>Other prominent Nigerian artists featured in the list include Davido ($458,615), Asake ($451,553), Omah Lay ($421,123), and Ayra Starr ($400,972).<\/p>\n<p>Rema rounds out the top ten with earnings of $367,973.<\/p>\n<p>Globally, Canadian rapper Drake and American pop sensation Taylor Swift are Spotify&#8217;s top earners, raking in $7.7 million each per month.<\/p>\n<p>See list below;<\/p>\n<p>1. Wizkid \u2013 $1 million<\/p>\n<p>2. Burna Boy \u2013 $782,148<\/p>\n<p>3. Tems \u2013 $660,210<\/p>\n<p>4. Tyla \u2013 $607,804<\/p>\n<p>5. Davido \u2013 $458,615<\/p>\n<p>6. Asake \u2013 $451,553<\/p>\n<p>7. Omah Lay \u2013 $421,123<\/p>\n<p>8. Ayra Starr \u2013 $400,972<\/p>\n<p>9. Rema \u2013 $367,973<\/p>\n<p>In other news, Nigerian music superstar Ayo Balogun, popularly known as Wizkid, has emerged as the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/2025\/01\/11\/wizkid-becomes-most-streamed-african-artiste-beats-burna-boy-davido-others\/\">most streamed African artiste on Spotify.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>With an astounding 8 billion streams, Wizkid has surpassed his contemporaries, including Burna Boy and Davido, in the global streaming arena.<\/p>\n<p>Burna Boy claimed the second spot with an impressive 7.5 billion streams, narrowly missing out on the top position<\/p>\n<p>Rising stars Rema and Tems followed in <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/2025\/01\/11\/wizkid-becomes-most-streamed-african-artiste-beats-burna-boy-davido-others\/\">third and fourth place, with\u2026<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nigerian music star Wizkid emerges as Africa&#8217;s highest-earning artist on Spotify, with $1 million in monthly earnings. 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