Who are the biggest artists in the world in 2025?
Who’s the most popular music artist in the world right now? Check out the cross-platform best-performing artists in January 2025.
Here are the artists racking up the most streams and gaining the most new fans across the music world in 2025. As an artists gets more follows and listens on Spotify and Apple Music, Pandora, Deezer, SoundCloud and other streaming platforms, and the better they perform on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube and across the rest of social media, the closer they get to becoming the biggest artist in the world.
Since we last checked the ranking in October last year, there’s been a fair amount of movement among the top 10. Bruno Mars stays atop the list. Bad Bunny and Ariana Grande have entered straight at number two and six respectively, thanks to Bad Bunny’s new album and the success of the Wicked soundtrack. This has pushed KAROL G and Eminem out of the top ten. Billie Eilish has climbed from sixth position to third. Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber, Lady Gaga and Rihanna have all dropped within the top ten.
Any surprises here amongst the most popular artists in 2025?
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The data is based on Chartmetric’s cross platform performance analysis, which takes into account the artist’s overall reach with listeners in terms of listens, views and consumption, and how many followers the artist has in their fanbase across the web.
Who’s your number one artist in 2025?
I love this ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️
Bts are legend we proud of this 7 boys
yaa
Omg Proud to be an army
SAME!
i love freaky deaky doooks and bts. loona forever !
Yal can’t mark out Tom McDonald yal gotta put him in at least a top 5
FACTS
Now its changed now they are no.11
Yah someone said that they’re #7 wrong!Taylor Swift is
ya I am also a BTS fan. I am so proud of our bangtan boys.
xoxo <3
BTSSSSSSSSSSS ME EAT THEM MY HEAARTTTTTTT
learn english first
I agree with vaibhav, learn english first. what ever you said does not even make SENCE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I agree with vaibhav, learn english first. what ever you said does not even make SENCE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! like were are you even from!
are y’all ai or like just bad typers likeeeee am I tripping???
I dislike bts. Sorry if this offends anyone
it does not offend me, as I am not a fan of BTS either.
its ok
Same
frr what anonymous said for justin biber i never really like him the only song i liked from his was baby and ariana grande she is so over ratted
SAME
NOT LIKE I LITERALLY DISLIKE THEM BUT AM NOT REALLY FINDING THEM AS INTERESTING AS YOU ALL
SORRY IF ANYONE FEELS OFFENDED
no it does not i hate bts but my sister likes them and me and my sister love taylor swift. GO TAYLOR SWIFT!!!
no i hate bts but love taylor swift
i am not a bts fan atall
I
BTS it just shows how useless and idiotic all BTS enemies are I hope u all brainless people realize
Justin is prince of pop
yeah because he is garbage his songs are garbage and shawn mendes and ed sherran and taylor swift
Brittany Bischoff- Exactly. I love edsheeran, taylor, and shawn mendes songs as well
Where is Ariana grande she definetly needs a place in here
Ilovearianagranda, she is in here: top 9
biggest lmfao moment
Justin Beiber is just awesome Well done He’s worked so hard from his very first performance Happy as he’ll for him. Big hugs from Pauline from Stirling in Scotland
No, Justin is overrated and never made a good song
he is the prince of BS or ..poop
Yo
king of pop but taylor swift is queen of pop
I agree with you Taylor Swift, plus I’m your biggest fan!
I agree with you Taylor Swift, plus I’m your biggest fan!
I even went to your concert on June 9 2023.
I agree with you Taylor Swift, plus I’m your biggest fan!
I even went to your concert on June 9 2023. I love Taylor Swift #GO TAYLOR SWIFT
finaly someone gets me i luv bts. they are my life girl! i survived depression cause of them
bro what
why are you so mean?? spread kindness JUST LIKE jimin.
kpop is horrible idk how people listen to it. Fans are brainded the kpop people are weird.
not just proud extremely proud of bts over the past 10years
justin bieber sucks
He’s a proud and very hard working young man. And he will continue to go on Proud of him
why are u so truthfull!?
FRR he dose brittany the only i liked from him was baby
Where is Ariana grande she definetly needs a place in here
The amount of bra stand in here is absolutely insane
haha LOL
The amount of bts stand in here is absolutely insane
grer
GO SWIFTIES
GOOOO TAY-TAY
TAYLOR SWIFT
Yah so do i girl
Am only surprised about bad bunny I didn’t knew that he was on top ten
No ya not da only 1
Isnt the famous singer in the Universe(band) Kjell Wallen?
I have a good talent and am just looking out ways to prove it.
No doubt BTS are the real deal this era.
Where’s the latino gang? J Balvin? bad bunny?
GUYS TATE MCRAE SHOULD BE HERE
yes girl i literally listen to her every darn day
Yah so do i
I am loving my BTS so much than others artist
love you BTS forever
Justin Bieber is the biggest Popstar no other artist
dude, justin lost him game a long time ago lmao. i rarely hear about him anymore.
I agree
BTS is so baaaaaaaaddd Taylor Swift is the best
Where is wizkid. Update this please!
Who’s that ?
yeah, who is that /srs
you are right, wizkid suppose to be here
Yea really, Wizkid deserve a place here…
Where is Taylor Swift !!!????? She’s the music industry.
Taylor Swift do be the music industry though
yesss i hate taylor
I hate her too
taylor swift sucks the only thing she sings about is sad music
Taylor swift is an amazing killer artist! BTW Sad music! ( what about shake it off, safe and sound, youre on your own kid, our song, you belong with me)
you are right, Unknown. Taylor Swift rules
YAS she is amazing i love her go swifties
Nah she’s complete garbage
No clu girl
i don’t no where Taylor Swift is
What?!?!?!?!? Where is Olivia Rodrigo and Taylor Swift
Billie Eilish?
In the trash where they belongs too.
Im with you on Olivia but not so much Taylor. I am more of a swift than a swiftie
Where is wizkid
Am I the only one who’s gonna mention that BTS is at seven and there are seven of them
<3
I love them!!!
bruh everybody if you want to know the trash singers here you go
*justin bieber
* Britney Spears
*shelen gomez
* shawn mendes
* ariana granda
*the weekend
* ed sheeran
* rebecca
* 6ix9ine
i think so yeah bruh
I agree. Ed Sheeran just really sucks. Shawn’s out of his game (he should do modelling again or something), Selena was never really good (shoulda stayed as an actress, Brittany is just getting old, honestly, 6ix9ine is just 6ix9ine we need no explanation for him lmao, The Weekend is losing his game too and Ariana? (meh, she should’ve stayed in the acting business too).
Thanks for opportunities given, #Routenote.
all but The Weeknd deserve to be there, and Justin has like 2 good songs, he mid ig
ed sheeran is good. Mendes is ok, and the others are trash
everybody on this list is ass wym except for bad bunny and thats facts
Yes so true but the weekend is not as bad as the other ones i absolutely hate ARIANA GRANDE SHE IS SO OVER RATED SHE IS LIKE A PICK ME
Bts is best in the world. Bts is unique. No one can take the place of bts in the world
a lot of people agree to disagree man. i hate bts with every fiber of my being but that’s just my opinion. everyone’s music taste varies babe. just glad bad bunny got the hit on them as number 4.
Type your comment…is just their look which they got from plastic surgery.the only Korean that is natural in terms of look is Lee min ho.Both his old and new pictures he look d same.
It’s one thing to not like someone’s music + u move on to the music u DO like, but to hate maliciously, is sad…See my long reply to ihns
Unique? They’re just a K-pop boy band? Basically just a modernized Backstreet Boys except even worse.
3 Underground Rappers, 4 Vocalists, ALL 7 Deep, prolific Songwriters, Composers, Producers of 400+ songs since teens (except 3 fun summer bops in Eng- lish to uplift fans during Covid)!…3 Rappers have BB 200 charted Solo Rap Albums/Mixtapes, etc!!…. ALL 7 going for their MASTERS DEGREES, hilarious + humble, etc! See my long reply to ihns ………..AND: UTUBE:”This Is BTS-2013-2021″ by xceleste & “Guide To 7 BTS Members-2022” by Taylor Mari (Use CC: Closed Captions)…Yes: Unique!!……. *NOT* your avg “boyband”!……..Need No Response……
very true
There are too many K-pop boy bands around
yae! bts is the best!!! why they aren’t on the list?
becus they arent the best
JUSTIN BIEBER IS WAAAAY BETTER THAN BTS AND I AM HIS LOYAL FAN AND I HAVE LISTENED TO ALL HIS SONGS
The most popular music artist in the world right now is Taylor Swift. She has been dominating the charts with her album, “Reputation”, which has been certified platinum in the United States.
so proud of benito, i mean to come from a small island in the caribbean to being one of the most well-known artists?? that’s latinx representation right there and i am proud of it <3
AC/DC is literally my all time fav. These “artists” will NEVER live up to thunderstruck. Thunderstruck cured my anxiety. AC/DC IS FOREVER THE BEST ARTIST EVER <3
OMGI loveeeee Taylor swift she is like my idolIf Taylor swift is reading this then you are my completeeeeeeeeeeeee idol and I mean it
(I love blank space by Taylor swift)
where is fall out boy
bro all of these artists r shit except for bad bunny tf u mean like yall better be fr..
Rap is the best pop sucks
Ariana grande is like the best! I am such a huge fan of her
she is amazing
SHE IS BAD AS
WHAT THE HELL
eminem needs to be higher
For me chris brown deserve to be in the list but im happy 4 the selection
Taylor Swift is the best!!! She gave me the 22 hat when I was in her concerttttt.
Dua Lipa deserves a higher spot people!
What about BLACKPINK & BTS.
I am so proud of being an ARMYBLINK
I think the only good artists on here are, taylor swift, eminem, and the weeknd. BTS is literally trash. They are literal dog shit.
Cool list! Thanks for sharing man
Taylor Swift is the best singer all time
Bro what do you mean Taylor Swifts music sucks. If i’m being honest I cant listen to one of her songs without being disappointed by how bad the beat sound. And she’s mad overrated.
her music is a masterpeice you don’t deserve her if you think it is bad.
Have you even listened to her music? A lot of people say they don’t like her just for the fun of it. You should listen to her, i guarantee you will find a song you either relate to or just enjoy listening to it
yo, hoooooooooooowwwwwwwwwwwww
Bruh I agree with them.tylor swift is best
yeah that is so true I LOVE HER SHE IS THE BEST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!. ABC if you are a swiftie
Taylor Swift (:
this are the best singers i have ever heard…
amazing
yes Aiden is right. She is a wonderful woman. She is not my favorite artist but I am proud to say her music is amazing and she has come so far.
WHO
are you speaking about taylor swift because it is true
are you speaking about taylor swift
Oh my god. I’m looking at this and just thinking, wow. Billboard is way better. The top ten most popular is not these people. I agree with Swift and Drake in top two because this is based on popularity rather than best artist. But the rest is not accurate. BTS should be up there! They are super popular and a lot of other artist deserve it. What ever happened to Beyoncé? Like, is she not popular anymore? I know everyone on this list and they are popular. But this list needs to be changed. Justin Bieber is butt without his auto tune. At least the others either don’t use it or barely do. So there you have it. Just my opinion.
Real I agree with everything but BTS uses autotune quite a bit and so does Taylor but the Weeknd and Drake deserve to be there. am I the only active hip-hop listener in this comment section?
Bro BTS is trash no one likes them quit being weird and be offended idc Drake and The Weeknd are the only two that deserve to be up there and I’m sorry but Taylor Swift is overrated
Agreed
Where is Burna Boy?
real. Billie is so fine
WERE IS OLIVIA RODREGO SHE SLAYS T.S IS OVER RATED!!!
Taylor isn’t over rated
Taylor isn’t overated
Taylor is so slay
WERE IS OLIVIA RODREGO SHE SLAYS
I love Taylor Swift she should be 1st because lady gaga and bruno mars are terrible. ABC if you are a swiftie
OBJECTION THIS IS 2025 DUMBO
taylor swift
Objection Bruno mars better
Taylor Swift is literally the worst she’s the common denominator in all her “Horrible” relationships, a stupid homie hopper with no good music.
shut up ur irrelevant (listen to u need to calm down cz u do)
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