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The superstars of the music world are only getting bigger. Who are the top ten most followed artists on Spotify, as of October 2024?

Spotify is the world’s most popular streaming service, famed for its super-intuitive music recommendations and great playlists. It’s a fantastic place to discover brand new music – and loyal fans can keep up-to-date with what their favourite superstar artists are releasing next.

Publicly displayed on Spotify in the About section of an artist profile, which artist has the most followers on Spotify? Check out the top ten biggest artists on Spotify, according to how many followers they have currently, in August 2024.

Every artist in the top ten has over 78 million followers, with the top five all exceeding 100 million. Arijit Singh takes the crown at 125 million followers. Taylor Swift is the most-followed female artist. Billie Eilish is the youngest artist on the list at just 22 years old.

We last updated this list in August, when Taylor Swift and Indian singer Arijit Singh were neck-and-neck, with just 50k followers between them. In the two months since, Arijit Singh has pulled ahead to hold a strong 1.3 million followers lead over Taylor Swift. Other changes since August includes Billie Eilish over taking Ariana Grande, thanks to the success of her recent album HIT ME HARD AND SOFT. The Weeknd has pulled ahead of Drake and Eminem, with new singles.

Any surprises? Which of your favourites do you think deserve to be up there with the biggest artists on Spotify?

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