The 10 biggest artists on Spotify in 2024
The superstars of the music world are only getting bigger. Who are the top ten most followed artists on Spotify, as of January 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 January 2024.
Every artist in the top ten has over 70 million followers. Ed Sheeran is in the top spot – 2022 saw the British popstar become the first artist to reach 100 million followers on Spotify, and is still the only artist to reach this milestone.
Indian singer Arijit Singh rose through the chart last year to reach the second position, becoming the most popular non-English language artist on the list. Taylor Swift recently overtook Ariana Grande as the most-followed female artist. Billie Eilish is the youngest artist on the list at just 21 years old. The Weeknd recently knocked K-pop boy band BTS off the top 10.
Any surprises? Which of your favourites do you think deserve to be up there with the biggest artists on Spotify?
114 million Spotify followers
98 million followers
97 million followers
95 million followers
90 million followers
83 million followers
80 million followers
78 million followers
77 million followers
74 million followers