The most popular K-pop artists are dominating around the world and Spotify is one of the best places to find South Korean artists. Here are the top ten most-followed K-pop groups and solo artists as of May 2024.

The time of K-pop dominance is now. K-pop has been growing exponentially in recent years and the most popular groups such as BTS and BLACKPINK have been topping charts on their home turf and across the globe.

Spotify has said worldwide K-pop streams are averaging 7.97bn monthly plays. That’s up 27% from 2021. It’s been more than three years since Spotify launched its service in South Korea, and its K-pop playlists are incredibly popular.

With all this in mind, we wanted to highlight the top K-pop groups and solo artists (all of whom originate from BTS) on Spotify in 2024.

BTS holds the crown for the most-followed K-pop band on Spotify, with over 73 million followers. BLACKPINK are the most-followed K-pop girlband, with close to 50 million followers. V has over 18 million followers and is the most-followed K-pop solo artist.

Since we last updated this list last month, the top ten looks much the same, however Jung Kook has recently trade places with Agust D.

The number one most-followed K-pop artist on Spotify

1. BTS

73.1 million followers

The number two most-followed K-pop artist on Spotify

2. BLACKPINK

49.0 million followers

The number three most-followed K-pop artist on Spotify

3. TWICE

20.1 million followers

The number four most-followed K-pop artist on Spotify

4. V

18.1 million followers

The number four most-followed K-pop artist on Spotify

5. j-hope

17.5 million followers

The number six most-followed K-pop artist on Spotify

6. RM

16.5 million followers

The number seven most-followed K-pop artist on Spotify

7. Stray Kids

15.4 million followers

The number nine most-followed K-pop artist on Spotify

9. Jung Kook

14.4 million followers

The number eight most-followed K-pop artist on Spotify

8. Agust D

14.3 million followers

The number ten most-followed K-pop artist on Spotify

10. SEVENTEEN

11.4 million followers

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