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 January 2026.

The time of K-pop dominance is now. K-pop has been growing 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.

In 2022 Spotify said worldwide K-pop streams were averaging 7.97bn monthly plays. This was up 27% from the year before. It’s been four 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 on Spotify in 2026.

BTS holds the crown for the most-followed K-pop band on Spotify, with over 82 million followers. BLACKPINK are the most-followed K-pop girlband, with over 57 million followers. V has over 20 million followers and is the most-followed K-pop solo artist.

Since we last updated this list in August last year, Bruno Mars‘ collaborator, ROSÉ has entered the list at number ten with over 14 million followers, knocking SEVENTEEN off the list. ROSÉ is the first and only solo artist on the top ten to not originate from boy band BTS.

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

1. BTS

82.3 million followers

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

2. BLACKPINK

57.3 million followers

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

3. TWICE

24.1 million followers

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

4. Stray Kids

22.0 million followers

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

5. V

20.3 million followers

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

6. j-hope

19.7 million followers

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

7. Jung Kook

19.1 million followers

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

8. RM

18.0 million followers

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

9. Agust D

15.8 million followers

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

10. ROSÉ

14.1 million followers

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