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 July 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 five 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 87 million followers. BLACKPINK are the most-followed K-pop girlband, with over 60 million followers. V has over 21 million followers and is the most-followed K-pop solo artist.

Since we last updated this list earlier this year, BLACKPINK member JENNIE has slightly edged ahead of fellow band member and Bruno Mars collaborator ROSÉ, with over 15 million followers. JENNIE is the only solo artist currently on the top ten to not originate from boy band BTS.

1. BTS

87.7 million followers

2. BLACKPINK

60.2 million followers

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

3. TWICE

25.3 million followers

4. Stray Kids

23.9 million followers

5. V

21.7 million followers

6. j-hope

21.3 million followers

7. Jung Kook

21.0 million followers

8. RM

19.3 million followers

9. Agust D

17.0 million followers

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

10. JENNIE

15.7 million followers

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