Who are the most streamed female artists on Spotify in 2025?
Who are currently the top 10 most streamed female artists on Spotify in August 2025?
There’s a few ways to judge the top artist on Spotify – by streams, followers, or the most played song on Spotify. How about comparing Spotify’s most popular female musicians?
Spotify is the biggest streaming service on the planet, and the biggest artists on Spotify rack up millions of plays.
Since we last updated this list in January earlier this year, Lady Gaga has retained her top spot on the list at just under 100 million monthly listeners. Mariah Carey (after her annual Christmas success) and ROSÉ have fallen from the top ten, being replaced by Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira and American pop artist Katy Perry. Billie Eilish, Rihanna, and SZA have all risen within the top ten, while Ariana Grande and Sabrina Carpenter have dropped a few places each.
We grabbed all the data from Spotify. You can discover stats like number of Spotify followers and track plays, upcoming concerts and merch on your favourite artist’s page on Spotify.
Discover the Top 10 Female Artists on Spotify:
1. Lady Gaga
98.31 million monthly listeners
2. Billie Eilish
90.99 million monthly listeners
3. Rihanna
90.79 million monthly listeners
4. Taylor Swift
83.59 million monthly listeners
5. Ariana Grande
76.47 million monthly listeners
6. SZA
71.78 million monthly listeners
7. Shakira
67.25 million monthly listeners
8. Sia
65.95 million monthly listeners
9. Sabrina Carpenter
65.11 million monthly listeners
10. Katy Perry
65.10 million monthly listeners
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