The meltdowns over Bad Bunny are glorious

[AZJonnie]

8. He may be 12th this last week but that number significantly undersells his career popularity

As of September 2025, the top 10 most streamed artists of all time on Spotify (by total career streams) are:

Taylor Swift – ~110.7 billion streams
Drake – ~109 billion streams
Bad Bunny – ~100 billion streams
The Weeknd – ~85 billion streams
Justin Bieber – ~68 billion streams
Ed Sheeran – ~63 billion streams
Ariana Grande – ~61 billion streams
Eminem – ~58 billion streams
BTS – ~55 billion streams (widely cited; some variation sources)
Post Malone – ~54 billion streams (widely cited; some variation sources)

And remember Taylor has been a huge star since before Spotify was even a thing. Drake's first album was 2010. The Weeknd's was 2012.

Bad Bunny's first album was late 2018.

If you average for 'years active' Bad Bunny is the #1 artist on Spotify by a considerable margin.