
TOP TEN ARTISTS ON SPOTIFY PROFESSIONAL
In 2022, there were 189,000 artists with at least one ticketed concert or event, demonstrating professional activity outside streaming.īased on these estimates, more than a quarter of these professionally aspiring artists generated more than $10,000 in payouts from Spotify alone last year (suggesting more than $40,000 from total recorded revenue sources, and more when you consider touring, merch, and other business lines).

Ed Sheeran tops the list of most streamed artists on Spotify, followed by The. We also see this through our integrations with Songkick, Ticketmaster, and dozens of other live and virtual ticketing partners: Ed Sheeran to Taylor Swift: The Top 10 Most Popular Music Artists on Spotify.

Of the nine million people who have uploaded any music to Spotify, 5.6 million have published fewer than 10 songs all time - indicating that they may be very early in their journey, approaching music as a hobby, or not leveraging streaming as part of their career path.We estimate that there are around 200,000 professional or professionally aspiring recording acts globally. **Spotify’s % of recorded music revenue calculated based on IFPI’s 2023 Global Music Report. *$40 billion includes both recording and publishing royalties. Spotify accounts for more than 20% of global recorded music revenue (up from less than 15% in 2017).** For a rough estimate, you can multiply the Spotify revenue by four to approximate how much artists generated from all recorded revenue sources in 2022. 1 most streamed star commands a colossal 83 million monthly listeners. There are also physical sales, touring, merch, sync, or other sources. The current Top 10 most streamed female music artists have no less than at least 48 million listeners, and the No. Spotify is one of many music streaming services that generate revenue for the music industry, and streaming only makes up a portion of all industry revenues.

These figures only represent a part of the picture. To put those numbers in context, click a dollar amount below to see how many artists globally generated at least that amount - across recording and publishing for their catalog - for each of the past six years on Spotify. He won three Grammy Awards and held chart records with Can't Feel My Face, Earned It, and The Hills being on the top three position on Billboard simultaneously. He is a Canadian singer, songwriter and producer. As of 2022, Spotify’s all-time payouts to the music industry are approaching $40 billion.* The Weekend The weekend makes it on the top spot of the list with the most monthly listeners of 60.66 million as of June, 2020.
