As of January 2023, the artist with the most monthly listeners on Spotify worldwide was The Weeknd, closely followed by Miley Cyrus and Taylor Swift. Miley Cyrus' song "Flowers" released on January 12, 2023, rumoured to be about her relationship to actor Liam Hemsworth, had immense commercial and critical success. The song broke several records on SPotify, such as the song with the most streams in the first 24 hours, with 7.7 million plays. The hit single also broke the record for most streams within the first week on the streaming platform, reaching an incredible 96.03 million plays globally. Taylor Swift, who came third with 80.3 montly listeners as of January 2023, has been making headlines with her new albums, rerecorded music, as well as her sold-out Era's tour.
Spotify streams as an indicator of the popularity of artists
The trending popularity of these services is directly related to significant developments that are changing the music industry. Changes such as the move from physical music sales towards a more digital form of music consumption benefits streaming services as they gain more subscribers. This overall trend that has emerged over the last two decades has accelerated due to coronavirus pandemic of 2020 during which people started to increase their audio consumption, generating a higher demand for audio entertainment.
Artists with the most monthly listeners of all time on Spotify worldwide as of January 2023
(in millions)
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