As of May 23, 2025, Bruno Mars is the number one artist on Spotify by monthly listeners, making him the most listened-to artist on the platform right now, followed by The Weeknd and Lady Gaga
. Bruno Mars also made Spotify history as the first artist to reach 150 million monthly listeners
. However, when considering the most-streamed artist ever on Spotify, Taylor Swift holds that title with over 103 billion streams as of May 21, 2025
. Additionally, Taylor Swift was Spotify's global top artist for 2024, with more than 26.6 billion streams that year
. In summary:
- Current number one by monthly listeners (May 2025): Bruno Mars
- Most-streamed artist ever on Spotify: Taylor Swift
- Top global artist of 2024 on Spotify: Taylor Swift
