Record: World’s most popular artist

Abel Tesfaye, more commonly known as The Weeknd, is statistically the most popular artist on the planet, and no one else even comes close.

The 33-year-old Canadian singer’s success has seen him set two new Guinness World Records titles:

• Most monthly listeners on Spotify – 111.4 million (as of 20 March 2023)
• First artist to reach 100 million monthly listeners on Spotify

The Weeknd currently has almost 30 million more monthly listeners than second-placed Miley Cyrus (82.4 million).

He is also comfortably ahead of Shakira (81.6 million), Ariana Grande (80.6 million), Taylor Swift (80.2 million), Rihanna (78.5 million), and his closest male challenger, Ed Sheeran (77.5 million).

This week’s Guinness World Records:

Monday, 20 March – Click here

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Wednesday, 22 March

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Friday 24 March

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All records – 13 March – 16 March

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