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Dec 9, 2025
Spotify Wrapped 2025 is here and Bad Bunny has dethroned Taylor Swift as most-streamed artist
Spotify Wrapped 2025 is here and Bad Bunny has dethroned Taylor Swift as most-streamed artist
The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel
NEW YORK (AP) -- The holiday season is here, and with it, a present for fans of end of year data and marketing: Spotify Wrapped is here! And Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny has been named its most-played artist for a fourth time, dethroning Taylor Swift.
On Wednesday, the streaming giant unveiled its annual overview of individual listening trends as well as trends from around the world. Users can now access their top artists, songs, genres, albums and podcasts, as well as uncover which artists had the biggest year on the platform.
Here's what you need to know.
Chart-topping performers continue to dominate
The reggaetón-and-then-some artist was 2025's most-streamed artist globally, having earned more than 19.8 billion streams. He is followed by Swift, The Weeknd, Drake and Billie Eilish, in that order.
For the last two years, Swift has commanded the top spot, globally -- claiming it in 2023 and holding it for 2024 -- having dethroned Bad Bunny. He held the coveted title for three years in a row beginning in 2020. Now, he's back on top.
In the U.S., the most-streamed artist list looks somewhat similar: There, Swift leads, followed by Drake, Morgan Wallen and Kendrick Lamar. Bad Bunny is in the fifth spot.
The most-streamed album globally was, of course, Bad Bunny's "Debí Tirar Más Fotos" followed by the "KPop Demon Hunters" soundtrack and three releases from 2024: Billie Eilish's "Hit Me Hard and Soft," SZA's "SOS Deluxe: LANA" and Sabrina Carpenter's "Short n' Sweet," in that order.
In the U.S., it differs slightly. The most-streamed album is Wallen's "I'm The Problem," followed by SZA, Bad Bunny, the "KPop Demon Hunters" soundtrack and Lamar's "GNX."
Globally, the most-streamed song title goes to Bruno Mars and Lady Gaga's collaboration, "Die with a Smile," which has racked up over 1.7 billion streams. Then it's Eilish's "Birds of a Feather," Mars' and Rosé 's "APT.", Alex Warren's "Ordinary" and Bad Bunny's "DtMF."
Lamar and SZA's "Luther" was the most-s
