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Wizkid Crowned Africa’s Top Spotify Earner with $1 Million Monthly

- Wizkid is Africa’s top Spotify earner with $1 million monthly earnings.
- The list of top earners in Africa is mostly dominated by Nigerian artists, with Tyla from South Africa in the mix.
- Drake and Taylor Swift lead global Spotify earnings, earning over $7.7 million each monthly.
EKO HOT BLOG reports that music statistics monitoring platform, Chart Masters, recently revealed the world’s artists’ monthly earnings on Spotify, and Wizkid emerged as Africa’s biggest earner with $1 million.
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The list of Africa’s top ten earners is dominated by Nigerians, except for South Africa’s Tyla.
Full list:
- Wizkid – $1 million
- Burna Boy – $782,148
- Tems – $660,210
- Tyla – $607,804
- Davido – $458,615
- Asake – $451,553
- Omah Lay – $421,123
- Ayra Starr – $400,972
- Rema – $367,973
On the global scale, Canadian rapper Drake and American singer Taylor Swift dominate the Spotify earnings chart, with $7,717,904 and $7,713,106 per month, respectively.
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Wizkid’s rise to prominence began in 2010 with his breakout hit “Holla at Your Boy.” His international appeal soared after collaborating with Drake on “One Dance,” introducing him to a global audience.
He solidified his status further with a Grammy win for his contribution to Beyoncé’s “Brown Skin Girl.” His critically acclaimed albums Made in Lagos and More Love, Less Ego have continued to push the boundaries of Afrobeat, reinforcing African music’s presence on the world stage.
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