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Wizkid becomes first African artist to surpass 10 billion streams on Spotify

Wizkid becomes first African artist to surpass 10 billion streams on Spotify

Africa Links 24 with Sunny Green Itodo
Published on 2026-01-09 09:26:47

Nigerian singer, Ayodeji Balogun, popularly known as Wizkid, has made history as the first-ever African artist to surpass ten billion streams on the global streaming music platform Spotify.

The Ojuelegba crooner achieved the feat as his streams across all credits on the platform recently hit the 10 billion-stream mark.

His collaborative hit with Canadian superstar Drake and British singer, Tyla is his most streamed song on the platform with almost 4 billion streams.

His third studio album, ‘Made In Lagos Deluxe’ is his most streamed project on Spotify with over a…

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