Korean Artist Holds Top Spot on World's Largest Music Platform for 7 Consecutive Years, Setting a New Record

BTS Dominates Spotify 2024 Wrapped, an annual feature that provides users with a personalized summary of their top songs, artists, and listening habits over the past year.

On the 5th, Spotify, the world’s largest music streaming platform, announced its Spotify 2024 Wrapped, revealing that BTS recorded 3.9 billion streams this year, ranking as the No. 1 K-pop artist with the most streams globally. Spotify, which holds over 30% of the global music streaming market share, is a leading app in today’s global music scene. While platforms like Melon, Genie, and Bugs are popular in Korea, Spotify is the most renowned music platform worldwide.

BTS has set a record by achieving the most global streams every year since 2018, now marking seven consecutive years and solidifying another milestone in K-pop history. They have also achieved impressive results in their solo endeavors. In the global top 10 most-streamed K-pop artists announced by Spotify, Jungkook (2nd), Jimin (4th), and V (7th) were included, showing the significant impact of their individual activities on global charts.

BTS members have also excelled on album charts. Among the most-streamed albums in Korea, several solo albums by BTS members were featured. The most-streamed album was Jimin’s MUSE, with Jungkook’s GOLDEN (2nd) and 3D: The Remixes (4th) also ranking high. Suga’s solo album D-DAY, released under the name Agust D, placed 8th, indicating the strong impact of BTS’s individual activities in Korea as well.

BTS holds several firsts and fastest records in K-pop on Spotify. They are the only K-pop artist to surpass 41 billion cumulative streams, becoming the first group in Spotify history to achieve this. Jimin’s Who is the fastest song by a Korean artist to reach 1 billion streams, highlighting Jimin's global popularity. V became the first K-pop solo artist to exceed 19 million followers on Spotify, solidifying his position as a solo artist in the K-pop industry. Furthermore, Jungkook set a monumental record with Seven (feat. Latto), becoming the first K-pop artist to surpass 2 billion streams for a single song on Spotify.

BTS’s achievements in Spotify 2024 Wrapped once again prove their global influence and musical success. With seven consecutive years as the most-streamed K-pop artist, BTS continues to raise the profile of K-pop with remarkable success in both group and solo activities. Fans of BTS, upon hearing the news, have expressed their congratulations on SNS platforms like X (formerly Twitter), saying things like, "Who else could do it like BTS?" "Congratulations BTS," "So proud," and "It’s not easy to stay on top for seven years, truly amazing."