Its official: The Weeknd is the most popular artist in the world according to Guinness World Records!
The organization bestowed the title upon the pop star on Monday (20 Mar 2023), after analyzing the Spotify data of some of the biggest names in the music industry, including number of monthly listeners.
Abel holds the record as the first, and so far only, artist in Spotify history to reach 100 million monthly listeners as of the end of February.
Even in the few weeks since, he has crossed the nine-figure threshold, and gained more streaming followers, now at 111.4 million.
The next on the list is Miley Cyrus, who currently tallies 82.4 million monthly listeners upon releasing her eighth studio album Endless Summer Vacation.
Other artists who trail them include Shakira (81.6 million), Ariana Grande (80.6 million), Taylor Swift (80. 2 million), Rihanna (78.5 million) and Ed Sheeran (77.5 million).
Congratulations to the singer!
