most streamed song on spotify in nigeria

“Africa is one of the fastest-growing music markets in the world and now, more than ever, African genres of music have become more popular and accepted globally. Spotify added that 30% of the Nigerian Alte genre is being streamed in the United States, with a growth of more than 200% over the past years and over 40% of the Afropop from Nigeria was streamed in the United States of America, United Kingdom and France.

“Data also revealed that of the top 10 exported songs from Nigeria, nine are collaborations between local and international hitmakers, a proof that Nigerian music is attracting worldwide attention and popularity.” “And 20,935 songs were added to the Spotify platform by creators, since market entry, this places Nigeria as the country with the second most streams after Pakistan, with Kenya ranking third. She said, “Interesting facts and data gathered by Spotify reveals that the average number of artistes streamed per user locally has grown by 60%. Okumu said Spotify’s presence in Nigeria over the past years had seen Nigerians go on a journey of discovery. READ: News: Nigerian Music scene fuels increase in cybercrime as country loses N127 billion annually to internet fraud and corruption She added that of the top 10 exported songs from Nigeria, nine are collaborations between local and international hitmakers, a proof that Nigerian music is attracting worldwide attention and popularity. Music streaming giant Spotify disclosed that 20,935 songs were added to the platform by Nigerian creators since market entry, which has placed Nigeria as the second country with the most musical streams.Īccording to Nairametrics, this was disclosed by Phiona Okumu, Spotify’s Head of Music for Sub-Saharan Africa, during a media chat in Lagos recently. The music industry in Nigeria is one sector that has made remarkable giant strides and has put the country on the world map.

Most streamed song on spotify in nigeria