In honor of International Women’s Day this coming Sunday, Spotify released data on which female artists get the most streaming love on their service and surprise, Beyoncé, Rihanna, Katy Perry and Lana Del Rey came out on top.
According to Spotify, Beyoncé is the most streamed female artist among women both in the U.S. and worldwide, with Katy Perry coming in second. Internationally, Rihanna is the most streamed woman overall among both genders, and it’s Lana Del Rey in the U.S.
Overall, the data suggests: all women love Beyoncé. The whole world loves Rihanna. America loves Lana Del Rey. And men love listening to Katy Perry and Lorde.
The full lists below:
All-time most streamed female artists by women on Spotify, worldwide:
- 1. Beyoncé
- 2. Katy Perry
- 3. Lana Del Rey
- 4. Rihanna
- 5. Ariana Grande
- 6. Lorde
- 7. Miley Cyrus
- 8. Taylor Swift**
- 9. Ellie Goulding
All-time most streamed female artists by women on Spotify in the U.S:
- 1. Beyoncé
- 2. Lana Del Rey
- 3. Katy Perry
- 4. Ariana Grande
- 5. Lorde
- 6. Rihanna
- 7. Taylor Swift**
- 8. Miley Cyrus
- 9. Nicki Minaj
- 10. Iggy Azalea
All-time top 10 streamed women globally on Spotify:
- 1. Rihanna
- 2. Katy Perry
- 3. Beyoncé
- 4. Lana Del Rey
- 5. Lady Gaga
- 6. Ariana Grande
- 7. Nicki Minaj
- 8. Ellie Goulding
- 9. Taylor Swift**
- 10. Lorde
All-time top 10 streamed women in the U.S. on Spotify:
- 1. Lana Del Rey
- 2. Beyoncé
- 3. Katy Perry
- 4. Lorde
- 5. Ariana Grande
- 6. Rihanna
- 7. Nicki Minaj
- 8. Taylor Swift**
- 9. Miley Cyrus
- 10. Ellie Goulding
All-time most streamed female artists by men on Spotify, worldwide:
- 1. Katy Perry
- 2. Lana Del Rey
- 3. Lorde
- 4. Ariana Grande
- 5. Rihanna
- 6. Beyoncé
- 7. Ellie Goulding
- 8. Miley Cyrus
- 9. Lady Gaga
- 10. Iggy Azalea
All-time most streamed female artists by men on Spotify in the U.S.
- 1. Lorde
- 2. Lana Del Rey
- 3. Katy Perry
- 4. Beyoncé
- 5. Rihanna
- 6. Nicki Minaj
- 7. Ellie Goulding
- 8. Iggy Azalea
- 9. Taylor Swift**
- 10. Lady Gaga
** ¯_(ツ)_/¯
Note: Shrug emoticon is Spotify’s shade (per their press release), not ours.
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