The Weeknd is officially the most popular artist in the world.
On Monday, Guinness World Records bestowed the title on the R&B superstar. Based on Spotify streams, the 33-year-old is statistically the most popular musician on the planet, according to the organization.
The Weeknd is the first artist in Spotify history to reach 100 million monthly listeners on the streaming platform as of February, according to the numbers.
He currently has 111.4 million monthly listeners, which is 30 million more than the runner-up, Miley Cyrus, who has 82.4 million.
There's two new world records for @theweeknd as he has become the first artist to reach 100 million monthly listeners on @Spotify
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— Guinness World Records (@GWR) March 20, 2023
Shakira (81.6 million), Ariana Grande (80.6 million), Taylor Swift (80.2 million), Rihanna (78.5 million), and Ed Sheeran, his closest male competitor, are his next closest competitors (77.5 million).
The Weeknd is no stranger to the Guinness Book of World Records. He received a certificate in 2016 for the most-streamed album on Spotify in 2015, as well as another for the most consecutive weeks in the top ten on the Billboard Hot 100 by a solo male artist.
With the recent release of his “Die for You (Remix)” featuring Ariana Grande and “Creepin’ (Remix)” with Metro Boomin, Diddy, and 21 Savage, the streaming giant shows no signs of slowing down. He released his 31-track live album Live at SoFi Stadium earlier this month.
