{"id":157743,"date":"2026-01-29T10:34:34","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T18:34:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/?p=157743"},"modified":"2026-01-29T10:34:34","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T18:34:34","slug":"top-12-most-followed-artists-on-spotify-right-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/top-12-most-followed-artists-on-spotify-right-now\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 12 most followed artists on Spotify right now"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Amid the grow of many new artists in the music industry, it is impressive how the long-time global stars keep their positions at the current <strong>Top 12<\/strong> most followed artists on <strong>Spotify<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the fluctuating number of listeners, these artists&#8217; <strong>follower numbers<\/strong> only increased, keeping their names as the most influential worldwide for many years now.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1. Arijit Singh \u2014 172.2 M followers<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" hcb-fetch-image-from=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=DtqmK5_chlE&amp;list=OLAK5uy_msYtdO0EFDmVpkIhi7OvsUAeEZWRc5rd8\" title=\"Into You | Salim Sulaiman | Arijit Singh | Ananya Sharma | Dharmik Samani | Aaja Baija Tu\" width=\"1240\" height=\"698\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DtqmK5_chlE?list=OLAK5uy_msYtdO0EFDmVpkIhi7OvsUAeEZWRc5rd8\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Taylor Swift \u2014 150.7 M followers<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" hcb-fetch-image-from=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ko70cExuzZM&amp;list=RDko70cExuzZM&amp;start_radio=1\" title=\"Taylor Swift - The Fate of Ophelia (Official Music Video)\" width=\"1240\" height=\"698\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ko70cExuzZM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>3. Ed Sheeran \u2014 124.6 M followers<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" hcb-fetch-image-from=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2Vv-BfVoq4g&amp;list=RD2Vv-BfVoq4g&amp;start_radio=1\" title=\"Ed Sheeran - Perfect (Official Music Video)\" width=\"1240\" height=\"698\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2Vv-BfVoq4g?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>4. Billie Eilish \u2014 122.4 M followers<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" hcb-fetch-image-from=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=V9PVRfjEBTI&amp;list=RDV9PVRfjEBTI&amp;start_radio=1\" title=\"Billie Eilish - BIRDS OF A FEATHER (Official Music Video)\" width=\"1240\" height=\"698\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/V9PVRfjEBTI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>5. The Weeknd \u2014 117.7 M followers<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" hcb-fetch-image-from=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=fHI8X4OXluQ&amp;list=RDfHI8X4OXluQ&amp;start_radio=1\" title=\"The Weeknd - Blinding Lights (Official Audio)\" width=\"1240\" height=\"698\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fHI8X4OXluQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>6. Ariana Grande \u2014 109.3 M followers<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" hcb-fetch-image-from=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=QYh6mYIJG2Y&amp;list=RDQYh6mYIJG2Y&amp;start_radio=1\" title=\"Ariana Grande - 7 rings (Official Video)\" width=\"1240\" height=\"698\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QYh6mYIJG2Y?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>7. Bad Bunny \u2014 107.4 M followers<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" hcb-fetch-image-from=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=rltG2qA_RnA&amp;list=RDrltG2qA_RnA&amp;start_radio=1\" title=\"Bad Bunny - EoO (Video Lyrics)\" width=\"1240\" height=\"698\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rltG2qA_RnA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>8. Eminem \u2014 106.9 M followers<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" hcb-fetch-image-from=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=YVkUvmDQ3HY&amp;list=RDYVkUvmDQ3HY&amp;start_radio=1\" title=\"Eminem - Without Me (Official Music Video)\" width=\"1240\" height=\"698\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YVkUvmDQ3HY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>9. Drake \u2014 106.5 M followers<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" hcb-fetch-image-from=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=uxpDa-c-4Mc&amp;list=RDuxpDa-c-4Mc&amp;start_radio=1\" title=\"Drake - Hotline Bling\" width=\"1240\" height=\"698\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uxpDa-c-4Mc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>10. Justin Bieber \u2014 86.7 M followers<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" hcb-fetch-image-from=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tQ0yjYUFKAE&amp;list=RDtQ0yjYUFKAE&amp;start_radio=1\" title=\"Justin Bieber - Peaches ft. Daniel Caesar, Giveon\" width=\"1240\" height=\"698\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tQ0yjYUFKAE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>11. BTS \u2014 82.3 M followers<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" hcb-fetch-image-from=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=gdZLi9oWNZg&amp;list=RDgdZLi9oWNZg&amp;start_radio=1\" title=\"BTS (\ubc29\ud0c4\uc18c\ub144\ub2e8) &#039;Dynamite&#039; Official MV\" width=\"1240\" height=\"698\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gdZLi9oWNZg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>12. Bruno Mars \u2014 78.5 M followers<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" hcb-fetch-image-from=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=mrV8kK5t0V8&amp;list=RDmrV8kK5t0V8&amp;start_radio=1\" title=\"Bruno Mars - I Just Might [Official Music Video]\" width=\"1240\" height=\"698\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mrV8kK5t0V8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Amid the grow of many new artists in the music industry, it is impressive how the long-time global stars keep their positions at the current Top 12 most followed artists on Spotify. 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