Marshall breaks his own record and reaches a monthly audience of 73.2 million listeners on Spotify for the first time in his career.
It secures him No.12 among the most listened to artists on the platform across all genres and a rapper with the second biggest monthly audience after Drake. Have a look at the top 15 artists by monthly audience, keeping in mind that the numbers are botched by the Christmas shift in regular streaming habits. This means there will be no Mariah Carey on the list in February.
1. The Weeknd — 110.4 million
2. Taylor Swift — 109.8 million
3. Ariana Grande — 98.5 million
4. Justin Bieber — 94.3 million
5. Mariah Carey — 88.3 million
6. Ed Sheeran — 85.3 million
7. Drake — 82.7 million
8. Sia — 81.2 million
9. Rihanna — 78.0 million
10. Coldplay — 77.8 million
11. Bad Bunny — 76.1 million
12. Eminem — 73.2 million
13. David Guetta — 69.5 million
14. Dua Lipa — 68.6 million
15. Michael Bublé — 68.0 million
Mind you, on that day in early January last year, Eminem reached 63 million listeners, which was a new peak for him. He was ranked No.14 for this achievement. Look how the numbers have grown since, together with Marshall’s popularity.