Wizkid named Africa’s biggest earner on Spotify

Wizkid

Wizkid

Nigerian artist Ayodeji Balogun, known professionally as Wizkid, has been named Africa’s biggest earner on Spotify.

Wizkid’s dominance was announced by Chart Masters, a music statistics monitoring platform, revealing that the singer’s earnings on Spotify amounted to $1 million.

With the exception of South Africa’s Tyla, the list of Africa’s top earners is dominated by Nigerian artists.

Check out the full list below:

1. Wizkid – $1 million

2. Burna Boy – $782,148

3. Tems – $660,210

4. Tyla – $607,804

5. Davido – $458,615

6. Asake – $451,553

7. Omah Lay – $421,123

8. Ayra Starr – $400,972

9. Rema – $367,973

The world’s highest-earning artists on Spotify are Canadian rapper Drake with $7,717,904 and US singer Taylor Swift with $7,713,106.

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