Who were the most streamed artists, podcasts, and audiobooks on Spotify in 2025?

The tree is finally up, the holidays are planned down to the last detail, and the wrappers from advent calendars are scattered all over the apartment. It can only mean one thing: the year is coming to an end, the holidays are approaching, and with them, the traditional Spotify Wrapped numbers. Yes, it is officially too late to start strategically listening to different music in hopes of fixing your algorithm. Everyone will know if you have been playing the Swag album on repeat since July or if the release of Wicked: For Good reminded you how much you love powerful musical numbers. Judging by Instagram, everyone has checked their listening habits for 2025. Do not be embarrassed if your results range from Nirvana to Silvana. But what does the global picture look like? Below we reveal the most streamed artists, followed by the top songs, albums, audiobooks, and podcasts of the past year. It is never too late to discover something new to enjoy during the sparkling days of the Christmas break.

Bad Bunny is once again Spotify’s most streamed artist of the year

For the fourth time, after winning the same title in 2020, 2021, and 2022, users named Bad Bunny Spotify’s global artist of the year with 19.8 billion streams in 2025. He also won the title of the most streamed global album of 2025 with DeBÍ TiRAR Más FOToS. To mark this achievement, Spotify is launching a global campaign dedicated to him and his fans, including a short film titled Leap Year, special fan activations around the world, and surprises on the platform itself. The top five also includes Taylor Swift in second place (but first in the United States), followed by The Weeknd in third, Drake in fourth, and Billie Eilish in fifth place.

List:

Bad Bunny
Taylor Swift
The Weeknd
Drake
Billie Eilish
Kendrick Lamar
Bruno Mars
Ariana Grande
Arijit Singh
Fuerza Regida

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Most streamed music

This year’s most streamed songs reflect the return of major stars and collaborations, as well as the enduring classics audiences love. The mega hit Die With A Smile by Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars took the global number one spot with over 1.7 billion streams, while ROSÉ and Bruno Mars claimed third place with APT. Billie Eilish’s Birds Of A Feather rose from third place in 2024 to second this year, confirming its lasting popularity.

On the global list of most streamed albums, Bad Bunny’s DeBÍ TiRAR Más FOToS finished at the top. But the influence of screens is undeniable. The soundtrack of the Netflix film KPop Demon Hunters is in second place. Thanks to the staying power of blockbuster releases, Billie Eilish’s Hit Me Hard And Soft and Sabrina Carpenter’s Short n’ Sweet once again ranked among the top five for the second year in a row.

Songs:

Die With A Smile – Lady Gaga i Bruno Mars
Birds of a Feather – Billie Eilish
Apt. – ROSÉ i Bruno Mars
Ordinary – Alex Warren
DtMF – Bad Bunny
back to friends – sombr
Golden – HUNTR/X, EJAE, AUDREY NUNA, REI AMI, KPop Demon Hunters Cast
luther (with sza) – Kendrick Lamar
That’s So True – Gracie Abrams
Wildflower – Billie Eilish

Albums:

Debí Tirar Más Fotos – Bad Bunny
KPop Demon Hunters – KPop Demon Hunters Cast, HUNTR/X, Saja Boys
Hit Me Hard and Soft – Billie Eilish
SOS Deluxe: Lana – SZA
Short n’ Sweet – Sabrina Carpenter
Mayhem – Lady Gaga
You’ll Be Alright, Kid – Alex Warren
I’m the Problem – Morgan Wallen
GNX – Kendrick Lamar
Un Verano Sin Ti – Bad Bunny

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Most streamed podcasts of 2025

For the sixth year in a row, The Joe Rogan Experience is Spotify’s most popular podcast, while The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett and The Mel Robbins Podcast took second and third place. Alongside these long standing favorites, podcasts have become a key space for interpreting the biggest pop culture moments of 2025 in real time. This includes analysis of the TikTok blackout and reactions to unexpected moments at award shows or from celebrity lives.

List:

The Joe Rogan Experience
The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
The Mel Robbins Podcast
Call Her Daddy
This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von
Huberman Lab
Crime Junkie
Modern Wisdom
On Purpose with Jay Shetty
The Tucker Carlson Show

Most streamed audiobooks of 2025

In the world of audiobooks, the romantasy wave on Spotify was unstoppable in 2025. Authors like Rebecca Yarros and Sarah J. Maas dominated the global charts. This points to another major trend: the power of backlist titles. Listeners are building a new canon of modern classics they return to again and again.

List:

Fourth Wing – Rebecca Yarros
Lights Out – Navessa Allen
Iron Flame – Rebecca Yarros
A Court of Thorns and Roses – Sarah J. Maas
A Court of Mist and Fury – Sarah J. Maas
The House of My Mother – Shari Franke
The Wedding People – Alison Espach
A Court of Wings and Ruin – Sarah J. Maas
Quicksilver – Callie Hart
Great Big Beautiful Life – Emily Henry