Bad Bunny Dethrones Taylor Swift in Spotify Wrapped 2025 Global Rankings/ Newslooks/ WASHINGTON/ J. Mansour/ Morning Edition/ Spotify Wrapped 2025 has arrived, and Puerto Rican icon Bad Bunny has reclaimed his title as the platform’s most-streamed global artist, ending Taylor Swift’s two-year reign. The annual streaming roundup also revealed the year’s most-played songs, albums, and podcasts worldwide. Spotify introduced new features to enhance the user experience, including interactive comparisons and stream stats.
Spotify Wrapped 2025 Quick Looks
- Bad Bunny is Spotify’s most-streamed artist globally for 2025
- Taylor Swift, The Weeknd, Drake, and Billie Eilish round out the top five
- Swift remains the most-streamed artist in the U.S.
- “Debí Tirar Más Fotos” is the top global album
- Bruno Mars & Lady Gaga’s “Die with a Smile” is the most-streamed song globally
- U.S. top album: Morgan Wallen’s “I’m The Problem”
- New features include Top Albums, Listening Age, and Wrapped Party
- Spotify now has 713M users and 281M subscribers worldwide
Deep Look: Bad Bunny Reclaims No. 1 Spot in Spotify Wrapped 2025, Ending Taylor Swift’s Reign
NEW YORK (AP) — It’s the most streamed time of the year — Spotify Wrapped 2025 has officially dropped, giving users their favorite annual dose of personalized music stats and global rankings. And leading the way this year? Reggaetón superstar Bad Bunny, who has reclaimed his spot as Spotify’s most-streamed artist worldwide, overtaking Taylor Swift after her two-year dominance.
Spotify’s year-end Wrapped experience reveals the top songs, artists, albums, genres, and podcasts streamed on the platform, along with individual listening habits. With a refreshed design and new interactive features, Spotify Wrapped 2025 is delivering both music nostalgia and a social media-friendly celebration of musical identity.
Bad Bunny Back on Top
After taking a two-year backseat to Taylor Swift, Bad Bunny has surged back to No. 1 globally, earning more than 19.8 billion streams in 2025. The Puerto Rican hitmaker previously held the crown from 2020 to 2022, and now extends his record with a fourth year as Spotify’s top global artist.
The rest of the global top five includes:
- 2. Taylor Swift
- 3. The Weeknd
- 4. Drake
- 5. Billie Eilish
In the U.S., the top artist remains Taylor Swift, followed by:
- 2. Drake
- 3. Morgan Wallen
- 4. Kendrick Lamar
- 5. Bad Bunny
2025’s Most-Streamed Albums
Globally, Bad Bunny’s “Debí Tirar Más Fotos” emerged as the year’s most-streamed album, reflecting his continued dominance across Latin and global markets.
The global top albums were:
- Bad Bunny – Debí Tirar Más Fotos
- KPop Demon Hunters – Original Soundtrack
- Billie Eilish – Hit Me Hard and Soft
- SZA – SOS Deluxe: LANA
- Sabrina Carpenter – Short n’ Sweet
In the United States, the top album belonged to country-pop powerhouse Morgan Wallen, with his album “I’m The Problem”, followed by:
2. SZA – SOS Deluxe: LANA
3. Bad Bunny – Debí Tirar Más Fotos
4. KPop Demon Hunters – Original Soundtrack
5. Kendrick Lamar – GNX
Top Songs of the Year
Globally, the most-streamed song of 2025 was “Die with a Smile”, a chart-topping collaboration between Bruno Mars and Lady Gaga, racking up more than 1.7 billion streams.
The rest of the global top five includes:
2. Billie Eilish – Birds of a Feather
3. Bruno Mars & Rosé – APT.
4. Alex Warren – Ordinary
5. Bad Bunny – DtMF
In the U.S., the most-streamed song was:
- Kendrick Lamar & SZA – Luther
- Bruno Mars & Lady Gaga – Die with a Smile
- Alex Warren – Ordinary
- Billie Eilish – Birds of a Feather
- Kendrick Lamar & Lefty Gunplay – TV Off
New Wrapped Features for 2025
Spotify introduced several new elements to make Wrapped more personalized and interactive:
- Top Albums: Users can now see which albums they streamed most
- Listening Age: Compares your streaming habits with others in your age group
- Fan Leaderboard: Ranks your dedication to an artist against other fans
- Wrapped Party: Lets users compare their Wrapped results live with friends
These additions respond to feedback from 2024, when many users found Wrapped too minimalistic and lacking features like Top Cities, Top Genres, and Audio Auras — all of which make a return in 2025.
Also returning: Top Songs with enhanced functionality, now showing how many times each track was streamed, plus a “Top Song Quiz” to test user recall.
Spotify’s Position in the Music Ecosystem
Spotify remains the world’s largest music streaming platform, responsible for a significant share of the global music economy. According to the Recording Industry Association of America, 84% of U.S. music revenue now comes from streaming services.
Spotify commands roughly 31% of the global streaming market, with:
- 713 million monthly active users
- 281 million paying subscribers
- Operating in over 180 countries
These numbers reflect a steady climb from 2024, when Spotify reported 626 million users and 246 million subscribers.
While major artists like Bad Bunny and Swift continue to dominate the platform thanks to loyal fanbases and prime playlist placements, Spotify Wrapped also highlights the music discovery journey for everyday listeners, occasionally giving indie artists a spotlight in individual recaps.
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