YouTube Releases List of Most-Streamed Nigerian Artist In The First Quarter of 2025.
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Popular singer, Rema has been named as the most-streamed Nigerian artist on YouTube in the first quarter of 2025.
According to YouTube, he had an impressive 223 million streams.
In data reported by Nigerian music chart data platform, his global hit “Calm Down” played a significant role in this achievement, surpassing 1 billion streams.
Rema’s single “Baby (Is It A Crime)” also secured the second spot as the most-streamed song by a Nigerian artist on YouTube in 2025, with 14 million streams.
Other notable artists in the top 5 include Burna Boy, Ayra Starr, Davido, and Wizkid.
Top 20 most-streamed Nigerian artists globally on YouTube Music in Q1 2025 (January – March)
1. Rema — 223M
2. Burna Boy — 171M
3. Ayra Starr — 169M
4. Davido — 113M
5. Wizkid — 102M
6. Omah Lay — 96.7M
7. Kizz Daniel — 67.9M
8. Ruger — 65.7M
9. CKay — 64.6M
10. Asake — 63.4M
11. Tems — 60.4M
12. Fireboy DML — 59.1M
13. Nathaniel Bassey — 52.8M
14. Oxlade — 52.4M
15. Tekno — 50.8M
16. Tiwa Savage — 45.3M
17. Mercy Chinwo — 46.4M
18. Victony — 42.5M
19. Moses Bliss — 41.5M
20. BNXN — 41M
