Afrobeats superstar Burna Boy has reached another major streaming milestone, becoming the first and only African artist to surpass 60 million monthly listeners on Spotify.

The achievement places the Grammy-winning artist among the platform’s most-listened-to acts globally. Burna Boy currently ranks No. 37 worldwide in monthly Spotify listeners, further highlighting the extraordinary international reach of his music.

The milestone reflects the continued strength of Burna Boy’s catalog, which includes global hits such as “Last Last,” “On the Low,” “Ye,” “For My Hand,” “City Boys,” and “Sittin’ on Top of the World.” His collaborations with international stars have also helped introduce his sound to audiences far beyond Africa.

Burna Boy has spent the past decade at the forefront of Afrobeats’ global expansion. His Grammy-winning album Twice as Tall became a landmark moment for African music, while subsequent projects and international tours have continued to establish him as one of the continent’s biggest musical exports.

Surpassing 60 million monthly listeners is particularly significant because Spotify’s monthly-listener figure measures the number of unique listeners who have streamed an artist’s music during the previous 28 days. Reaching the milestone therefore reflects the extraordinary breadth of Burna Boy’s current global audience.

The achievement also reinforces Nigeria’s growing dominance within the global streaming landscape. Burna Boy joins an increasingly elite group of artists capable of attracting tens of millions of listeners outside their home markets, demonstrating how far Afrobeats has travelled from its Nigerian roots.

At No. 37 globally, Burna Boy is now competing for audience attention alongside some of the biggest names in international music. His latest milestone further strengthens his position as one of Africa’s most commercially successful artists and one of the key figures responsible for taking Afrobeats to the world.

As his monthly audience continues to grow, Burna Boy’s 60-million milestone represents another historic moment for African music and another indication of the genre’s expanding influence on the global music industry.