BLACKPINK is in the top five of the recent Spotify streaming list for most-streamed K-pop artist of all time.
As Spotify updated its list of the most-streamed K-pop artists of all time, K-pop fans celebrated their favourite idols who made the top rankings. Blinks, the fandom of the popular girl group BLACKPINK, expressed their excitement as their group reached the number two spot on the list. BLACKPINK peaked at number two, with over 14 billion streams, coming in second after BTS, who had 43 billion streams.
@AboutMusicYT shared the news on X with the caption:
“Most streamed kpop artists on Spotify of all time: #2 BLACKPINK - 14.775B.”
The post quickly garnered several reactions as Blinks took to the comments section to appreciate their favourite K-pop stars.
@Motivation0999 commented.
“BLACKPINK: 14.8B streams, unstoppable queens!”
Similar comments echoed this sentiment.
“Biggest K-pop girl group in history,” @pinkIovesick commented.
“All Blackpink songs are popular,” @aa______i19 praised.
“QUEEN OF KPOP,” @blackpink1603 added.
More netizens commended the girl group, stating they would have topped the list if they had more music.
“Blackpink only has 32 songs, mind you. Imagine the numbers IF THEY HAD MORE MUSIC!!!” @OrangeHux tweeted.
“With just 32 songs, living legends,” @xueersupremacy wrote.
“only with 32 songs THEY ATEEE,” @cloudsglari added.
More details on BLACKPINK’s streaming history
BLACKPINK is a South Korean girl group composed of four members: Lisa, Rosé, Jennie, and Jisoo. The group debuted in August 2016 under YG Entertainment.
BLACKPINK is one of the K-pop groups with an impressive streaming history. In March 2023, the girl group officially surpassed Little Mix to become the most-streamed female group on Spotify, boasting over 8 billion individual streams. With over 14 billion total streams, BLACKPINK has an average yearly growth of over 110% on Spotify.
On Spotify, the group is the most-streamed female K-pop group and the second-most-streamed K-pop group of all time, only trailing behind BTS. It has over 53 million Spotify followers. Some of their most-streamed songs on Spotify include “How You Like That,” “Kill This Love,” “Pink Venom,” “DDU-DU DDU-DU,” and “Shut Down.”
Alongside their impressive success on Spotify, the four-member idol group has also amassed streaming and subscription success on YouTube. They are the first K-pop group with music videos having over two billion views. Their YouTube subscribers have surpassed 96 million, and their videos have garnered over 38 billion views.
The group has not released any new music in three years. However, it has promised that new music will be released this month, followed by a comeback world tour called “Deadline,” which is scheduled for July 2025.