Nigerians dominate top 10 of Boomplay most streamed artistes

Seven Nigerian artistes are on the top 10 of Boomplay most streamed artists of all time in 2026, confirming the absolute dominance of Nigeria’s music in the continent.  

Boomplay is an Africa-focused media streaming and download platform launched in 2015 by TECNO Mobile and Transsion Holdings with over 75m active users daily.  

It hosts over 100 million tracks, playlists and podcasts featuring extensive selections of Afrobeats, Afropop, Gospel, Hip Hop, and Reggae.

As of October 21, according to ChartMasters, Grammy award winner Burna Boy is leading the pack with 1.39bn streams. He is followed  by Kizz Daniel (1.26bn); Omay Lay (1.23bn); Asake (1.14bn); Seyi Vibez (906.28m); Davido (785.04m) and Rema (720.43m) in the top 10.

Artist — Total Streams

1 🇳🇬 Burna Boy — 1.39bn

2 🇳🇬 Kizz Daniel — 1.26bn

3 🇳🇬 Omah Lay — 1.23bn

4 🇳🇬 Asake — 1.14bn

5 🇳🇬 Seyi Vibez — 906.28m

6 🇳🇬 Davido — 785.04m

7 🇨🇩 Fally Ipupa — 736.37m

8 🇬🇭 Black Sherif — 726.27m

9 🇳🇬 Rema — 720.43m

10 🇹🇿 Diamond Platnumz — 690.25m

🇳🇬 Nigerian artists occupy 7 of the top 10 positions, with Burna Boy leading the ranking at over 1.39 billion streams.

NB: Figures represent cumulative all-time streams on Boomplay, as reported by ChartMasters on 21 October 2026. Stream counts change over time.

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(ChartMasters)