Wizkid sets new African record on Spotify

Nigerian singer Ayodeji Balogun, popularly known as Wizkid, has become the first African artiste to surpass 12 billion streams on Spotify across all credits, setting another milestone for African music on the global streaming platform.
The achievement was announced on Monday by WizStatz, a music statistics account on X, which tracks the singer’s streaming performance.
In its post, the account tagged Wizkid’s official handle and wrote, “WIZKID (@wizkidayo) becomes the first African Artist to surpass 12 Billion Streams On Spotify Across All Credits.”
The figure covers songs released by Wizkid as a lead artiste, as well as collaborations and guest appearances on tracks by other musicia...