By Ghazali Ibrahim
Nigerian Afrobeats star Wizkid has become the first African artiste to surpass 11 billion streams on Spotify across all credits, further cementing his place as one of Africa’s biggest global music exports.
Music analytics platform, ChartsAfrica, announced the milestone on Tuesday in a post shared on X, describing the singer as a “global superstar.”
“First African artist to reach each milestone in Spotify history. Wizkid becomes the first African artiste ever to cross 11 billion Spotify streams across all credits,” the platform wrote.
The achievement comes days after the release of State of Mind, Wizkid’s latest collaboration with DJ Tunez, which dropped on May 15, 2026.
According to reports, the song recorded more than 685,000 global streams on Spotify within its first day of release.
