Nigerian artistes generated over N60 billion in revenue from music streaming on Spotify in 2025.
This is according to Spotify’s latest “Loud & Clear” annual report released in Lagos.
The streaming company noted that earnings from Spotify alone have grown significantly as Nigerian music continues to gain global traction.
Spotify said revenue generated by Nigerian artistes on its platform has increased by more than 140 per centover the past two years.
“The figures reflect both the growing global appeal of Nigerian music and the increasing economic opportunity for artistes across the market,” the report stated.
Globally, Nigerian artistes were featured in about 320 million user playlists, while over 12 million playlists featuring Nigerian artistes were created in Nigeria alone.
In total, more than 60 million playlists featuring Nigerian artistes were created on Spotify during the year.
The report also noted that genres with the fastest growth on Spotify in Nigeria over the past five years include pop, urban, alternative pop, anime, emo and drill.
The report highlighted strong engagement with Nigerian music on the streaming platform.
In 2025, Nigerian artistes recorded about 30.3 billion streams and 1.6 billion listening hours on Spotify. Their music was also discovered by first-time listeners more than 1.3 billion times, representing a 26% increase compared with 2024.
“Local consumption of Nigerian artistes also grew by 170% year-on-year on Spotify alone,” the report said.
Jocelyn Muhutu-Remy, Managing Director for Africa at Spotify, said the Nigerian music industry continues to demonstrate strong creativity and global influence.
