The Guinness Book of World Records, a reference book published annually, listing world records both of human achievements and the extremes of the natural world declared that The Weekend “star boy” crooner is statistically the most popular musician on the planet.
The Weekend with the real name Abel Tesfaye, according to the records company has not only become the artist with the most monthly listeners on Spotify, raking in 111.4 million as of March 20 but has become the first artist on the streaming platform to reach 100 million monthly listeners.
GWR also notes that The Weeknd currently has almost 30 million more listeners than Miley Cyrus, who came in at second place at 82.4, with Shakira (81.6 million) coming in third.
Trailing behind them, are Ariana Grande (80.6 million), Taylor Swift (80.2 million), Rihanna (78.5 million), and Ed Sheeran, who boasts a total of 77.5 million Spotify listeners
Prior to his latest feat, The Weeknd made Guinness World Record history in 2016 when he obtained two certificates one for having the most streamed album on Spotify in 2015, and another one for spending the most consecutive weeks in the Top 10 of Billboard’s Hot 100 by a solo male artist.
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