Drake Dethrones Kendrick Lamar as Rapper With Most Monthly Spotify Listeners
July 14, 2025 - Hip Hop
Summary
- Drake has surpassed Kendrick Lamar as Spotify’s top rapper by monthly listeners (80.65M vs 80.62M)
- This narrow lead follows Drake’s recent Wireless Fest performance and Lamar’s ongoing tour
- Earlier in March, Drake also became the first artist to reach 110 billion streams on Spotify
Drake has overtaken Kendrick Lamar as the rapper with the most monthly listeners on Spotify.
Chart Data took to X to break the latest update in the feud, with The Boy now logging 80.65 million monthly listeners against Dot’s 80.62 million. While the difference is only about 30,000 listeners, the tides could still turn considering how active both artists are. Drake just wrapped up his three-day headlining stint at Wireless Fest, while Lamar is on the road for his joint “Grand National Tour” with SZA.
Earlier this March, Drake became the first artist in history to surpass 110 billion streams on Spotify.
Drake is now the rapper with the most monthly listeners on Spotify currently.
He surpasses Kendrick Lamar. pic.twitter.com/mdROQxFbG3
— chart data (@chartdata) July 13, 2025
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