Drake is the most streamed artist in Spotify history

Just ahead of Ed Sheeran, Eminem, The Weeknd, and Rihanna.

October 11, 2018
Drake is the most streamed artist in Spotify history AARON M. SPRECHER/AFP/Getty Images

Spotify has confirmed that Drake is the most streamed artist in the history of the streaming service, Billboard reports. Spotify crunched the numbers in honor of the platform's 10th anniversary on Wednesday, and concluded that Drake holds the top spot ahead of Ed Sheeran, Eminem, The Weeknd, and Rihanna.

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The milestone becomes the latest in a series of records smashed by the OVO lead man; this summer, he broke the record for the most streams in one week with his latest album Scorpion. The album also set the single-day streaming mark on Apple Music, coming in at 170 million streams.

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Drake is the most streamed artist in Spotify history