BTS Is The Top Artist In The World As Recorded Music Revenues Rise To $25.9 Billion

The growth of paid subscription streaming drove 18.5% of the global recorded music marketplace, according to IFPI (International Federation of the Phonographic Industry), which represents the worldwide recorded music industry. Tuesday’s Global Music Report from IFPI shows that total revenues for 2021 stood at $25.9 Billion.

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The following are the 10 top global artists, as ranked by “consumption in all formats and all nations, weighted based on each consumption method’:

1. BTS
2. Taylor Swift
3. Adele
4. Drake
5. Ed Sheeran
6. The Weeknd
7. Billie Eilish
8. Justin Bieber
9. Seventeen
10. Olivia Rodrigo