Alka Yagnik is the most streamed artist on YouTube in 2022
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15.3 billion YouTube streams in 2022.
MUMBAI (Web Desk) - Indian singer Alka Yagnik is the most streamed artist of 2022 on YouTube globally. Even the BTS army couldn t topple her! Alka stood first beating Bad Bunny (Puerto Rico), who received 14.7 billion streams and has been ranked second.
As per Guinness World Book Records, Alka was the most streamed artist on YouTube globally with 15.3 billion YouTube streams in 2022, and an average of 42 million per day. Surpassing Bad Bunny (Puerto Rico), who received 14.7 billion streams, the Bollywood singer has bagged the first position. Besides this, the list also revealed the versatile singer was the most streamed artist on YouTube, with 17.7 billion streams in 2021 and 16.6 billion in 2020.
Moreover, according to ChartMasters, close to 25 per cent of YouTube’s users are from India. By continent, the market share is dominated by Asia and the top ten was dominated by South Korean superstars BTS with 7.95 billion streams and BLACKPINK at 7.03 billion. Furthermore, Taylor Swift (4.33 billion) was in 26th place, Drake (2.9 billion) was in 50th place, and The Weeknd (5.7 billion) was in 13th place.
