Taylor Swift.Photo:John Shearer/Getty
John Shearer/Getty
Taylor Swiftis finishing the year on a high!
The pop superstar, 33, has beennamed Spotify’s top-streamed artist of 2023, after achieving 26.1 billion global streams since Jan. 1. And she is also on track to earn over $100 million in royalties on the platform this year, PEOPLE can confirm.
While Swift hit the top spot on the streaming service,Bad Bunny,The Weeknd,Drakeand Mexican starPeso Plumafollowed behind her respectively.
The announcement of the year’s top artists was made this week as part of Spotify’s annualSpotify Wrapped, revealing the musical trends of 2023.
With one more month of the year to go, Swift’s Spotify streams are expected to increase — along with her royalties total on the platform – to an estimated 27.2 billion streams,according toBillboard.
Swift’s earnings across all music streaming platforms, including Apple Music, Amazon Music, and YouTube will cause the number to rise even more, with publishing revenue increasing the total to nearly $200 million,Billboardreported.
Spotify did not reply to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
Swift is Spotify’s most-streamed artist of 2023.Jeff Kravitz/TAS23/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management
Jeff Kravitz/TAS23/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management
After she was announced as the world’s top Spotify artist, Swift shared her thanks in a heartfeltsocial media post.
“Um ok this is unreal?? I just wanted to say to anyone who listened to my music this year, anywhere in the world, thank you. Getting named Spotify’s Global Top Artist in 2023 is truly the best birthday/holiday gift you could’ve given me,” she wrote in the Nov. 29 post, adding, “We’ve seriously had THE MOST fun this year out there on tour and now this. Are you serious. So I was trying to think of a way to thank you, and a lot of you have been asking me to put “You’re Losing Me (From The Vault)” on streaming… so here you go! You can finally listen EVERYWHERE now.”
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The singer is expected to earn over $100 million in royalties on the platform.Scott Eisen/TAS23/Getty
Scott Eisen/TAS23/Getty
The “Karma” singer stated at the time her “exciting” new chapter with her new “label family” after exiting Big Machine Records in a Tumblr post, according to a report fromVariety, and also discussed a financial aspect of the deal that was important to her in relation to Spotify.
Swift’s latest achievement comes off the back of a groundbreaking year for the artist. The “Anti-Hero” singer began herEras World Tourin March after releasing the deluxe version of her 2022 albumMidnightsin May, and in October, released theconcert filmof the tour in theaters.
Swift beat Drake and bad Bunny for Spotify’s top spot this year.Karwai Tang/WireImage, Amy Sussman/Getty, Alexander Tamargo/Getty
“The Eras Tour has been the most meaningful, electric experience of my life so far and I’m overjoyed to tell you that it’ll be coming to the big screen soon,” Swift wrote in a post onsocial mediaahead of the film’s release in August.
Swift also released the two re-recorded albums Speak Now (Taylor’s Version) and 1989 (Taylor’s Version) this year, and began theLatin American legof her Era’s tour in November.
“I have a birthday coming up and I was thinking a fun way to celebrate the year we’ve had together would be to make The Eras Tour Concert Film available for you to watch at home!" Swift said in a post this week.
“Very happy to be able to tell you that the extended version of the film including “Wildest Dreams,” “The Archer” and “Long Live” will be available to rent on demand in the US, Canada & additional countries to be announced soon starting on … you guessed it, December 13 🫶💋.”
source: people.com
