A month after it launched in Nigeria, music streaming service, Spotify, has released information on its first 30 days in the nation.
The data, which covered the period between February 23 and March 22, 2021, showed the top streamed artists, songs, podcasts; most popular playlists and cities with the most streams on Spotify.
The first 30 days demonstrated how many Nigerian listeners love their home-grown artists. Four out of the top five most-streamed artists are from Nigeria. Topping the list are WizKid, Burna Boy, Davido and Rema.
Local hits are additionally resonating the most with Nigerian listeners. The most-streamed track in Nigeria over the past month is “Bounce” by Rema, followed by Wizkid and Burna Boy’s “Ginger” and Davido and Teni’s “For You.”
With a robust appetite for local sounds, it comes as no surprise that Hot Hits Naija is one of the top-streamed playlists among users.
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Spotify’s Africa to the World playlist African Heat comes in second reflecting listeners’ keenness to discover music from all over the continent.
Podcast listening may be a relatively new trend in Nigeria, however, it’s fast gaining momentum amongst Nigerians. Within the final month, the most popular podcast on Spotify is “I Stated What I Said,” with “Kwality Kontent” coming in second.
TED Talks was got here in third, followed by “Articulate One” and “The News Show With Trevor Noah: Ears Version” in fourth and fifth place respectively.
The info additionally indicated that residents of
Lagos, Suleja, Abuja, Port Harcourt and Benin City account has the most Spotify streams in Nigeria.
Spotify entered the Nigerian market on February 23 with greater than 70 million songs, 2.2 million podcast titles, and over 4 billion playlists formally obtainable to Spotify listeners in Nigeria for free.
Spotify launched with tailored music experience for Africa with more than 100 expertly curated playlists across a few of the hottest genres in the continent.
The streaming service is out there in 178 markets and has over 345 million monthly active subscribers.
