Award-Winning Nigerian singer Ayodeji Balogun, pofessionally known as Wizkid, has once again made history as the first African artist to surpass 11billion total streams on Spotify across all his credits.…....
This was announced on Tuesday by music data handle #ChaftsAfrica via X , naming him the first African artist to reach the milestone.
The post reads, “First African artists to reach major Spotify milestones 1 billion — Wizkid, 2 billion Wizkid, 10 billion Wizkid, 11 billion Wizkid.”
The news comes on the heels of the recent release of his collaboration with DJ Tunez titled State of Mind, released on May 15, 2026. The single recorded over 685,000 global streams on Spotify in its first full day.
Fans have reacted enthusiastically to the 11 billion milestone. See below;
@QueenNwala commented, “I thought burna was one album away from surpassing wizkid? Fools 😂😂😂😂😂.”
@JBinafiai wrote, “Na another for Wizkid is Grace✌️.. Congratulations Biggest ❤️.”
@perfectboytee17 shared, “This one no be news again Na normal thing.”
@BamBam_1745 reacted, “Gbavido go tear ACL.”
Cipher2277 remarked, “From star to era-defining artist is the perfect way to put it 11 billion streams shows how far Afrobeats has traveled worldwide.”
OziegbeEhi shared, “12 billion is possible this year,” while #Waveboyoshey simply hailed the Starboy as “Tha Goat.”
@borriellogram described the feat as “Legendary milestone… Wizkid is the blueprint. No cap, the king keeps expanding the map for Afrobeats globally Respect! ”, While #TMDEnterprise1 added “Babanla for a reason… Bro has like 11 billions only just on spotify ooh. Goat level type stuff. Biggest bird no be mouth.”
