Dua Lipa has more than double the monthly listeners of Beyoncé
New research has revealed that Dua Lipa is currently the most popular female artist on Spotify.
The study, commissioned by shopping experts Coupon Ninja, compared Spotify data for 70 of the world’s biggest female music artists, using the number of monthly listeners to reveal the most popular artists.
Dua Lipa is the most popular female artist on Spotify. The London-born pop singer has 67.9 million monthly listeners – more than twice that of the Queen Bee, Beyoncé herself. Dua Lipa is also the fourth most popular artist in the world on Spotify, surpassed only by Ed Sheeran, Justin Bieber, and The Weekend.
With more than 56 million monthly listeners, Doja Cat comes in second place, making her the most popular female rapper on Spotify. The Californian ‘Say So’ singer also sits in the seventh position worldwide.
In third place is Taylor Swift, America’s pop and country music star. Swift has more than 55.4 million listeners every month, which also puts her in the eighth worldwide position on Spotify.
Although she started her career on screen as a teen actor, Ariana Grande is now the fourth most popular female artist on Spotify, with more than 54 million fans listening to her music every month, and currently sitting in the tenth worldwide position.
Adele has 53.2 million monthly listeners on Spotify, making her the fifth most popular female artist on Spotify. The British Soul artist’s most recent album ‘30’ was the best-selling album of 2021 despite only being released in November.
As well as playing a huge part in the beauty and fashion industries, Barbadian R&B singer Rihanna is also included in the top 10 most popular female music artists on Spotify. RiRi currently sits in the sixth position with more than 48.6 million monthly listeners.
Top 10 Female Artists on Spotify
| Rank | Artist | Spotify Monthly Listeners | Worldwide Position |
| 1 | Dua Lipa | 67,908,917 | 4 |
| 2 | Doja Cat | 56,010,550 | 7 |
| 3 | Taylor Swift | 55,456,584 | 8 |
| 4 | Ariana Grande | 54,019,195 | 10 |
| 5 | Adele | 53,241,958 | 12 |
| 6 | Rihanna | 48,603,273 | 18 |
| 7 | Billie Eilish | 47,792,885 | 21 |
| 8 | Katy Perry | 44,113,004 | 26 |
| 9 | Olivia Rodrigo | 42,211,010 | 28 |
| 10 | Karol G | 40,972,252 | 31 |
Billie Eilish is in seventh place with 47.7 million monthly listeners, followed by Katy Perry with 44.1 million and Olivia Rodrigo with 42.2 million, in the eighth and ninth positions. Finally in tenth place is the Colombian reggaeton singer Karol G with more than 40.9 million monthly listeners.
A spokesperson for Coupon Ninja commented on the study: “The music industry is known to be heavily male-dominated, with women making up just 21.6% of music artists and only 12.6% of songwriters*, making the achievements of these artists even more incredible.
“It is great to celebrate their popularity on a streaming service like Spotify, which reflects the taste of more than 365 million users.
“It is fascinating to see the wide variety of artists who make up the top ten most popular on Spotify, with varying ages, genres, and nationalities. Some of the artists are not surprising to see, but the results also gave some unexpected results, with artists such as Beyoncé, Mariah Carey and Cardi B sitting much lower in the list than some might have thought.”
The analysis was conducted by Coupon Ninja, which aims to provide exclusive coupons on major brands for online shoppers.