These are the top 10 most streamed Nigerian artistes on youtube globally in January
YouTube is an American online video sharing and social media platform owned by Google and here are the top 10 most streamed Nigerian artistes on youtube globally in January.
It was launched on February 14, 2005, by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim.
It is the second most visited website, right after Google itself, YouTube has more than one billion monthly users who collectively watch more than one billion hours of videos each day
Top 10 most streamed Nigerian artistes on youtube globally in January
Ckay – 210 million
Chukwuka Ekweani better known by his stage name Ckay is a Nigerian singer-songwriter and record producer signed to Warner Music South Africa.
He was formerly signed to Chocolate City, a member of Warner Music Group independent label services ADA.
His international hit single “Love Nwantiti”, also known as “Love Nwantiti (Ah Ah Ah)”, was released in 2019 by Chocolate City.
Wizkid – 44 million
Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun, known professionally as Wizkid, is a Nigerian singer and songwriter.
He began recording music at the age of 11 and released a collaborative album with the Glorious Five, a group he and a couple of his church friends formed.
In 2009, Wizkid signed a record deal with Banky W’s Empire Mates Entertainment (E.M.E).
Burna boy – 33.1 million
Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu known professionally as Burna Boy is a Nigerian singer and rapper. He is one of the biggest and most successful African artists.
He rose to prominence in 2012 after releasing “Like to Party”, the lead single from his debut studio album L.I.F.E (2013).
In 2017, Burna Boy signed with Bad Habit/Atlantic Records in the United States and Warner Music Group internationally.
Fireboy DML – 29.5 million
Adedamola Adefolahan, known professionally as Fireboy DML, is a Nigerian singer.
He is signed to YBNL Nation, a record label founded by Nigerian rapper Olamide.
His debut studio album Laughter, Tears and Goosebumps was released in 2019.
Davido – 26 million
David Adedeji Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, is a Nigerian-American singer, songwriter, and record producer.
Davido blends traditional African elements with global mainstream pop.
Davido won the Next Rated award in 2012 at The Headies after releasing “Dami Duro”, the second single from his debut studio album Omo Baba Olowo(2012).
Between 2013 and 2015, he also released a number of hit singles and in January 2016 he signed a record deal with Sony Music
Flavour – 15 million
Chinedu Okoli (born 23 November 1983), better known by his stage name Flavour N’abania or simply Flavour, is a Nigerian singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist.
He began his musical career as a drummer for a local church. Flavour is
Omah Lay – 14.4 million
Stanley Omah Didia, better known as Omah Lee, is a Nigerian singer.
He released his self-produced debut single “Do Not Disturb” in April 2019.
He won the Next Rated award at the 2020 Headies Awards.
Kizz Daniel – 14.2 million
Oluwatobiloba Daniel Anidugbe, better known by his stage name Kizz Daniel, is a Nigerian singer and songwriter.
He is best known for his singles “Woju” and “Yeba”
He went by the stage name Kiss Daniel prior to changing it in May 2018
Ruger – 13 million
Michael Adebayo Olayinka popularly known as Ruger is a Nigerian Afrobeat singer, and songwriter.
Ruger came into lime-light 2021 after he signed a record deal with D’Prince “Jonzing world record” with a publishing and distribution deal with Columbia Records, and Sony Music Entertainment, U.K division.
On 4 March 2021, he released his debut EP Pandemic
Joeboy 12 million
Joseph Akinwale Akinfenwa-Donus known professionally as Joeboy, is a Nigerian singer and songwriter.
Mr Eazi of the record label “emPawa Africa” discovered him in 2017.
His genre of music is that of Afro-pop and R&B. He was born in Lagos State, Nigeria