Nigerian superstar Wizkid has added another historic milestone to his résumé, officially emerging as the highest-selling African artist on ChartMasters’ global all-time best-selling artists list.
According to data released by ChartMasters, the Grammy-winning singer has amassed 13.18 million equivalent album sales worldwide, placing him at the summit among African acts on the platform’s comprehensive ranking.
ChartMasters explained that the figures are generated using its CSPC (Comprehensive Sales Plus Consumption) methodology.
The system aggregates performance across multiple formats — from physical album sales and digital downloads to streaming equivalents, singles sales, and album track consumption — with each format weighted to reflect its contribution to overall music consumption.
Wizkid’s 13.18 million total reportedly combines figures from his studio albums and other long-form releases such as compilations and single releases, along with streaming data accumulated across his catalog.
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The achievement arrives at a time when the singer’s 2026 chart run remains strong. His recent collaboration with Asake, titled “Jogodo,” has dominated the Spotify Nigeria Daily Top Songs chart, spending an impressive 46 days at No. 1. The record also enjoyed a five-week reign atop the UK Official Afrobeats Chart and wrapped up February as the most-streamed Nigerian song of the year so far.
Momentum has also extended to their joint EP, REAL, which has crossed the 80 million streams mark on Spotify — further underlining Wizkid’s consistent digital pull.
Beyond recent releases, the Afrobeats star continues to rack up global streaming milestones. He was recently included on Billboard’s list of the 100 greatest pop songs of the streaming era, becoming one of only three African artists featured. In another landmark moment, Wizkid became the first African artist to surpass 10 billion streams on Spotify — a feat that speaks to sustained worldwide demand for his music.
For fans and industry watchers alike, the ChartMasters ranking feels less like a surprise and more like confirmation of what the numbers have been saying for years: Wizkid’s influence stretches far beyond borders, and his commercial impact continues to set the pace for African music globally.