BTS Becomes World's First Group to Surpass 10 Billion Annual Spotify Streams

According to figures compiled by the global audio and music streaming platform Spotify on the 16th, BTS has surpassed 10 billion cumulative streams this year.
While solo artists such as Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande, and Bad Bunny have achieved this record, BTS is the first to do so as a group.
On the 'Daily Top Songs Global' chart today, 14 of their tracks occupied the top 14 positions, and the title track 'SWIM' garnered approximately 14 million plays on its first day. This is the highest daily play record among music released in 2026.
Their 5th studio album, 'ARIRANG,' recorded 5 billion cumulative streams as of the 14th, marking the highest number of plays among new releases in 2026. Olivia Rodrigo's 3rd studio album, 'you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love,' is currently in 2nd place, with a 2 billion play difference between the two albums.
The cumulative number of plays for music released by BTS this year has increased by 122% compared to the 4.5 billion plays recorded last year. The 5th studio album 'ARIRANG,' released this past March, led the surge past 10 billion streams with over 5 billion plays. Daily streams, which stood at 23 million before the album release, surged to 130 million on the release day, March 20th.
Meanwhile, BTS won the 'Artist of the Year' award at the '2026 MTV Video Music Awards Japan' announced on the 14th.
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