Who are the biggest Artists at the moment in the world in 2024?

Here are the artists racking up the most streams and gaining the most new fans across the music world in 2024. As an artists gets more follows and listens on Spotify and Apple Music, Pandora, Deezer, SoundCloud and other streaming platforms, and the better they perform on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube and across the rest of social media, the closer they get to becoming the biggest artist in the world.

Since we check the ranking last month, there’s been a fair amount of movement amongst the top 10. Taylor Swift is of course still the number one best-performing artist, after overthrowing Drake last year, releasing recording-breaking albums and continuing her worldwide Eras Tour.

The Weeknd just rose from third to second, securing ‘the biggest male artist’ title. Drake has also climbed a place, thanks to his new single “Push Ups”. Justin Bieber has dropped from second position to sixth. Beyoncé has climbed up three spots, following the release of her eighth studio album Cowboy Carter.

Rihanna, Ed Sheeran and Bad Bunny have all dropped in the ranking.

Any surprises here amongst the most popular artists in 2024?