Lagos, Nigeria — Afrobeats star Divine Ikubor, wey dem sabi as Rema, don make big history as di most streamed Nigerian artist for YouTube Music in di first quarter of 2025. With a staggering 223 million streams, Rema don leave behind big names like Burna Boy, Davido, and Wizkid, wey all dey shine for di music industry.
According to reports from Nigerian music chart data platform, The Debut Hub, Rema’s global hit ‘Calm Down’ wey don pass 1 billion streams, play a major role for dis achievement. His single ‘Baby (Is It A Crime)’ also dey follow well with 14 million streams, making am di second most streamed song by a Nigerian artist this year.
Burna Boy, di Grammy-winning artist, dey follow for second place with 171 million streams, while Ayra Starr, Rema’s label mate for Mavin Records, dey third with 169 million streams thanks to her 2025 single ‘All The Love’.
Davido and Wizkid complete di top five with 113 million and 102 million streams respectively. Davido’s catalog dey expect to increase rapidly, while Wizkid just release di music video for ‘Kese (Dance)’ from his big-selling album ‘Morayo’.
“Rema don show wetin naija music fit achieve globally. This na just di beginning for him,” stand by one music industry analyst wey no wan show him name. We don see how Afrobeats dey spread like wildfire around di world, and Rema dey lead di charge.”
Di top 5 most streamed Nigerian artists and their streams na:
1. Rema — 223M
2. Burna Boy — 171M
3. Ayra Starr — 169M
4. Davido — 113M
5. Wizkid — 102M
For di first quarter of 2025, di most streamed Nigerian songs wey dey take front for YouTube Music include:
1. ‘Calm Down’ — 1B+
2. ‘Baby (Is It A Crime)’ — 14M
3. ‘Doing Of The Lord’ — 11M
4. ‘Favour’ — 7.2M
5. ‘WHY LOVE’ — 6M
“I dey feel blessed for all di support wey I don get from my fans. Dis na for una,” Rema talk during one recent interview. “I go continue to dey push di boundaries of our music.”
As fans dey look forward to new release from Rema, wey go land on April 11, 2025, titled ‘Bout U’, di anticipation don rise sharply. Dis new single don already gather plenty buzz and leaks dey circulate for social media, showing say Rema still dey on top of di game.
