The Weeknd Hits 100 Billion Spotify Streams
The milestone counts streams across all credits, including featured appearances and collaborations, and Spotify has not officially released the figures.
Updated on Nov. 14, 2026 in Pop
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Third-party tracking site ChartMasters reports The Weeknd has generated approximately 101.71 billion Spotify streams as lead artist, with about 10.74 billion more from featured appearances and collaborations. The Weeknd is one of only four artists to reach 100 billion Spotify streams.
Why it matters
The total places The Weeknd among a small group of artists with extremely large streaming catalogs, and it reflects how listening is now measured across every credit an artist holds. Because the figures come from a third-party tracker rather than Spotify, the count is an external estimate rather than an official platform statistic.
ChartMasters, a third-party tracking site, estimates The Weeknd's lead-artist Spotify streams at about 101.71 billion, with roughly 10.74 billion more from features and collaborations. Spotify has not released official figures, so the totals remain an external estimate.
The players
The Weeknd
A Canadian singer and songwriter whose hits and collaborations have made him one of the most streamed artists in the world.
Spotify
The Swedish audio streaming platform that is the source of the stream counts, though it has not officially released this milestone.
ChartMasters
A third-party music tracking website that compiled the lead-artist and featured stream estimates cited in the reporting.
The details
The Weeknd is the first musician whose 30 individual songs have each crossed one billion Spotify streams. The majority of the total comes from tracks where he is the lead artist, and streams are counted across all credits, including featured appearances and collaborations.
Timeline
Last year (2025): The Weeknd hinted at retirement, citing industry competition.
Months later (2025 or 2026): The Weeknd set retirement suggestions aside during a Stockholm show.
November 14, 2026: Reports on the 100 billion stream milestone were published.
Industry Dynamics
Spotify's practice of counting streams across every credit means an artist's featured work contributes to the headline total, as it does here with about 10.74 billion streams from collaborations. That counting method is why a figure like 100 billion can be reached by artists who have built long careers on both solo releases and guest appearances.
Listeners can stream The Weeknd's catalog on Spotify, including the featured and collaborative tracks that add to his total. The per-credit counting means songs where he appears as a guest are included in the figure that listeners see reported.
The takeaway
Streaming totals now credit every artist on a track, so a musician's collaborations shape their overall reach as much as their solo work does. Readers following the milestone should weigh the third-party estimates until Spotify confirms the figures.
Further reading
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Source note: This article includes information reported by The News International.
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