Gospel Music On Fire: Moses Bliss, Mercy Chinwo, Nathaniel Bassey Secure Top Spots In YouTube’s Most Streamed Nigerian Artists For Q1 2025

Afrobeat sensation Rema leads the pack with a massive 223 million views in Q1 2025, followed by Burna Boy with 171 million views, and Ayra Starr with 169 million views to complete the top three. The ever-present rivals, Davido and Wizkid, secured 113 million and 102 million views, respectively, rounding out the top five.

According to data compiled by Debut Hub, gospel artist Nathaniel Bassey amassed 52.8 million streams, Mercy Chinwo closely followed with 46.4 million, and Moses Bliss garnered 41.5 million streams.

Here’s the full list of the top 20 most-streamed Nigerian artists globally on YouTube Music for Q1 2025:

1. Rema — 223M

2. Burna Boy — 171M

3. Ayra Starr — 169M

4. Davido — 113M

5. Wizkid — 102M

6. Omah Lay — 96.7M

7. Kizz Daniel — 67.9M

8. Ruger — 65.7M

9. CKay — 64.6M

10. Asake — 63.4M

11. Tems — 60.4M

12. Fireboy DML — 59.1M

13. Nathaniel Bassey — 52.8M

14. Oxlade — 52.4M

15. Tekno — 50.8M

16. Tiwa Savage — 45.3M

17. Mercy Chinwo — 46.4M

18. Victony — 42.5M

19. Moses Bliss — 41.5M

20. BNXN — 41M

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