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BTS becomes first to surpass 10 billion Spotify streams

Published : Friday, 16 October, 2026 at 6:13 PM

Observer Online Report

South Korean pop group BTS has become the first musical group to surpass 10 billion streams on Spotify in a single year, driven largely by its fifth studio album, Arirang.

According to the group's record label, BigHit Music, BTS's annual streams more than doubled from 4.5 billion in 2025. The figures were reported by South Korea's Yonhap News Agency on Friday.

While solo artists such as Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande and Bad Bunny had previously crossed the 10 billion-stream mark, BTS is the first group to achieve the milestone, according to BigHit Music.

The achievement follows the group's return to full-group activities after all seven members completed South Korea's mandatory military service.

Released on March 20, Arirang has accumulated more than 5 billion Spotify streams, making it the most-streamed album among releases in 2026, according to Yonhap News Agency.

The album recorded more than 110 million streams on its release day. Spotify's newsroom also confirmed that Arirang became the most-streamed K-pop album in the platform's history on March 20.

In April, Spotify ranked BTS 12th on its list of the most-streamed artists of all time, based on data available through that month.

The figures underscore BTS's international reach and the global popularity of South Korean pop music, which has continued to expand through streaming platforms and social media.

Since debuting in 2013, BTS has become one of the world's most successful K-pop groups. Its international hits include “Dynamite” and “Butter”, both of which topped the Billboard Hot 100, helping bring South Korean pop music to a wider global audience.

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