Fans say Wizkid just hit 12 billion Spotify streams, which would be an African first, but Kworb’s tracker has him slightly short. Here’s the full gist.
Wizkid’s streaming numbers keep climbing, and fans are now saying he has crossed 12 billion streams on Spotify. If that holds, he becomes the first African artist to reach the mark. The catch is that not every tracker agrees yet.
The claim came from WizStatz, a fan-run account that follows his numbers. According to its timeline, he passed 10 billion streams in January 2026, hit 11 billion in May, and reached 12 billion in October. But Kworb, another popular Spotify tracker, still had him at 11,656,624,913 in its 25 October update. That’s a little short, so for now the milestone sits somewhere between official and almost there.
It helps to know how the count works. The 12 billion figure covers all credits, meaning songs where Wizkid is the lead artist and those where he’s a featured guest. Trackers can add things up differently, which may explain the gap.
Then there’s One Dance. Drake’s 2016 hit, featuring Wizkid and British singer Kyla, has more than 4.5 billion streams according to independent trackers. It isn’t Wizkid’s own single, yet it’s one of the biggest contributors to his total, and a decade later people are still playing it.
Essence is another big piece of the puzzle. The song with Tems appeared on his 2020 album Made in Lagos and became one of the defining Afrobeats records of its time. The 2021 remix with Justin Bieber then pushed it even further into the pop mainstream. If One Dance introduced many listeners abroad to Wizkid, Essence gave them a reason to stay.
Beyond those two, the catalogue runs deep. Ojuelegba helped draw international attention to his journey, while Joro and Come Closer, the latter with Drake, show how his sound has moved through different eras of Nigerian pop.
So whether the 12 billion line has been fully crossed or is just days away, the bigger point is hard to miss. Songs released years ago are still finding new listeners, and that kind of staying power is what turns a hit into a legacy.
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