New York, Dec. 4, 2025 – In a triumphant return to global dominance, Puerto Rican reggaeton icon Bad Bunny has been crowned Spotify's most-streamed artist worldwide for 2025, surpassing Taylor Swift with an astonishing 19.8 billion streams, according to the platform’s highly anticipated Wrapped data released this week. This milestone marks the fourth time Bad Bunny has claimed the top spot—previously in 2020, 2021, and 2022—ending Swift’s consecutive reign from 2023 and 2024.
Spotify’s Wrapped, an annual tradition that delivers personalized listening summaries to its 713 million users across 180 markets, highlighted Bad Bunny’s resurgence through a blend of chart-topping tracks and new features like “Top Albums” and “Listening Age.” Globally, the top artists list reads: Bad Bunny at No. 1, followed by Taylor Swift in second, The Weeknd in third, Drake in fourth, and Billie Eilish rounding out the top five. Bad Bunny’s album DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS became the most-streamed album of the year worldwide, while his 2022 release Un Verano Sin Ti landed at No. 10 on the inaugural global albums chart.
In the United States, however, Taylor Swift retained her title as the most-streamed artist of 2025, followed by Drake, Morgan Wallen, Kendrick Lamar, and Bad Bunny in fifth place. Kendrick Lamar and SZA’s collaboration “Luther” topped the U.S. songs chart, and Morgan Wallen’s I’m the Problem was the country’s most-streamed album.
The streaming milestone caps a landmark year for Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, the 31-year-old artist better known as Bad Bunny. Earlier in 2025, he completed a historic 29-show residency at Puerto Rico’s Coliseo de Puerto Rico—the highest-grossing stadium run by any Latin artist—drawing over 500,000 fans and generating an estimated $100 million in economic impact for the island.
November brought even more accolades when Bad Bunny dominated the 26th Latin Grammy Awards in Las Vegas, taking home five trophies, including the coveted Album of the Year for DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS—his first win in that category despite 12 prior nominations. His haul also included Best Urban Music Album, Best Reggaeton Performance for “Voy a Llevarte Pa’ PR,” Best Urban Song, and Record of the Year, bringing his career total to 17 Latin Grammys.
The victories further cemented Bad Bunny’s status as a cultural force. His emotional Album of the Year speech, dedicated to Latin American youth, urged listeners to “never stop dreaming and being yourselves; never forget where you come from.” That same night, he performed “WELTiTA” alongside rising Puerto Rican rapper Chuwi, while other highlights included Karol G winning Song of the Year and Best Tropical Song, and Argentine duo Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso matching Bad Bunny’s five-win total.
Looking ahead, Bad Bunny is set to make history again on February 8, 2026, when he becomes the first solo Latin artist to headline the Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California. The 13-minute performance will feature Puerto Rican Sign Language interpretation—a Super Bowl first—and is expected to blend reggaeton, trap, and traditional Puerto Rican rhythms on the world’s biggest stage.
The announcement has not been without controversy. Some conservative critics have questioned the choice of a primarily Spanish-language performer, prompting Bad Bunny to respond lightheartedly on Saturday Night Live, joking that detractors had “four months to learn Spanish.” Supporters, including Jennifer Lopez and Shakira, have celebrated the booking as a long-overdue milestone for Latino representation in American pop culture.
From sold-out island residencies to Latin Grammy sweeps, record-breaking streams, and a forthcoming Super Bowl spectacle, 2025 has been Bad Bunny’s most definitive year yet. Rising from humble beginnings in Vega Baja, Puerto Rico—where he once uploaded tracks to SoundCloud while bagging groceries—he has shattered language barriers, becoming the first non-English-language act to headline Coachella and top the Billboard 200 with a fully Spanish album.
As Spotify Wrapped dominates social media feeds and fans around the world share their “DtMF” and “Un Verano Sin Ti” playlists, one thing is clear: Bad Bunny’s influence extends far beyond music. In an era when regional sounds are going global, the Puerto Rican superstar remains at the forefront, proving that borders—in language, genre, and culture—are increasingly irrelevant.
