Gospel artists Nathaniel Bassey, Mercy Chinwo, and Moses Bliss have ranked among the most-streamed Nigerian acts on YouTube Music for the first quarter of 2025.
Nathaniel Bassey secured 52.8 million streams, Mercy Chinwo followed closely with 46.4 million, and Moses Bliss 41.5 million.
Their success is attributed to popular tracks like Mercy Chinwo’s “Excess Love,” which has garnered 133 million plays and Nathaniel Bassey’s “Yahweh Sabaoth,” “TOBECHUKWU,” and “Jesus Jesus Iye,” which have amassed 25 million, 39 million, and 32 million plays, respectively.
The Q1 2025 rankings also saw Rema’s continued dominance, with other leading Nigerian artists, including Burna Boy, Davido, Wizkid, and Ayra Starr, making significant appearances in the top 20 most-streamed artists.
Rema gathered 223 million streams with his hit “Calm Down,” featuring Selena Gomez, which has now reached a groundbreaking 2.5 billion plays.
Below is the list of the top 20 most-streamed Nigerian artists globally on YouTube Music in Q1 2025:
Rema — 223M
Burna Boy — 171M
Ayra Starr — 169M
Davido — 113M
Wizkid — 102M
Omah Lay — 96.7M
Kizz Daniel — 67.9M
Ruger — 65.7M
CKay — 64.6M
Asake — 63.4M
Tems — 60.4M
Fireboy DML — 59.1M
Nathaniel Bassey — 52.8M
Oxlade — 52.4M
Tekno — 50.8M
Tiwa Savage — 45.3M
Mercy Chinwo — 46.4M
Victony — 42.5M
Moses Bliss — 41.5M
BNXN — 41M
