Most-streamed songs on Spotify
“Blinding Lights” by The Weeknd is Spotify's most-streamed song with about 5.67 billion streams, ahead of “Shape of You” at 5.17 billion.
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What the data shows
- The Weeknd - Blinding Lights ranks #1 with 5.67B, ahead of Ed Sheeran - Shape of You (5.17B) and The Neighbourhood - Sweater Weather (5.01B).
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“Blinding Lights” by The Weeknd is the most-streamed song in Spotify history with about 5.67 billion streams as of November 4, 2026. Ed Sheeran's “Shape of You” is second at 5.17 billion, and The Neighbourhood's “Sweater Weather” is third at 5.01 billion, ahead of “Starboy” by The Weeknd and Daft Punk (4.85 billion). Harry Styles' “As It Was” (2022) is fifth with 4.70 billion.
Older songs hold their place: “Sweater Weather” dates to 2012, and Coldplay's “Yellow” (2000) is in the top 15 at about 4.07 billion. Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars' “Die With A Smile” (2024) already has 4.12 billion. Counts come from kworb.net, which tracks Spotify's public play counts, and matched Wikipedia's list within about 2 million streams per song. Each song adds roughly 1 to 3 million streams a day, and counts cover the main track only; remixes and alternate versions are separate.
The data
Source: kworb.net, Spotify most streamed songs of all time (daily-updated Spotify stream counts), cross-checked against Wikipedia, List of Spotify streaming records. Retrieved November 4, 2026. Static ranking, counts read on 2026-11-04 from kworb.net, which tracks Spotify's public play counts; Wikipedia's list matched within about 2 million streams per song (e.g. Blinding Lights 5.665B vs 5.667B). Counts are for the main track only; "Despacito"-style remixes and alternate versions are separate. Counts rise daily by roughly 1-3 million per song.
| Date | The Weeknd - Blinding Lights | Ed Sheeran - Shape of You | The Neighbourhood - Sweater Weather | The Weeknd & Daft Punk - Starboy | Harry Styles - As It Was | Drake - One Dance | Post Malone & Swae Lee - Sunflower | Lewis Capaldi - Someone You Loved | Ed Sheeran - Perfect | The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber - Stay | Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars - Die With A Smile | Arctic Monkeys - I Wanna Be Yours | Billie Eilish - Birds of a Feather | Coldplay - Yellow | Lord Huron - The Night We Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Streams (B) | 5.67B | 5.17B | 5.01B | 4.85B | 4.70B | 4.55B | 4.54B | 4.49B | 4.17B | 4.13B | 4.12B | 4.09B | 4.09B | 4.07B | 4.02B |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the most-streamed song on Spotify?
“Blinding Lights” by The Weeknd is the most-streamed song on Spotify, with about 5.67 billion streams as of November 4, 2026. “Shape of You” by Ed Sheeran is second with about 5.17 billion.
How many streams does Shape of You have on Spotify?
“Shape of You” by Ed Sheeran has about 5.17 billion Spotify streams as of November 4, 2026, second to “Blinding Lights.” The song was released in January 2017 and still adds a few million streams a day.
How many Spotify streams does Coldplay's Yellow have?
Coldplay's “Yellow,” released in 2000, has about 4.07 billion Spotify streams as of November 4, 2026, putting it in the top 15. It is the oldest song on the chart.
Where does this data come from?
kworb.net, Spotify most streamed songs of all time (daily-updated Spotify stream counts), cross-checked against Wikipedia, List of Spotify streaming records. Retrieved November 4, 2026. Static ranking, counts read on 2026-11-04 from kworb.net, which tracks Spotify's public play counts; Wikipedia's list matched within about 2 million streams per song (e.g. Blinding Lights 5.665B vs 5.667B). Counts are for the main track only; "Despacito"-style remixes and alternate versions are separate. Counts rise daily by roughly 1-3 million per song. You can download the full table as a CSV from this page.
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