Spotify Wrapped 2025: Breakout Voices Redraw Nigeria’s Soundscape

Spotify’s Wrapped 2025 data for Nigeria is out, and it confirms a shift at the very heart of the country’s sound. Nigeria’s breakout voices aren’t just joining the conversation, they’re stepping up as sonic pioneers, pushing boundaries and shaping where the nation’s music culture goes next.

New voices defining the vibe

This year’s Top 10 most-streamed songs list made one thing clear: fresh talent is front and centre. Four major breakout acts, Fido, Kunmie, Faceless, and FOLA, carved out serious space at the top of the charts.

• Fido led the wave of newcomers with his viral anthem Joy is Coming, which landed at #2

• Kunmie’s breakout debut Arike followed at #3

• Faceless took the #4 spot with Venus

• Spotify RADAR artist FOLA claimed #6 with Lost

Their presence in the charts shows that new voices aren’t just participating, they’re actively recalibrating the vibe and driving what’s next in Nigerian music.

This newcomer energy was matched by the consistency of established stars. The most-streamed song in Nigeria in 2025 was With You (feat. Omah Lay), which dominated national charts and soundtracked moments across the country.

On the albums front, the momentum continued:

• Wizkid’s Morayo claimed the #1 most-streamed album in Nigeria

• The rest of the top five were rounded out by Davido’s 5ive, BNXN’s Captain, Burna Boy’s No Sign Of Weakness, and FOLA’s Catharsis

Meanwhile, Asake showcased remarkable catalogue depth, charting three albums within the top 10, underscoring just how deeply his sound resonates with Nigerian listeners.

Local love and the dominance of homegrown talent

Across categories, Nigerian listeners once again proved their unwavering loyalty to homegrown artists.

Wizkid led the Top 5 most-streamed artists in Nigeria, a homegrown-heavy list that also included Seyi Vibez, Asake, Burna Boy, and Odumodublvck. Together, they reflect the range of contemporary Nigerian sounds, from street-inflected anthems to global festival headliners.

On the women’s side, Ayra Starr held onto her title as the most-streamed woman in Nigeria. Other names in the Top 10 most-streamed women artists included Tems, Smur Lee, Tiwa Savage, and Sunmisola.

• Smur Lee’s swift rise appears to be fuelled by high-profile collaborations blending street-hop with Amapiano textures.

• Sunmisola’s presence in the rankings underlines the deep and enduring love Nigerians have for gospel music, and the way faith-infused sounds sit comfortably alongside Afrobeats on listeners’ playlists.

Nigeria to the world: exported sounds and global impact

On the global stage, Nigerian artists continued to lead and expand the country’s sonic footprint.

Burna Boy topped the most-exported artists list, followed by Tems (2nd), Rema (3rd), Ayra Starr (4th), and WizKid (5th).

Rema’s chart-dominating collaboration Calm Down (with Selena Gomez) held its ground as the most-exported local song for the third consecutive year, proving the long-tail power of a global hit rooted in Nigerian rhythm.

The spiritual dimension of Nigeria’s digital life

Beyond music, Nigerians are listening to podcasts more with a 97% year-on-year growth in hours spent listening to podcasts in the country. Podcast creation has also seen significant growth of 48%, with more people creating podcasts in the country. The year 2025 revealed a clear spiritual dimension to this trend, as the top-streamed podcastspoint to a strong and consistent appetite for faith- and spirituality-led content, with listeners turning to digital audio for guidance, reflection, and community as part of their daily routines.

Nigeria’s listening habits in 2025

A few key numbers capture how Nigerians listened this year:

• Nigerians spent more than 1.3 billion hours on Spotify in 2025, and that time has increasingly gone into championing a new wave of homegrown talent

• Local music consumption rose by 82% over the past year

• Afrobeats listening grew by 22% globally, further cementing its status as a world-shaping genre

• Davido’s “With You” (feat. Omah Lay) was the most-shared song on social platforms, propelled by star power, cultural relevance, and an inherently viral-friendly sound

• Daily streams grew by 23%, demonstrating that music is a part of Nigerians’ daily routines

• Spotify’s new Listening Age data in this year’s Wrapped experience shows that Nigeria’s average listening age sits at 25 years old

As Wrapped 2025 rolls out, listeners across Nigeria can now dive into their own stories, from breakout anthems to spiritual podcasts, and see exactly how they helped define the country’s audio landscape this year.

“Nigeria’s 2025 Wrapped paints a picture of a music scene that is absolutely thriving. It’s incredible to see how fast Nigerians embrace fresh voices right alongside the legends,” says Phiona Okumu, Spotify’s Head of Music for Sub-Saharan Africa

The full breakdown of the top Spotify Wrapped lists follows below: