BTS tops global K-pop artist list, Rosé and Bruno Mars rule Spotify with APT. in 2025

BTS and Blackpink bag top spots in Spotify list

Blackpink's Rosé and Bruno Mars’ APT. emerged as the most-streamed song this year, but BTS maintained its position as the most-streamed K-pop artist worldwide on Spotify in 2025.

The music streaming service has announced the Top Global K-pop artist of the year on Friday.

The group's youngest member, Jungkook, maintained their top status from the previous year, bagging the eighth spot on Spotify's list of the world's top K-pop artists for 2025. Other members of BTS, including Jimin at No. 11, Jin at No. 13, and J-Hope at No. 18, were also included in the top 20.

Meanwhile, Blackpink members Rosé and Jennie earned the third and fourth spots, respectively, after Stray Kids in second. Lisa came in at number 14, and Blackpink as a group came in at number seven.

Surprisingly, the fictional groups from the anime movie KPop Demon Hunters also appeared on the list, with the female trio HUNTR/X at number five and their competitors Saja Boys at number twenty.

K-pop superstar HYBE co-manages the international girl group KATSEYE, which was ranked as a K-pop artist at number ten.

In the meantime, Spotify's list of the most listened K-pop songs worldwide in 2025 was led by Rosé and Mars' APT, which also took home Song of the Year at the recent MAMA Awards. The song instantly became a viral sensation after it was released in October 2024 as a pre-release for Rosé's debut album Rosie, which was released in December 2024.

The popular single from K-pop Demon Hunters’ Golden came in second, followed by Who, a song by BTS member Jimin from his 2024 album Muse.

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The lead song from BTS singer Jin's 2025 EP Echo, Don’t Say You Love Me, came in fourth, and Blackpink member Jennie's Like Jennie off her critically acclaimed album Ruby got fifth spot.

Apart from Golden, three more songs from KPop Demon Hunters reached the top 10: How It's Done by HUNTR/X at number nine, and Your Idol and Soda Pop by the Saja Boys at numbers six and seven, respectively.