Despite hiatus, BTS and members lead Spotify's K-Pop followers list; here are the Top 15 artists

While there are many music apps where fans can listen to songs, such as Apple Music, YouTube Music, and others, Spotify stands out as one of the most widely used. For K-pop artists, the number of followers and monthly listeners on their profiles reflects their popularity. While the monthly Spotify listener count varies greatly, their follower count remains relatively stable, indicating their enduring popularity on the platform.

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The ratio of listeners to followers can vary for each artist, with some having significantly more or fewer followers each month than listeners. With this in mind, here are the top 15 K-pop musicians who have the most followers on the music streaming platform.

15. ENHYPEN

Members: Heeseung, Jay, Jake, Sunghoon, Sunoo, Jungwon, and Ni-ki.

Formed by Belift Lab, formerly a joint venture between CJ ENM and HYBE Corporation, through the 2020 survival competition show 'I-Land', the boy group currently has 8.85 million followers on Spotify and 8.94 million monthly listeners, with the majority coming from Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok, Tokyo, and Bandung.

14. Red Velvet

Members: Irene, Seulgi, Wendy, and Joy

Formed and managed by SM Entertainment, they made their debut on August 1, 2014. Currently, they have 9.08 million followers on Spotify and 6.25 million monthly listeners, with the majority coming from Jakarta, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, Quezon City, and Tokyo.

13. (G)I-DLE

Members: Miyeon, Minnie, Soyeon, Yuqi, and Shuhua

Formed by Cube Entertainment in 2018, the group was originally a sextet until Soojin left on August 14, 2021. Currently, the girl group has 9.16 million followers on Spotify and 10.63 million monthly listeners, with the majority coming from Taipei, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Tokyo, and Singapore.

12. EXO

Members: Xiumin, Suho, Lay, Baekhyun, Chen, Chanyeol, D.O., Kai and Sehun.

Formed by SM Entertainment in 2011, they made their debut in 2012 and currently have 9.42 million followers on Spotify, along with 4.49 million monthly listeners, with the majority coming from Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok, Bandung, and Singapore.

11. TXT

Members: Yeonjun, Soobin, Beomgyu, Taehyun, and HueningKai.

Known as Tomorrow X Together, they were formed by Big Hit Music as they made their debut on March 4, 2019. They currently have 10.08 million followers on Spotify and have 9.05 million monthly listeners with most coming from Jakarta, Tokyo, Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok and Singapore.

10. SEVENTEEN

Members: S.Coups, Jeonghan, Joshua, Jun, Hoshi, Wonwoo, Woozi, DK, Mingyu, The8, Seungkwan, Vernon, and Dino.

The group was formed by Pledis Entertainment and made its debut on May 26, 2015. Currently, they have 11.54 million followers on Spotify and 7.24 million monthly listeners, with the majority coming from Jakarta, Tokyo, Kuala Lumpur, Taipei, and Quezon City.

9. SUGA / AGUST D

The rapper from BTS currently has 14.43 million followers on Spotify and 3.91 million monthly listeners, with the majority coming from Jakarta, Bangkok, Sao Paulo, Mexico City, and Santiago.

8. Jungkook

The singer from BTS currently has 14.73 million followers on Spotify and 23.18 million monthly listeners, with the majority coming from Jakarta, Bangkok, Tokyo, Kuala Lumpur, and Singapore.

7. Stray Kids

Members: Bang Chan, Lee Know, Changbin, Hyunjin, Han, Felix, Seungmin, and I.N.

Formed by JYP Entertainment through the 2017 reality show of the same name, they made their debut on March 25, 2018. Currently, they have 15.60 million followers on Spotify and 10.41 million monthly listeners, with the majority coming from Jakarta, Tokyo, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, and Taipei.

6. RM

The leader of BTS currently has 16.69 million followers on Spotify and 5.77 million monthly listeners, with the majority coming from Bangkok, Jakarta, Taipei, Kuala Lumpur, and Sao Paulo.

5. J-Hope

The rapper of BTS currently has 17.63 million followers on Spotify and 4.33 million monthly listeners, with the majority coming from Jakarta, Bangkok, Sao Paulo, Mexico City, and Santiago.

4. V (BTS)

The singer of BTS currently has 18.22 million followers on Spotify with 6.87 million monthly listeners with the majority coming from Bangkok, Jakarta, Taipei, Kuala Lumpur and Singapore.

3. TWICE

Members: Nayeon, Jeongyeon, Momo, Sana, Jihyo, Mina, Dahyun, Chaeyoung, and Tzuyu.

Formed under the television program Sixteen (2015) by JYP Entertainment, they made their debut on October 20, 2015. Currently, they have 20.21 million followers on Spotify and 10.04 million monthly listeners, with the majority coming from Tokyo, Jakarta, Quezon City, Kuala Lumpur, and Santiago.

2. BLACKPINK

Members: Jisoo, Jennie, Rosé, and Lisa

Formed by YG Entertainment, they made their debut on August 8th, 2016. They have 49.22 million followers on Spotify and 17.17 million monthly listeners, with the majority coming from Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok, Tokyo, and Bandung.

1. BTS

Members: Jin, Suga, J-Hope, RM, Jimin, V, and Jungkook.

Formed in 2010 under Big Hit Music, they made their debut on June 13, 2013. They have 73.43 million followers on Spotify and 27.53 million monthly listeners, with the majority coming from Jakarta, Tokyo, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, and Sao Paulo.

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