Nigerian Afrobeats singer, Ayodeji Balogun, popularly known as Wizkid, has set a new record as the first African artiste to surpass 11 billion streams on Spotify, marking another milestone in his global music career.

The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the announcement was made on Tuesday by music data platform @ChartsAfrica on X, formerly Twitter, which identified Wizkid as the first African artiste to achieve the feat.

The post read: “First African artists to reach major Spotify milestones:

“1 billion — Wizkid,
2 billion — Wizkid,
3 billion — Wizkid,
4 billion — Wizkid,
5 billion — Wizkid,
6 billion — Wizkid,
7 billion — Wizkid,
8 billion — Wizkid,
9 billion — Wizkid,
10 billion — Wizkid,
11 billion — Wizkid.”

The milestone comes days after the release of Wizkid’s collaboration with DJ Tunez, titled “State of Mind”, on May 15. The track recorded more than 685,000 Spotify streams globally within its first day.

NAN also reports that, in January, Wizkid became the first African artiste to reach 10 billion streams on Spotify.

Entertainment stakeholders and fans have described the latest achievement as another defining moment for African music on the global stage.