Eminem Makes History as the First Hip Hop Artist to Hit 100 Million Spotify Followers

Even decades into his career, Eminem keeps setting new records, becoming the first hip-hop artist to cross 100 million followers on Spotify and remaining among the platform’s top global stars.

Eminem just added another major milestone to his legendary career — becoming the first hip hop artist ever to surpass 100 million followers on Spotify!

Currently, Eminem ranks seventh overall among the most-followed artists on Spotify. Here’s how the top 10 looks right now:

Most Followed Artists Across All Genres
1. Arijit Singh — 144,081,703 followers
2. Taylor Swift — 136,482,677 followers
3. Ed Sheeran — 120,188,814 followers
4. Billie Eilish — 110,959,840 followers
5. Ariana Grande — 105,035,600 followers
6. The Weeknd — 104,006,183 followers
7. Eminem — 100,069,261 followers
8. Drake — 98,124,659 followers
9. Bad Bunny — 94,602,608 followers
10. Justin Bieber — 82,063,843 followers

On the hip hop side, Eminem holds a strong lead, with Drake coming close but still trailing by almost 2 million followers. Here’s the breakdown:

Most Followed Hip-Hop Artists
1. Eminem — 100,069,261 followers
2. Drake — 98,124,659 followers
3. XXXTentacion — 49,911,685 followers
4. Kendrick Lamar — 40,690,226 followers
5. Juice WRLD — 39,947,203 followers
6. Travis Scott — 38,350,733 followers
7. Nicki Minaj — 33,811,460 followers
8. Doja Cat — 33,147,014 followers
9. Kanye West — 29,849,112 followers
10. J. Cole — 26,184,330 followers

It is a testament to Eminem’s unmatched legacy: even without constant album drops or major pop collaborations, his catalogue keeps pulling millions of listeners in, over 30,000 of them every day.

At this rate, Slim is not just keeping pace — he is setting it.