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Spotify 2025: BTS remains top K-pop artist, 'APT.' crowned No. 1 song

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<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1764917007646BTS.jfif" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="BTS. Photo from BigHit Music&#x27;s X account"/>BTS. Photo from BigHit Music&#x27;s X account</div><div>Philippines still among top K-pop markets on streaming platform</div>BTS retained its title as the most-streamed K-pop artist globally on Spotify in 2025, although the year&#x27;s most-streamed track went to the viral hit &quot;APT.&quot; by Blackpink&#x27;s Rosé and Bruno Mars, the music streaming platform said Friday.The seven-member group kept the top spot on Spotify&#x27;s list of global top K-pop artists for 2025, holding the <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/music/2024/12/5/bts-is-most-streamed-k-pop-artist-of-2024-spotify-1500">same position as last year</a>, while its youngest member Jungkook ranked eighth.Other BTS members also appeared in the top 20, with Jimin at No. 11, Jin at No. 13, and J-Hope at No. 18.<div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/music/2025/7/2/bts-announces-plans-for-new-album-tour-0832">READ: BTS announces plans for new album, tour </a></div>Stray Kids placed second, followed by Blackpink members Jennie and Rosé at third and fourth, respectively.Blackpink, as a group, ranked seventh, while Lisa secured the No. 14 spot.Interestingly, the fictional groups from the animated film &quot;KPop Demon Hunters&quot; also made the list, with the female trio HUNTR/X at No. 5 and their rivals Saja Boys at No. 20.KATSEYE, the multinational girl group co-managed by K-pop powerhouse HYBE, was also listed as a K-pop artist, landing at No. 10.<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1764916757983Global Top K-Pop Artists of 2025 Wrapped [dark].png" style="width:633px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="633"/>Photo from Spotify</div>Below is the full top 20 of Spotify&#x27;s global K-pop artists for 2025:1. BTS2. Stray Kids3. JENNIE4. ROSÉ5. HUNTR/X6. TWICE7. BLACKPINK8. Jung Kook9. ENHYPEN10. KATSEYE11. Jimin12. LE SSERAFIM13. Jin14. LISA15. SEVENTEEN16. NewJeans17. aespa18. j-hope19. TOMORROW X TOGETHER20. Saja BoysMeanwhile, Rosé and Mars&#x27; &quot;APT.,&quot; which also won Song of the Year at the <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/2025/11/30/star-studded-2025-mama-awards-proceeds-in-tragedy-stricken-hong-kong-1413">recent MAMA Awards</a>, topped Spotify&#x27;s list of the most-streamed global K-pop songs of 2025.The song became a viral hit following its October 2024 release as a pre-release for Rosé&#x27;s debut album &quot;Rosie,&quot; which dropped in December 2024.&quot;Golden,&quot; the hit single from &quot;KPop Demon Hunters,&quot; ranked second, followed by BTS member Jimin&#x27;s &quot;Who,&quot; a track from his 2024 album &quot;Muse.&quot;<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1764916783984Global Top K-Pop Songs of 2025 Wrapped [light].png" style="width:633px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/></div>BTS star Jin&#x27;s &quot;Don’t Say You Love Me,&quot; the lead single from his 2025 EP &quot;Echo,&quot; took fourth place, while Blackpink member Jennie&#x27;s &quot;Like Jennie&quot; from her acclaimed album &quot;Ruby&quot; claimed the fifth spot.In addition to &quot;Golden,&quot; three other songs from “KPop Demon Hunters” made the top 10: HUNTR/X&#x27;s &quot;How It&#x27;s Done&quot; at No. 9, and the Saja Boys&#x27; &quot;Your Idol&quot; and &quot;Soda Pop&quot; at No. 6 and No. 7, respectively. Below is the full top 20 of Spotify&#x27;s global K-pop songs for 2025:1. “APT.” by ROSÉ, Bruno Mars2. “Golden” by HUNTR/X, EJAE, AUDREY NUNA, REI AMI, KPop Demon Hunters Cast3. “Who” by Jimin4. “Don’t Say You Love Me” by Jin5. “like JENNIE” by JENNIE6. “Your Idol” by Saja Boys, Andrew Choi, Neckwav, Danny Chung, KEVIN WOO, samUIL Lee, KPop Demon Hunters Cast7. “Soda Pop” by Saja Boys, Andrew Choi, Neckwav, Danny Chung, KEVIN WOO, samUIL Lee, KPop Demon Hunters Cast8. “Seven (feat. Latto)” by Jung Kook, Latto9. “How It’s Done” by HUNTR/X, EJAE, AUDREY NUNA, REI AMI, KPop Demon Hunters Cast10. “Gabriela” by KATSEYE11. “What It Sounds Like” by HUNTR/X, EJAE, AUDREY NUNA, REI AMI, KPop Demon Hunters Cast12. “JUMP”  by BLACKPINK13. “Winter Ahead (with PARK HYO SHIN)” by V, Park Hyo Shin14. “Free” by Rumi, Jinu, EJAE, Andrew Choi, KPop Demon Hunters Cast15. “Takedown” by HUNTR/X, EJAE, AUDREY NUNA, REI AMI, KPop Demon Hunters Cast16. “Gnarly” by KATSEYE17. “Touch” by KATSEYE18. “3D (feat. Jack Harlow)” by Jung Kook, Jack Harlow19. “Born Again (feat. Doja Cat &amp; RAYE)” by LISA, Doja Cat, RAYE20. “toxic till the end” by ROSÉSpotify listeners streamed more than 181 billion minutes of K-pop on the service this 2025, highlighting the genre&#x27;s continued popularity, the streamer said.Meanwhile, K-pop&#x27;s top markets include the United States, Indonesia, Japan, the Philippines, Brazil, Mexico, Thailand, Taiwan, India and South Korea, Spotify added.<div>RELATED VIDEO</div><div><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/P_UEke5GTAM?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe> </div>

BTS retained its title as the most-streamed K-pop artist globally on Spotify in 2025, although the year's most-streamed track went to the viral hit "APT." by Blackpink's Rosé and Bruno Mars.

BTS retained its title as the most-streamed K-pop artist globally on Spotify in 2025, although the year's most-streamed track went to the viral hit "APT." by Blackpink's Rosé and Bruno Mars.