BTS Tops Group Streaming
- BTS was noted as the most-streamed group of all time in recent social posts about streaming records. (x.com) - That BTS post received roughly 2,800 likes while highlighting group-level streaming dominance. (x.com) - The statistic sits alongside several K-pop milestones trending this week across music feeds. (x.com)
Guinness World Records lists BTS as the most‑streamed group on Spotify, with 48,538,779,220 total streams counted on April 1, 2026. (guinnessworldrecords.com) GWR's record page breaks that total into 47,532,545,190 lead‑artist streams and 1,006,234,030 featured‑artist streams. (guinnessworldrecords.com) A recent post on X highlighting the statistic drew roughly 2,800 likes while flagging BTS's group‑level streaming dominance. (x.com) The figure arrived amid BTS’s comeback: the group’s album ARIRANG, released March 20, 2026, hit multiple Spotify records in its opening weeks and drove renewed catalogue listening. (billboard.com) Spotify published all‑time streaming lists on April 23, 2026, a timing that amplified K‑pop milestones across music feeds and industry coverage this week. (newsroom.spotify.com) BTS was first widely recognized as Spotify’s most‑streamed group in 2021 with about 16.3 billion plays, crossed 40 billion streams by October 2024, and reached the 48.5 billion figure recorded by GWR on April 1, 2026. (forbes.com) “For the first time, we’re unveiling the most streamed artists, albums, songs, podcasts, and audiobooks in our history,” Spotify said on April 23, 2026, as platforms and trackers refreshed historic rankings. (newsroom.spotify.com)
