In the first quarter of the year 2025, Nigerian gospel artists Nathaniel Bassey,  , Mercy Chinwo, and Moses Bliss have recorded their names among the most-streamed acts on YouTube Music.
Debut Hub’s data compiled 52.8 million streams, followed by Mercy Chinwo, who came in second with 46.4 million, and Moses Bliss, who received 41.5 million.
While Nathaniel Bassey’s best-performing songs, including “Yahweh Sabaoth,” which features Mercy Chinwo Blessed, have amassed 25 million plays, and “Jesus Iye,” which has earned 32 million plays to date, are among her standout songs.
Rema’s dominance, along with other notable Nigerian artists like Burna Boy, Davido, Wizkid, and Ayra Starr, continued in the top 20 most-streamed artists’ charts in Q1 2025.
With his hit “Calm Down,” starring Selena Gomez, which has now reached a groundbreaking 2.5 billion plays, Rema amassed an impressive 223 million streams.
The top 20 most popular Nigerian artists globally on YouTube Music in Q1 2025 are listed below.
- Rema — 223M
- Burna Boy — 171M
- Ayra Starr — 169M
- Davido — 113M
- Wizkid — 102M
- Omah Lay — 96.7M
- Kizz Daniel — 67.9M
- Ruger — 65.7M
- CKay — 64.6M
- Asake — 63.4M
- Tems — 60.4M
- Fireboy DML — 59.1M
- Nathaniel Bassey — 52. 8M
- Oxlade — 52.4M
- Tekno — 50.8M
- Tiwa Savage — 45.3M
- Mercy Chinwo — 46.4M
- Victony — 42.5M
- Moses Bliss — 41.5M
- BNXN — 41M
Source: Channels TV
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