Top 5 most subscribed musician in Nigeria
Nigeria has been at the forefront of afrobeat for the past decade, releasing a slew of incredible sounds that have made their way throughout the globe; most of the acceptable afrobeat sounds are most likely produced by Nigerian acts.
It is now a known fact that Nigerian music-or put better- African Music has gone as global as possible and there is always the need to measure what kind of success (mostly through streaming) it is making out there, especially on digital platforms like YouTube where artists have to share the music videos to their songs through VEVO.
The top five Nigerian musicians with the most YouTube subscribers are listed below.
5) Wizkid
Wizkid, whose real name is Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun, rose to fame in 2010 and achieved global fame in 2015 after collaborating with Canadian artist Drake.
With 2.33 million subscribers on Youtube, he is the 5th most subscribed Nigerian Artiste on YouTube.
4) Burna Boy
Burna Boy is another Nigerian artist who made the list of most subscribed Nigerian Artiste on YouTube of all time.
Burna Boy (Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu) rose to fame in 2012 after the release of his track "Like to Party." He has had a global effect over the years, receiving Grammy nominations twice for his two projects (African Giant and Twice as Tall).
With 2.4 millon subscribers on Youtube, he is the fourth most subscribed Nigerian Artiste on YouTube.
3) Flavour
Flavour, whose real name is Chinedu Okoli, is popularly known across Africa and the world for his hit song "Nwa Baby (Ashawo Remix)".
With 2.53 million subscribers on Youtube, he is the third most subscribed Nigerian Artiste on YouTube.
2) Davido
David Adedeji Adeleke, also known as Davido, rose to prominence in 2012, after releasing “Dami Duro” a second single off his debut album, he got international recognition in 2017, after releasing his successful single “Fall”
He’s the second most subscribed Nigerian Artiste on YouTube with 2.9 million subscribers.
1) C Kay
I think when Ckay wakes up, the first thing he does is wonder how a single song is able to revitalize one’s life and music career so much that you actually don’t recover from it throughout your career.
Because of his popular hit song “Love Nwantintin”, Ckay is currently the Most Streamed Nigerian Artist on Spotify with more than 140M streams on a particular song.
The remixes he has had with “Love Nwantintin” are even making bigger waves and charting boards in US, UK, Switzerland, Argentina and Germany.
With 2.91 million subscribers on YouTube, he is the most subscribed Nigerian Artiste on YouTube.
