What is the fastest song to hit 1 billion streams on Spotify?
The fastest song to reach 1 billion streams on Spotify is "Die With A Smile" by Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars, achieving the milestone in approximately 96 to 97 days after its release in August 2024, breaking previous records held by hits like Miley Cyrus's "Flowers".
What Drake and his team probably couldn't have predicted, however, was that “One Dance” would make history as the first song on Spotify to hit one billion streams, achieving this milestone in just 193 days.
What's the fastest song to reach 3 billion streams?
Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars' "Die With A Smile" is now the fastest song to surpass 3 billion streams on Spotify (409 days). . . . #ladygaga #gaga #brunomars #diewithasmile #mayhem.
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Who hit 1 billion views first?
Psy's "Gangnam Style" was the first video to hit 1 billion views on YouTube, reaching the milestone on December 21, 2012, making the South Korean pop star the first artist to achieve this record-breaking feat. The catchy K-pop track, released in July 2012, became a global phenomenon, surpassing Justin Bieber's "Baby" to become the most-viewed video online.
Twista actual has a world record. Better put some respect on his name. Twista is the fastest, Tyler the creator & ICP say the most the wall stuff, DMX was the gridest, 2pac & Scarface the realist, big pun and big L had the best flow there is no room for Eminem.
Taylor Swift's "The Fate of Ophelia" is the FASTEST song of 2025 and the FASTEST Taylor Swift song EVER to reach 600 million Spotify streams, achieving the feat in under 63 days (surpassing "Anti-Hero" at 123 days).
Spotify holds a 32% global market share in music streaming with 713 million monthly users. Institutional investors own 67.8% of Spotify; founders Ek and Lorentzon control major voting power. Shares of Spotify can be bought through a brokerage account using market or limit orders.
While specific numbers can be elusive and often debated, reports suggest that Eminem has an IQ estimated around 130. This places him in the 'superior intelligence' category—no small feat for anyone, let alone a rapper who rose from humble beginnings.
The Minecraft community has crushed one trillion views on YouTube. Celebrate this huge milestone with a look back at some of the biggest moments in Minecraft history.
"Despacito" became the first video to reach three billion views in August 2017, four billion in October 2017, five billion in April 2018, six billion in February 2019, and seven billion in October 2020.
There's no single "number one song of all time" because it depends on the criteria (sales, streams, cultural impact, critical acclaim), but Bing Crosby's "White Christmas" is often cited as the best-selling single ever by sales, while Ed Sheeran's "Shape of You" holds records for streaming/digital certifications, and critics' lists (like Rolling Stone's list) favor songs like Aretha Franklin's "Respect" or Bob Dylan's "Like a Rolling Stone".
Contrary to what you might have heard, Spotify does not pay artist royalties according to a per-play or per-stream rate; the royalty payments that artists receive might vary according to differences in how their music is streamed or the agreements they have with labels or distributors.
This is a crazy milestone making Blinding Lights the first song in history to reach 5 billion streams on Spotify. This makes the Weeknd the first artist to have a song at 5 billion streams as well.
