With the closing of the 2021 year fast approaching, Spotify released users’ annual Spotify Wrapped stats. For those who aren’t familiar with the social media crazed phenomenon, Spotify shows the yearly musical stats of its listeners as they reflect on past music choices.
The in-app data collection has been a fan favorite around the holidays as people rush to social media to share what they have been listening to on the platform. First launched in 2016, Spotify has continued to improve user-friendly improvements to better connect through the power of music. It’s just another way Spotify is bringing people closer together. For this year, Spotify Wrapped expanded to include a further global reach.
Alongside Wrapped, Spotify released their end-of-the-year music charts with Bad Bunny being the 2021’s number one most stream artist. The Puerto Rican rapper and singer takes the number one spot for a second straight year, raking up more than 9.1 billion streams.
Taylor Swift came in at No. 2, followed by BTS, Drake, and Justin Bieber. The news comes as no surprise as Bad Bunny continues to break global records with each release. From sold-out arenas to major brand contracts, Bad Bunny is a worldwide icon for many. While Bad Bunny took home the most streamed artist, one breakout artist u