Spotify Wrapped: Bien named most streamed Kenyan artist of 2024

Former Sauti Sol lead singer Bien Aime-Baraza has dethroned popular rap trio Wakadinali as the most streamed Kenyan artist on global digital music platform Spotify.

This emerged as the music streaming app finally released the much-awaited Spotify Wrapped 2024 list, which compiles data based on activity on the platform over the course of the year.

Wakadinali were the most streamed Kenyan artists in 2023, beating out Sauti Sol, Bien, Bensoul, and Nyashinski who rounded up the top five list.

The tables seemed to have turned this year, however, as Bien emerged as the most billed Kenyan artist on the platform, followed by Wakadinali, and Sauti Sol dropping to third place.

Bien, however, did not stop his dominance there. The self proclaimed ‘Man a bald man’ also had four songs in the top 10 streamed Kenyan tracks list.

American singer Taylor Swift emerged as the top streamed artist globally, followed by The Weekend and Bad Bunny.

Spotify Wrapped 2024 also entailed podcasts, with 3MenArmy’s ‘The 97s Podcast’ topping the streams, Julia Gaitho’s ‘This is Love’ and Abel Mutua’s ‘The Mkurugenzi Podcast’ came second and third respectively.

Below is the somplete list of Spotify Wrapped 2024:

Top Streamed Kenyan Artists

1. Bien 
2. Wakadinali
3. Sauti Sol
4. Bensoul
5. Lil Maina
6. Nyashinski
7. Okello Max
8. Chris Kaiga
9. Nviiri the Storyteller
10. Otile Brown 

Top Streamed Kenyan tracks

1. Lil Maina, sosatheprodigyy-NAKAM SAI
2. Bien - Lifestyle
3. Bensoul/Bien- Extra Pressure
4. From The Hood Music- Anguka Nayo
5. Bien- Inauma
6. Bien- Ma Cherie
7. YBW Smith- Lele
8. Dyana Cods - Set It
9. Matata - Oversized T-shirt
10. Fancy Fingers - Kudade (Fancy Fingers refix)

Top Streamed Podcasts

1. The 97s Podcast
2. So This is Love
3. The Mkurugenzi Podcast
4. The Messy In Between
5. ShxtsNGigs
6. The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
7. It’s Related, I Promise
8. Mic Cheque Podcast
9. The Sandwich Podcast
10. Success Addicted Podcast with the voice of Earl Nightingale 

Top Streamed Artists

1. Taylor Swift
2. The Weeknd
3. Bad Bunny
4. Drake
5. Billie Eilish
6. Travis Scott
7. Peso Pluma
8. Kanye West
9. Ariana Grande
10. Feid 

Top Exported Genres

1. Afro Beat
2. Gengetone
3. Afro beats
4. Afro pop
5. Afro House
6. Gospel
7. House
8. Deep House
9. Dance Hall
10. Tribal house