Nigerian Gospel Artists Rank Among Youtube’s Most-Streamed Acts Globally In Q1 2025

Nigerian gospel artists Nathaniel Bassey, Mercy Chinwo, and Moses Bliss have achieved impressive global recognition, ranking among the most-streamed Nigerian artists on YouTube Music for the first quarter of 2025.

According to Debut Hub data, Nathaniel Bassey led with 52.8 million streams, followed by Mercy Chinwo with 46.4 million, and Moses Bliss with 41.5 million streams between January and March 2025.

Mercy Chinwo’s popular song “Excess Love” continues to thrive, reaching 133 million plays. Nathaniel Bassey’s hits also performed strongly, with “Yahweh Sabaoth” garnering 25 million plays, “TOBECHUKWU” featuring Mercy Chinwo reaching 39 million, and “Jesus Iye” hitting 32 million streams. Moses Bliss secured a spot in the top 20, marking a notable achievement for Nigerian gospel music globally.

In the same period, Rema dominated the Nigerian music scene with 223 million streams, while his global smash hit “Calm Down” featuring Selena Gomez reached 2.5 billion plays. Other Nigerian artists making waves include Burna Boy with 171 million streams, Ayra Starr with 169 million, Davido with 113 million, and Wizkid with 102 million streams.

Here’s the full list of the top 20 most-streamed Nigerian artists on YouTube Music in Q1 2025:

1. Rema — 223M

2. Burna Boy — 171M

3. Ayra Starr — 169M

4. Davido — 113M

5. Wizkid — 102M

6. Omah Lay — 96.7M

7. Kizz Daniel — 67.9M

8. Ruger — 65.7M

9. CKay — 64.6M

10. Asake — 63.4M

11. Tems — 60.4M

12. Fireboy DML — 59.1M

13. Nathaniel Bassey — 52.8M

14. Oxlade — 52.4M

15. Tekno — 50.8M

16. Mercy Chinwo — 46.4M

17. Tiwa Savage — 45.3M

18. Victony — 42.5M

19. Moses Bliss — 41.5M

20. BNXN — 41M