Bruno Mars has achieved a new milestone in his music career, surpassing The Weeknd’s record of 120 million monthly listeners on Spotify. The Weeknd, who became the first artist to reach 100 million monthly listeners and later set the bar at 120 million, has now been overtaken by Mars.

This accomplishment follows Bruno Mars’s first music releases since his collaboration with Anderson .Paak on their Grammy Album of the Year-winning project ‘An Evening With The Silk Sonic’ in 2021. His status as one of the top global pop stars is reinforced by this achievement, showcasing his vast commercial success in the 21st century.

With over 36 billion Spotify streams and 14 songs each surpassing a billion streams, Bruno Mars is nearing the record of 16 songs held by Drake, another major Canadian artist.

Top 20 highest Spotify monthly listeners as of November 13, 2024.

Bruno Mars – 130,612,563

The Weeknd – 120,522,043

Lady Gaga – 113,953,989

Billie Eilish – 107,253,116

Coldplay – 90,585,988

Taylor Swift – 91,295,938

Rihanna – 86,078,987

Ariana Grande – 83,774,575

Justin Bieber – 82,045,938

Eminem – 76,795,897

Sabrina Carpenter – 79,022,469

Ed Sheeran -77,551,483

David Guetta – 75,488,878

Drake – 75,105,070

Post Malone – 73,161,311

Travis Scott – 71,637,037

Kanye West – 66,703,503

Shakira – 65,974,570

SZA – 65,804,982

Dua Lipa – 64,136,480