

Starboy is making history look easy! Nigerian Afrobeats icon Ayodeji Balogun, globally known as Wizkid, has officially crossed a massive new threshold, becoming the very first African artist to amass over 11 billion cumulative streams on Spotify.
The internet went wild on Tuesday when music data platform ChartsAfrica shared the history-making update on X. In a viral post tracing the evolution of African streaming numbers, the data platform revealed a stunning reality: from 1 billion all the way to 11 billion, Big Wiz has been the first African artist to claim every single milestone.
This latest record-breaking moment comes right on the heels of his fresh collaboration with longtime producer DJ Tunez. Their joint track, "State of Mind," dropped on May 15 and instantly captured global attention, racking up an impressive 685,000+ streams on Spotify within its first 24 hours alone.
It has been a wild year for Wizkid FC. It was only back in January that the Grammy-winner made headlines for being the first to touch the 10 billion streaming mark. Pushing that number to 11 billion in just a few short months shows that his catalog isn't just aging well—it's accelerating. For fans and industry stakeholders alike, this isn't just a win for Wizkid; it's another massive statement showing that Afrobeats continues to completely command the global music market

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