Spotify: Bien recognized as the most streamed Kenyan artist of 2024.

Former Sauti Sol lead vocalist Bien Aime-Baraza has surpassed the well-known rap group Wakadinali to become the most streamed Kenyan artist on the global digital music platform Spotify.

This development was revealed as Spotify released the highly anticipated Spotify Wrapped 2024 list, which aggregates data reflecting user activity on the platform throughout the year.

In 2023, Wakadinali held the title of the most streamed Kenyan artists, outpacing Sauti Sol, Bien, Bensoul, and Nyashinski, who completed the top five rankings.

However, this year has seen a shift, with Bien claiming the top position as the most streamed Kenyan artist, followed by Wakadinali, while Sauti Sol has fallen to third place.

Bien’s success did not end there; the self-styled ‘Man a bald man’ also featured four tracks in the top 10 most streamed Kenyan songs.

On a global scale, American artist Taylor Swift was recognized as the top streamed artist, followed by The Weekend and Bad Bunny.

The Spotify Wrapped 2024 report also highlighted popular podcasts, with 3MenArmy’s ‘The 97s Podcast’ leading in streams, while Julia Gaitho’s ‘This is Love’ and Abel Mutua’s ‘The Mkurugenzi Podcast’ secured the second and third positions, respectively.

Below is the complete 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