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Making Cents: Spotify releases data on most-streamed female artists, throws shade at Taylor Swift


This Sunday is International Women’s Day, and to celebrate, Spotify has released data on its most-streamed female artists. The music service released a series of lists — who doesn’t love a good list? — breaking down the most streamed female artists by women and by men, both here in the states and around the world.

They even managed to throw some shade at Taylor Swift, presumably because of this whole situation, and tossed a double-asterisk next to her name with our favorite emoticon ever: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯.

Pop music’s Barry Bonds, TaySway still cracks the Top 10 in five of the six lists, and you can peep the whole shebang down below.

Overall, it should come as no surprise that the likes of Beyoncé, Rihanna, Katy Perry and Lana Del Rey lead the charge, but it’s fun to note that dudes around the world love some Lorde, Katy Perry, and Lana Del Rey.

As the Hollywood Reporter notes, “Beyoncé is the most streamed female artist by women, in the U.S. and around the world. Katy Perry ranks highest among men internationally, while Lorde is the most popular among male users in the U.S.” And Jezebel sums it up perfectly: “All women love Beyoncé. The whole world loves Rihanna. America loves Lana Del Rey. And men love listening to Katy Perry and Lorde.”

Here’s the full list for your viewing pleasures…

All-time most streamed female artists by women on Spotify, worldwide:

1. Beyoncé
2. Katy Perry
3. Lana Del Rey
4. Rihanna
5. Ariana Grande
6. Lorde
7. Miley Cyrus
8. Taylor Swift**
9. Ellie Goulding

All-time most streamed female artists by women on Spotify in the U.S:

1. Beyoncé
2. Lana Del Rey
3. Katy Perry
4. Ariana Grande
5. Lorde
6. Rihanna
7. Taylor Swift**
8. Miley Cyrus
9. Nicki Minaj
10. Iggy Azalea

All-time top 10 streamed women globally on Spotify:

1. Rihanna
2. Katy Perry
3. Beyoncé
4. Lana Del Rey
5. Lady Gaga
6. Ariana Grande
7. Nicki Minaj
8. Ellie Goulding
9. Taylor Swift**
10. Lorde

All-time top 10 streamed women in the U.S. on Spotify:

1. Lana Del Rey
2. Beyoncé
3. Katy Perry
4. Lorde
5. Ariana Grande
6. Rihanna
7. Nicki Minaj
8. Taylor Swift**
9. Miley Cyrus
10. Ellie Goulding

All-time most streamed female artists by men on Spotify, worldwide:

1. Katy Perry
2. Lana Del Rey
3. Lorde
4. Ariana Grande
5. Rihanna
6. Beyoncé
7. Ellie Goulding
8. Miley Cyrus
9. Lady Gaga
10. Iggy Azalea

All-time most streamed female artists by men on Spotify in the U.S.

1. Lorde
2. Lana Del Rey
3. Katy Perry
4. Beyoncé
5. Rihanna
6. Nicki Minaj
7. Ellie Goulding
8. Iggy Azalea
9. Taylor Swift**
10. Lady Gaga

** ¯\_(ツ)_/¯