Burna Boy becomes most streamed African artist on YouTube

By Taiwo Okanlawon

Grammy-winning superstar Damini Ogulu, popularly known as Burna Boy, has emerged as the most streamed Sub-Saharan African artiste on YouTube.

Burna Boy has amassed 2.52 Billion streams on the platform, surpassing the Tanzanian singer Diamond Platnumz, who has 2.37 Billion streams.

Wizkid is number three on the list of most streamed Sub-Saharan African artists on YouTube with 1.83 billion streams, followed by Congolese legend, Fally Ipupa with 1.61 billion, and Davido with 1.50 billion.

The Nigerian quintet of Rema (1.41 billion streams), CKay (1.30 billion streams), Flavour (1.19 billion streams), P Square (1.14 billion streams) and Tekno (1.01 billion streams) complete the top ten.