Spotify reveals data on Pakistani music’s outside the country

Spotify launched in Pakistan almost a year ago, allowing local artists to reach new fans both at home and abroad. It has been 365 days since Spotify launched in Pakistan, so it’s only fitting that the company released some impressive statistics regarding Pakistani music’s global success.

In the past year, over 19,590 songs from Pakistani creators were added to Spotify. With 406 million listeners worldwide, India, the United States, and the United Kingdom are the top three countries listening to Pakistani music. In addition, the data revealed which Pakistani artists have the most streams outside the country.

Atif Aslam became the most-streamed Pakistani artist abroad, with his hits “Kadi Te Has Bol” with Velo Sound Station, “Jeena Jeena (Badlapur)”, and “Tere Sang Yaara” ranking in the top 10 most-streamed songs from Pakistan abroad.

Acclaimed Pakistani singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan was the second most-streamed Pakistani artist abroad, and his uncle, the legendary qawwali maestro, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan came in third. Momina Mustehsan landed the fourth spot, and Bilal Saeed came fifth.

“Baari” by Bilal Saeed and Momina Mustehsan, the ultimate love song for millions of listeners, has earned the number one spot as the most-streamed local song abroad. The power duo made another appearance with “Uchiyaan Deewaraan” in the fourth spot, and Momina Mustehsan came in ninth with Adnan Dhool in “Awari”.