Indian singer Arijit Singh has recently surpassed American singer Taylor Swift on Spotify, with 118.8 million followers compared to Swift’s 118.78 million. This rise highlights Singh’s growing global influence and the increasing international popularity of Bollywood music.
Singh had briefly outpaced Swift in followers last year, but Swift quickly reclaimed her lead.
According to Spotify, Singh is often dubbed as “the king of sad love hits.” His 2020 compilation album, Ultimate Love Songs, has garnered millions of streams for each track, with the standout hit “Tum Hi Ho,” emerging as the most popular, said news reports.