Alka Yagnik, a versatile singer, has surpassed Puerto Rico and the well-known BTS band to become the most streamed YouTube artist of 2022 around the world.
Alka is estimated to have received 15.3 billion YouTube streams in 2022, with 42 million per day, according to Guinness World Records. The well-known playback singer will be ranked first in the global rankings in 2022 with these numbers.
The singer of Tumhi Dekho Na has topped Bad Bunny, aka Puerto Rico, who came in second place on the list. In 2022, he has approximately 14.7 billion streams.
Yagnik has maintained her steadfast position on her rank for the past three years. She received 16 in 2020. She received 17.7 billion streams in 2021, compared to 6.8 billion in 2016.
With 7.95 billion and 7.03 billion streams, respectively, the veteran actor has also surpassed BTS and Blackpink, two K-pop stars who are among the top 10 most streamed artists.
With 5.7 billion streams, singer The Weeknd is ranked 13. In the meantime, Taylor Swift currently occupies the 26th position with 4.33 billion streams.
In her four decades of work, Alka Yagnik has recorded more than 20,000 songs, IndiaToday reports. She also topped the YouTube Music Charts and the Insights list of top global artists for January 2023.