Rosé from BLACKPINK leads YouTube Music in 2025, becoming the world’s most-streamed K-pop artist with more than 4.1 billion plays.
Rosé, member of BLACKPINK, has just achieved a new historic milestone in her solo career. Her album ‘ROSIE’ continues to receive a massive global response, reaching unprecedented numbers within the K-pop landscape.
The singer has now surpassed 4.1 billion streams on YouTube Music, officially making her the most-streamed K-pop act worldwide in 2025. With this accomplishment, Rosé overtakes her own group, BLACKPINK, who had led the ranking since the beginning of the year with over 3.3 billion streams.
This record highlights the global impact of her solo project and the strength of her fanbase, which has supported the ‘ROSIE’ era consistently since its release. Each track on the album has contributed to this achievement, cementing Rosé as a powerful independent force within the industry.
YouTube Music, Google’s music-streaming platform that replaced Google Play Music in 2018, has become one of the most reliable indicators of global consumption. Beyond official songs, it offers albums, audio tracks, artist radios, live performances, music videos and dance practices, allowing real-time measurement of an artist’s true popularity.
For Rosé to lead this list demonstrates not only the magnitude of her success as a soloist, but also the continued global influence of K-pop in the international market. With this achievement, the artist opens a new chapter in a career that continues to grow with its own momentum.
Is this just the beginning of her global solo reign? All signs suggest it is.
