# Most Monthly Listeners on Spotify: Live Artist Ranking

**Use case:** 

See which artists have the most monthly listeners on Spotify right now. This task checks Spotify's top 15 artists by world rank and returns each one's monthly listeners, Spotify world rank, followers and top cities, with the change since the last run. Sort by monthly listeners to get today's ranking, add any artist you want to compare, and schedule it to follow the race day by day.

## Input

```json
{
  "urls": [
    "https://open.spotify.com/artist/0du5cEVh5yTK9QJze8zA0C",
    "https://open.spotify.com/artist/5pKCCKE2ajJHZ9KAiaK11H",
    "https://open.spotify.com/artist/1Xyo4u8uXC1ZmMpatF05PJ",
    "https://open.spotify.com/artist/1uNFoZAHBGtllmzznpCI3s",
    "https://open.spotify.com/artist/1HY2Jd0NmPuamShAr6KMms",
    "https://open.spotify.com/artist/06HL4z0CvFAxyc27GXpf02",
    "https://open.spotify.com/artist/3TVXtAsR1Inumwj472S9r4",
    "https://open.spotify.com/artist/66CXWjxzNUsdJxJ2JdwvnR",
    "https://open.spotify.com/artist/3fMbdgg4jU18AjLCKBhRSm",
    "https://open.spotify.com/artist/4gzpq5DPGxSnKTe4SA8HAU",
    "https://open.spotify.com/artist/4q3ewBCX7sLwd24euuV69X",
    "https://open.spotify.com/artist/6jJ0s89eD6GaHleKKya26X",
    "https://open.spotify.com/artist/0EmeFodog0BfCgMzAIvKQp",
    "https://open.spotify.com/artist/1Cs0zKBU1kc0i8ypK3B9ai",
    "https://open.spotify.com/artist/6qqNVTkY8uBg9cP3Jd7DAH"
  ],
  "artistReleases": [],
  "compareWithPreviousRun": true,
  "maxTracksPerUrl": 0
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "artistName": {
    "label": "Artist",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "monthlyListeners": {
    "label": "Monthly listeners",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "monthlyListenersChange": {
    "label": "Change",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "followers": {
    "label": "Followers",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "worldRank": {
    "label": "World rank",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "verified": {
    "label": "Verified",
    "format": "boolean"
  },
  "artistUrl": {
    "label": "Link",
    "format": "link"
  }
}
```

## How it works

### 1. Sign up on Apify or log in

The Spotify Play Count Scraper: Tracks, Albums, Artists, Playlists Actor is ready to run with the inputs already set for "Most Monthly Listeners on Spotify: Live Artist Ranking". [Sign up or log in](https://console.apify.com/create-task-from-example/8hn6pRimnJYhCcBl9) and you'll land in Apify Console with a copy of this exact task.

### 2. Start the "Most Monthly Listeners on Spotify: Live Artist Ranking" task

The Spotify Play Count Scraper: Tracks, Albums, Artists, Playlists Actor will start running based on the input automatically. You can also change all the input fields, like spotify links, for artist links: play counts of, and more, to match your specific use case.

### 3. Receive the "Most Monthly Listeners on Spotify: Live Artist Ranking" output

Monitor the progress in real time. You will be notified as soon as your dataset is complete and ready for review. Each result includes data such as artist, monthly listeners, change, and more.

### 4. Integrate into your workflow

The final output is delivered in JSON, CSV, or Excel format, ready to be plugged into your workflow. You can also [run the "Most Monthly Listeners on Spotify: Live Artist Ranking" task via API](https://apify.com/epicscrapers/spotify-play-count-scraper.md).

## FAQ

### Who has the most monthly listeners on Spotify?

It changes often. Run this task and sort the Artists view by monthlyListeners for today's order; worldRank shows each artist's position in Spotify's own global ranking.

### How often do monthly listeners change?

Spotify updates them about once a day. They count unique listeners over the last 28 days, so a new release or viral song shows up within days.

### What is Spotify's world rank?

An artist's position among all Spotify artists by monthly listeners, shown on the profile. It is set only for artists in the global ranking.

### Can I add other artists to the ranking?

Yes. Add any artist link to the list. Copy it in Spotify with Share, then Copy link. The run ranks every artist you include.

### How do I follow the race over time?

Keep Compare with previous run on and schedule the task daily. monthlyListenersChange shows who gained or lost listeners since the last run.

### Is this useful for prediction markets?

Markets on the most monthly listeners resolve on the number shown on each Spotify profile, the value this returns. Check each market's own rules and deadline.

### Where do the top artists' listeners come from?

Each artist row has topCities with listener counts per city, and the 10 top tracks with play counts show which songs drive the numbers.

### Can I export the ranking?

Yes. Export the Artists view to CSV, Excel or JSON, or send each run to Google Sheets through the task's Integrations tab.

### How much does it cost?

$0.002 per artist. This 15-artist ranking costs $0.03 per run, or about $0.90 a month run daily.

### Do I need a Spotify account?

No. Monthly listeners are public, and the run reads them without a Spotify login or API key.

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [Spotify Play Count Scraper: Tracks, Albums, Artists, Playlists](https://apify.com/epicscrapers/spotify-play-count-scraper.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/epicscrapers/spotify-play-count-scraper.md) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.


## How to integrate an Actor?

This Task's input is already configured above. Use it as-is rather than inventing a new one.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For full API examples (JavaScript, Python, CLI, MCP, OpenAPI), see this Task's Actor page: https://apify.com/epicscrapers/spotify-play-count-scraper.md

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).