Here’s How Much Money The Top 10 Girl Groups On Spotify Earn From Streams

Next time someone says digitals don’t count for much, show them this.

As K-Pop gets bigger and bigger across the globe, girl groups are skyrocketing on Spotify—but just how much money does it earn them?

According to Spotify’s 2020 pay-per-stream figures, here are the approximate earnings of the top 10 most-streamed K-Pop girl groups on Spotify.

10. EXID

EXID is the 10th most-streamed K-Pop girl group on Spotify right now with 275 million total streams. They currently have 1.11 million followers and 946,000 monthly listeners on the platform.

| Banana Culture Entertainment

Based on the daily stream average EXID received in 2019, the group is generating around $70,000 USD per year in Spotify revenue.

| Banana Culture Entertainment

9. 2NE1

2NE1 is the 9th most-streamed K-Pop girl group on Spotify right now with 289 million total streams. They currently have 1.56 million followers and 1.10 million monthly listeners on the platform.

| YG Entertainment

Based on the daily stream average 2NE1 received in 2020, the group is generating around $265,000 USD per year in Spotify revenue.

| YG Entertainment

8. GFRIEND

GFRIEND is the 8th most-streamed K-Pop girl group on Spotify right now with 302 million total streams. They currently have 900,000 followers and 1.09 million monthly listeners on the platform.

| Source Music

Based on the daily stream average GFRIEND received in 2020, the group is generating around $570,000 USD per year in Spotify revenue.

| Source Music

7. Girls’ Generation

Girls’ Generation is the 7th most-streamed K-Pop girl group on Spotify right now with 383 million total streams. They currently have 1.64 million followers and 1.20 monthly listeners on the platform.

| SM Entertainment

Based on the daily stream average Girls’ Generation received in 2020, the group is generating around $580,000 USD per year in Spotify revenue.

| SM Entertainment

6. ITZY

ITZY is the 6th most-streamed K-Pop girl group on Spotify right now with 383 million total streams. They currently have 1.12 million followers and 4.94 monthly listeners on the platform.

| JYP Entertainment

Based on the daily stream average ITZY received in 2020, the group is generating around $1.74 million USD per year in Spotify revenue.

| JYP Entertainment

5. (G)I-DLE

(G)I-DLE is the 5th most-streamed K-Pop girl group on Spotify right now with 564 million total streams. They currently have 1.84 million followers and 5.60 million monthly listeners on the platform.

| Cube Entertainment

Based on the daily stream average (G)I-DLE received in 2020, the group is generating around $1.61 million USD per year in Spotify revenue.

| Cube Entertainment

4. MAMAMOO

MAMAMOO is the 4th most-streamed K-Pop girl group on Spotify right now with 574 million total streams. They currently have 2.35 million followers and 3.13 million monthly listeners on the platform.

| RBW

Based on the daily stream average MAMAMOO received in 2020, the group is generating around $1.42 million USD per year in Spotify revenue.

| RBW

3. Red Velvet

Red Velvet is the 3rd most-streamed K-Pop girl group on Spotify right now with 1.22 billion total streams. They currently have 4.02 million followers and 4.46 monthly listeners on the platform.

| SM Entertainment

Based on the daily stream average Red Velvet received in 2020, the group is generating around $2.35 million USD per year in Spotify revenue.

| SM Entertainment

2. TWICE

TWICE is the 2nd most-streamed K-Pop girl group on Spotify right now with 1.82 billion total streams. They currently have 6.52 million followers and 5.03 monthly listeners on the platform.

| JYP Entertainment

Based on the daily stream average TWICE received in 2020, the group is generating around $3.97 million USD per year in Spotify revenue.

| JYP Entertainment

1. BLACKPINK

And BLACKPINK is the #1 most-streamed K-Pop girl group on Spotify right now with 3.19 billion total streams. They currently have 14.98 million followers and 27.66 million monthly listeners on the platform.

| YG Entertainment

Based on the daily stream average BLACKPINK received in 2020, the group is generating around $6.70 million USD per year in Spotify revenue.

| YG Entertainment

Note: These payouts are split between agencies and songwriters before artists get their cut.