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We Compare Davido And Wizkid- Who Has More International Popularity
Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun, known professionally as Wizkid and David Adedeji Adeleke, better known by his stage name Davido, are both Nigerian musicians and songwriter.
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Just like fans of Messi and Ronaldo argue who is a better footballer, so do fans of the music duo often compare Davido and Wizkid to each other in the music arena.
In this article, we take a look at the international popularity between Wizkid and Davido through the lens of popular streaming platforms.
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These music icons have both done really well for themselves. They’ve worked tirelessly into becoming two of Africa’s biggest musicians taking the Afrobeat genre to the world with back-to-back hit singles, pricey endorsement deals, sold out concerts all over the world, global tours and great streaming numbers.
The release of Davido’s single ‘Fall’ for instance, became the most Shazamed song by New York listeners in 2018. It also showed up on the Billboard charts and eventually became the longest charting Nigerian song earlier this year. This single has been getting a lot of radio play abroad since its release.
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Davido’s fellow Nigerian pop star Wizkid started to ease his way into the international music market in 2012 with his bromance with international singer Chris Brown. Wizkid got a major breakthrough in 2015 when Drake did a remix of his sensational single ‘Ojuelegba’.
In 2016, Wizkid achieved international recognition following his collaboration with Drake on the global hit, “One Dance”, which reached number one in 15 countries, including the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and Australia.
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Nevertheless, overall Davido has emerged as the most streamed artist with 9.38 million views as compared to Wizkid’s 5.72 million views between September 2017 to September 2018.
However, this doesn’t tell the full story. The breakdown below of popular streaming platforms demonstrates the dynamic fan base between Davido and Wizkid:
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YouTube
On YouTube, Davido’s most viewed video is the chart-topping ‘Fall’. Released in 2017, it has received 140 million views. Next is ‘If’ with 77 million, followed by ‘FIA’ with 59 million, ‘AYE’ - 53 million and ‘Assurance’ - 36 million. Davido has 1.4 million subscribers on YouTube.
Wizkid’s verified Youtube account, on the other hand, has less than a million subscribers while the StarBoy TV account has 265,206. His most watched video is ‘Come Closer ft. Drake’ with 72 million, followed by ‘SOCO’ with 39 million views, ‘OJUELEGBA’ - 30 million, ‘Fever’ - 21 million and ‘Final (Baba Nla)’ with 19 million views.
Spotify
On Spotify, a popular audio streaming platform, Davido has 1 million monthly subscribers on average while Wizkid gets 2 million; proving that perhaps Wizkid’s fans prefer Spotify to YouTube than Davido’s fans.
Apple Music
In 2018, the streaming platform released the first ever A-list of African music. It featured “the hottest tracks from across the continent”. Fourth on the list of 49 songs was Davido’s ‘Wonder Woman’. Wizkid’s ‘Fever’ and ‘Master Groove’ also appeared on the list.
Deezer
On Deezer- which is a French online music streaming service, Davido has 217,390 fans and Wizkid has 272,677 fans; an approximate difference of 50,000 fans.
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So there you have it. We’ll leave you to be the judges to determine who has more international popularity between Wizkid and Davido.
Source: AfricaCelebrities.com
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