LAGOS — Nigerian singer Ayra Starr has become the first female artist from the country to exceed one billion total views on YouTube, establishing a new benchmark for Nigerian women in the global digital music space.
With this feat, the 23-year-old performer has overtaken Yemi Alade, who previously held the record for the most viewed Nigerian female musician on the platform, amassing over 805 million views.
According to verified data, Ayra Starr’s cumulative YouTube views have now crossed the one-billion threshold. A significant portion of this traffic is attributed to her Grammy-nominated single Rush, which alone has drawn over 450 million views on the video-sharing site.
By reaching this milestone, Ayra Starr enters an elite group of Nigerian artists who have recorded over one billion views on the platform. That list includes Burna Boy, Wizkid, Davido, Rema, CKay, Flavour, Kizz Daniel, P-Square, Fireboy DML, Tekno, and Omah Lay.