*since 96.4% of Chinese streaming platforms are free users, that paid-for users pay less than $2 a month and that they are also used as video streaming platforms, their streams are weighted on par with YouTube streams.Īudio Stream value – 1500 plays equal 1 album unit Video Streams– China* : QQ video streams * 50 if the song is available for audio stream, QQ video streams * 5 elseway (scale built based on known figures for several major artists)– Elsewhere : Youtube views – Japan : AWA streams * 100/5.5 (AWA has 5.5% of the Japanese streaming market)– Elsewhere : Spotify streams * (370 – 8.5 – 9.5 – 33 – 9) / 207 (370 million global subscribers minus 8.5 million from South Korea minus 9.5 million from Japan minus 33 million from China divided by the number of Spotify only users minus 9 million more Asian users) + Genie streams * 3.05 (uses Genie rather than Spotify to extrapolate markets like Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam) – South Korea : Genie streams * 3.05 (consistent with Gaon streaming numbers) In order to account for their real popularity in each relevant country, the below sources have been used along with the mentioned ratios that reflect the market share of each area. To factor in the growing impact of multiple Asian countries where these platforms aren’t always the go-to site for music streaming, more sources have been added.

The main source of data for each avenue is respectively Spotify and YouTube. Our CSPC methodology now includes both to better reflect the real popularity of each track.

Streaming is made up of audio and video streams. The biggest icon of the hip-hop culture, he remains a selling force to this day.Ĭheck out the mind-boggling numbers of his songs on various streaming platform sites, which are as high as some of the most successful records of our days. Amazingly prolific, 2Pac left behind a catalog of well over 500 songs although he couldn’t live past 25.

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