Random Thread: Most Followed Kpop Boy Groups on Spotify: Dec 2016 compared to Now

Bts on top then and now

Quote from worldlove27

I found this YT video and just thought i would make a thead comparing than to now.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oL7sAmeeB6A

Dec 2016

1. BTS - 606k

2. Bigbang - 520k

3. EXO - 463k

4. Shinee - 204k

5. Super Junior - 161.2k

6. Seventeen - 103k

7. iKON - 98.5k

8. BEAST - 97.8k

9. VIXX - 83.4k

10. INFINITE - 79.2k

11. Winner - 78.2k

12. CNBLUE - 73.1k

13. BTOB - 69.7k

14. Monsta X - 68.9k

15. BAP - 68.1k

Now

1. BTS - 59.7M

2. Stray Kids - 10.07M

3. EXO - 9.34M

4. Seventeen - 8.25M

5. TXT - 7.27M

6. Got7 - 6.36M

7.NCT 127 - 6.11M

8.. NCT Dream - 5.9M

9. NCT - 5.39M

10. BigBang - 4.99M

11. Enhypen - 4.85M

12. Monsta X - 4.76M

13. NCT U - 3.83M

14. iKON - 3.41M

15. Day6 - 2.96M

• Only 2nd gen group to still be top 15 is Bigbang
• SKZ, TXT and Enhypen are the only 4th gen bgs present so far
• BTS remain at #1 but with an almost 100x increase in followers.
• Appearances on both top 15s (granted some on the now list didn't exist in 2016):
  • BTS
  • EXO
  • Bigbang
  • Seventeen
  • Monsta X
  • iKON

Anyway its just some random info lol

(edit: forgot got7 for now so shinee is no longer top 15)

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you can really see the evolution of kpop's popularity through this list.

BTS approaching 60 million and TXT top 5, I won.

We don't give Dope her dues. She propelled BTS and ARMY internationally first. That finebros reaction did it's thing.

Quote from n_u_g_u

We don't give Dope her dues. She propelled BTS and ARMY internationally first. That finebros reaction did its thing.

That’s a good point..

I remember being gp and was shown Dope to me by my nephew. It was kinda viral back then. I was entertained but thought nothing of it. So 2015 was the first time I heard of BTS. Dope is the start of BTS’ international success, I guess..

It’s interesting because in 2016, Bigbang and Exo were still very active and BTS was at the top. Crazy impressive achievement.