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Burna Boy Beats Wizkid to Become Selling African Musician

by Intercept Entertainment
July 31, 2026
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Burna Boy is the best-selling African musician with global equivalent album sales of more than 14.46 million consumption units, according to contemporary comprehensive metrics monitored by the international music monitoring platform, ChartMasters.

Wizkid is currently behind Burna Boy with 14.4 million equivalent units

With an estimated 81 million albums sold worldwide, Algerian icon Cheb Khaled continues to lead in conventional physical and career unit estimates.

Burna Boy Beats Wizkid to Become Selling African Musician

With his joint World Cup song with Shakira, “Dai Dai,” Grammy-winning Nigerian musician Burna Boy continues to shatter records, surpassing “Waka Waka” as the biggest-charting World Cup song in history.

This week, “Dai Dai” climbed 25 places to reach number 17 on the Billboard Hot 100, overtaking “Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)” by Shakira and Freshlyground.

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Additionally, the single charted this week at number three on the Canadian Hot 100. This week, it is vying for the top spot on the UK Official Singles Chart.

“Dai Dai” Emerges Highest Charting World Cup Song In History. June 27, 2026, was the date of the final edition.

One of the most commercially successful songs from regions including Nigeria, Asia, the Caribbean, South Africa, and others was listed on the ranking.

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In the past, Nigerian musicians like Rema, Mr Eazi, and Wizkid dominated the list.

Burna Boy is the top-ranked Nigerian artist on YouTube Music with 644 million monthly viewers.

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Burna Boy has 6.41 million subscribers according to the most recent YouTube Music rankings.

Davido has 5.04 million subscribers and 25.4 million monthly viewers, Asake has 2.06 million subscribers and 11.6 million monthly viewers, Wizkid has 3.67 million subscribers and 24.2 million monthly viewers, and Seyi Vibez has 500,001 subscribers and 3.28 million monthly viewers.

Rema has 5.55 million subscribers, Omah Lay has 2.78 million, BNXN has 506,000, Young Jonn has 458,000, and Odumodublvck has 310,000. These musicians are in the top ten on the platform.

Burna Boy’s successful run on international streaming platforms is strengthened by the YouTube milestone.

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