Stray Kids Rank No. 2 on IFPI "2025 Global Artist" Chart... Seventeen Place 14th

Chart Released by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry
Taylor Swift Tops the List for the Fourth Consecutive Year

2025 Global Artist Chart. Provided by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry

The groups Stray Kids and Seventeen made it onto the list of the most popular artists in the world last year.

According to the "2025 Global Artist Chart" released by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) on the 18th (local time), Stray Kids ranked second. Seventeen placed 14th. Pop star Taylor Swift topped the chart for the fourth consecutive year since 2022.

Taylor Swift, who took first place on this year's chart, has now ranked No. 1 a total of six times in 2014, 2019, and every year from 2022 through last year, resetting the record for the most wins in IFPI history.

Swift's dominance was driven by "The Life of a Showgirl," her 12th full-length studio album released in October last year. The album sold more than 3.4 million copies in its first week in the United States alone, setting the highest first-week sales record in modern recording industry history.

Seventeen. Provided by Pledis Entertainment.

Stray Kids was the only K-pop act to make it into the top 10, demonstrating its strength. Stray Kids outperformed major pop stars such as Drake and The Weeknd to earn the highest ranking in the group's history. Since first entering the chart at No. 7 in 2022, they have been included on the list for four consecutive years.

They built a solid discography throughout 2025, including becoming the first act in history to score eight consecutive No. 1s on the Billboard 200, the main U.S. albums chart.

Seventeen has remained on the chart for five consecutive years since first entering at No. 9 in 2021. The only K-pop artists to appear on the IFPI Global Artist Chart for five straight years are BTS and Seventeen.

Seventeen released a total of four albums last year, including its fifth full-length album "HAPPY BURSTDAY" and several unit albums. "HAPPY BURSTDAY" reached No. 2 on the Billboard 200, while "HYPE VIBES," the first mini album by S.Coups and Mingyu, set a new record for the highest chart position ever achieved by a K-pop unit album. On the back of these achievements, Seventeen even swept the top 13 spots on the "2025 Billboard K-pop Artist 100."

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