Wizkid has been officially named the highest-selling African artist on ChartMasters’ global all-time list. See the figures behind his historic milestone.
Wizkid has been ranked the highest-selling African artist on ChartMasters’ global all-time best-selling artists list, with 13.18 million equivalent album sales recorded worldwide.
The ranking, published by music data platform ChartMasters, places Wizkid at No. 545 out of 641 artists listed globally. Among African acts included in the ranking, he holds the highest position. Burna Boy follows closely at No. 548.
According to ChartMasters, the figures are calculated using its CSPC (Comprehensive Sales Plus Consumption) methodology. The system aggregates an artist’s commercial performance across multiple formats, including physical album sales, digital downloads, streaming equivalents, physical singles, digital singles, and album track equivalents. Each format is assigned a specific weight designed to reflect its relative contribution to overall consumption.
Wizkid’s reported total of 13.18 million equivalent album sales combines data from studio albums, other long-form projects such as compilations, as well as single releases and streaming performance.
The placement comes amid continued chart activity for the singer in 2026. His recent collaboration with Asake, ‘Jogodo,’ has spent 46 days at No. 1 on the Spotify Nigeria Daily Top Songs chart. The track also held the top position on the UK Official Afrobeats Chart for five weeks and closed February as the most-streamed Nigerian song of the year so far.
