With over 2.5 billion subscribers, YouTube is one of the most popular online video-sharing and social networking platforms. Here are the top ten African musicians on YouTube in 2023.
1. Mohamed Ramadan – 5.08 billion views, @MohamedRamadan, 14.6M subscribers
2. Saad Lamjarred – 4.18 billion views, @SaadLamjarred, 14.3M subscribers
3. Tamer Hosny – 3.12 billion views, @tamerhosny, 8M subscribers
4. Amr Diab – 2.7 billion views, @amrdiab, 5.9M subscribers
5. Soolking -2.66 billion views,@SoolkingOff, 9.78M subscribers
6. Hassan Shakosh – 2.37 billion views, @HassanShakosh, 18.29M subscribers
7. Diamond Platnumz – 2.12 billion views, @TheDiamondplatnumz, 7.6M subscribers
8. Burna Boy – 2.01 billion views, @BurnaBoy, 3.81M subscribers
9. Balti -1.96 billion views, @ThisizBaltiofficial, 6.57M subscribers
10. Wizkid – 1.64 billion views, @StarBoyTV, 2.77M subscribers
North African dominance is probably due to the existence of audiences all over the Arab World, Mediterranean Basin, and Europe, as well as Youtube popularity in North Africa vs. Spotify in Sub-Sahara.