Ten years of worldwide Google search data on one scale show "afrobeats" rising almost every year, from 1 in 2016 to 5.9 in 2026. Interest in the stars has shifted: Wizkid led from 2015 to 2021, Burna Boy overtook him in 2022, and Tems has climbed steadily since 2020. Over the past 12 months, "afrobeats" is searched most in Sierra Leone, Liberia and Nigeria. Outside Africa, the leaders are United Kingdom (13), Jamaica (12), Netherlands (9), China (9).
Top countries, past 12 months (top country = 100)
| Term | Top countries |
|---|---|
| afrobeats | Sierra Leone (100), Liberia (92), Nigeria (60), Uganda (52), Ghana (52), Zambia (46), Malawi (45), Zimbabwe (34), Kenya (32), Cameroon (25) |
| burna boy | Nigeria (100), Zambia (43), Sierra Leone (40), Ghana (36), Tanzania (29), Uganda (29), Liberia (27), Malawi (20), Benin (18), Togo (17) |
| wizkid | Nigeria (100), Sierra Leone (52), Liberia (31), Ghana (22), Togo (17), Benin (17), Zambia (16), Niger (14), Tanzania (13), Cameroon (12) |
"afrobeats" outside Africa (past 12 months)
| Country | Index |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 13 |
| Jamaica | 12 |
| Netherlands | 9 |
| China | 9 |
| Canada | 7 |
| United States | 6 |
| United Arab Emirates | 5 |
| Australia | 4 |
| Singapore | 4 |
| Ireland | 4 |
What it means
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Method
- Google search interest, worldwide, web search, monthly Jan 2015–Sep 2026 (shared scale, five terms) plus past-12-month country maps.
- "rema" is excluded from maps and headlines: it is also a Scandinavian supermarket chain (Denmark and Norway top its map).
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aisong.lol Research. (2026). Afrobeats goes global: 10 years of search growth by country. aisong.lol. https://aisong.lol/research/afrobeats-goes-global-10-years-of-search-growth-by-country
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