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Bad Bunny topped Spotify streams in 2026
Bad Bunny led Spotify's 2026 Artist chart and Spider-Man: Brand New Day was the year's Highest-grossing film.
On Thursday 31 December 2026 Bad Bunny was named the top-streamed Artist on Spotify for the year. The same day Spider-Man: Brand New Day was confirmed as the Highest-grossing film of 2026. On Friday 1 January 2027 Avengers: Doomsday recorded the biggest opening weekend of the year.
Bad Bunny topped Spotify's 2026 Artist chart. The chart placed him ahead of Taylor Swift, Bruno Mars and Chappell Roan. The ranking was finalized on Thursday 31 December.
Spider-Man: Brand New Day emerged as 2026's Highest-grossing film. It outgrossed Avengers: Doomsday, Jumanji 3 and Dune: Messiah.
Avengers: Doomsday posted the year's biggest opening-weekend box office. Its debut surpassed the opening weekends of Spider-Man: Brand New Day and Dune: Messiah. The record was confirmed on Friday 1 January.
Analysis
Spider-Man: Brand New Day's status as the Highest-grossing film of the year demonstrates the enduring commercial power of the Spider-Man franchise, while Avengers: Doomsday's record opening weekend shows that major superhero releases can still generate strong initial demand. Together these outcomes indicate that franchise cinema remains a dominant driver of box-office performance, though future audience preferences could shift if New genres gain traction.
Industry players will need to balance investments across these areas, but the degree to which one sector might cannibalize the other, or how emerging platforms could reshape consumption patterns, remains an open question.
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