Chartmetric analyzed 14 million artists across 16 streaming and social platforms, ranking them by a weighted Chartmetric Score; the Superstar tier represents the top 0.02% of the database. The combined US and UK share of that tier fell from 55.7% in 2021 to 40.7% in 2026, with the US declining from 45.1% to 33.1% and the UK from 10.6% to 7.6%. Despite the share loss, estimated Superstar counts rose from approximately 438 to 840 for the US and from 103 to 193 for the UK as the overall tier expanded. India added 170 Superstar artists in 2026, compared with 25 in 2021, while Brazil reached 127 and Nigeria rose to 27 in 2025.
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