A major milestone has been achieved a major global milestone. On YouTube, he has become the fifth most-viewed hip-hop artist. He has amassed more than 26.1 billion views, as per music analytics platform Chartmasters. The mind-blowing achievement makes him the only Indian artist who has featured in the global top five of the platform, alongside international hip-hop icons Eminem, Lil Wayne, Drake and Nicki Minaj.

The ranking highlights remarkable rise of Badshah as one of the most influential music artists of India and reflects the global reach of Indian hip-hop. While fellow Indian rappers Karan Aujla and Sidhu Moosewala also appear on list of the world's 1,000 most-viewed hip-hop artists of Chartmasters, neither has entered the elite top five. This makes accomplishment of Badshah particularly significant.

The milestone coincides with two decades of career of Badshah, during which he has released around 150 tracks that have generated across digital platforms more than 25 billion streams. His catalogue includes many collaborations and chart-topping singles that have performed consistently on video platforms and streaming services.

Beyond YouTube, Badshah continues to dominate digital music landscape of India. On Spotify, he leads all Indian hip-hop artists with around 19.9 million monthly listeners, ahead of artists including AP Dhillon, Yo Yo Honey Singh, Shubh, Karan Aujla and Hanumankind. Across genres, he ranks among the most successful YouTube artists of India alongside Shreya Ghoshal,Arijit Singh,Lata Mangeshkar and Neha Kakkar.

The latest achievement of Badshah underscores Indian hip-hop’s rapid growth as a global cultural force. As streaming platforms continue to expand Indian-language and regional music’s global reach, his success demonstrates the worldwide appeal of Indian artists and the growing influence of the genre in the global music industry.