2025’s Most-Streamed Artists on YouTube Across the UK’s Top Cities

Eminem dominated YouTube in 2025 in the United Kingdom, topping the charts ahead of K-pop sensation Demon Hunters and Ed Sheeran. Taylor Swift, Drake, and other pop giants also featured among the most-streamed artists, proving their global appeal. The year highlighted a mix of hip-hop, pop, and international acts capturing fans’ attention around the world. Check out the list of most-streamed artist on YouTube across the UK’s top cities below.

Newcastle

1. Eminem
2. Ed Sheeran
3. Lady Gaga
4. Taylor Swift
5. Rihanna
6. KPop Demon Hunters cast
7. Bruno Mars
8. David Guetta
9. Linkin Park
10. D-Block Europe

Manchester

1. Eminem
2. Ed Sheeran
3. D-Block Europe
4. Drake
5. Taylor Swift
6. Rihanna
7. Lady Gaga
8. Bruno Mars
9. The Weeknd
10. Arijit Singh

London

1. Eminem
2. Arijit Singh
3. Ed Sheeran
4. Drake
5. Taylor Swift
6. The Weeknd
7. D-Block Europe
8. Bruno Mars
9. Lady Gaga
10. Chris Brown

Liverpool

1. Eminem
2. KPop Demon Hunters cast
3. Bruno Mars
4. Taylor Swift
5. Lady Gaga
6. Ed Sheeran
7. Mazza L20
8. Rihanna
9. Calvin Harris
10. The Weeknd

Leeds

1. Eminem
2. D-Block Europe
3. Ed Sheeran
4. KPop Demon Hunters cast
5. Taylor Swift
6. Rihanna
7. Lady Gaga
8. Bruno Mars
9. Drake
10. The Weeknd

Glasgow

1. Eminem
2. Taylor Swift
3. KPop Demon Hunters cast
4. Lady Gaga
5. Oasis
6. Ed Sheeran
7. Bruno Mars
8. Rihanna
9. Sabrina Carpenter
10. David Guetta

Sheffield

1. Eminem
2. KPop Demon Hunters cast
3. Ed Sheeran
4. Bruno Mars
5. Lady Gaga
6. D-Block Europe
7. Taylor Swift
8. Rihanna
9. The Weeknd
10. Denon Reed

Southampton

1. Eminem
2. KPop Demon Hunters cast
3. Ed Sheeran
4. Bruno Mars
5. Taylor Swift
6. Lady Gaga
7. Rihanna
8. The Weeknd
9. Linkin Park
10. Billie Eilish

Edinburgh

1. Eminem
2. Taylor Swift
3. Lady Gaga
4. Ed Sheeran
5. Oasis
6. KPop Demon Hunters cast
7. David Guetta
8. Rihanna
9. Bruno Mars
10. Linkin Park

Cardiff

1. Eminem
2. KPop Demon Hunters cast
3. Ed Sheeran
4. Bruno Mars
5. Lady Gaga
6. Taylor Swift
7. Rihanna
8. D-Block Europe
9. The Weeknd

Bristol

1. Eminem
2. KPop Demon Hunters cast
3. Taylor Swift
4. Ed Sheeran
5. Bruno Mars
6. Lady Gaga
7. Rihanna
8. The Weeknd
9. Billie Eilish
10. EJAE

Birmingham

1. Eminem
2. D-Block Europe
3. Alka Yagnik
4. Ed Sheeran
5. Drake
6. Karan Aujla
7. Arijit Singh
8. Chris Brown
9. KPop Demon Hunters cast
10. Rihanna

Nottingham

1. KPop Demon Hunters cast
2. Bruno Mars
3. Eminem
4. Ed Sheeran
5. Lady Gaga
6. Rihanna
7. Drake
8. D-Block Europe
9. Taylor Swift
10. The Weeknd

Belfast

1. KPop Demon Hunters cast
2. Lady Gaga
3. Eminem
4. Taylor Swift
5. Bruno Mars
6. Ed Sheeran
7. Rihanna
8. Sabrina Carpenter
9. Calvin Harris
10. EJAE

UK overall

1. Eminem
2. KPop Demon Hunters cast
3. Ed Sheeran
4. Taylor Swift
5. Bruno Mars
6. Lady Gaga
7. Rihanna
8. The Weeknd
9. Drake
10. D-Block Europe