Who DJ Snake is
William Sami Étienne Grigahcine (born 13 June 1986), known by his stage name DJ Snake, is a French record producer. He was first credited with production work on several singles for other artists—including "Shut It Down" by Pitbull and "Applause" by Lady Gaga—before gaining widespread recognition for his 2013 debut single, "Turn Down for What" (with Lil Jon). Released by Mad Decent, an imprint of Columbia Records, the song peaked at number 19 on the French SNEP singles chart, number four on the Billboard Hot 100, and received octuple platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Furthermore, it was nominated for Best Music Video at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards, and won Top Dance/Electronic Song at the 2015 2015 Billboard Music Awards. DJ Snake's 2015 collaborative single with label boss Diplo, "Lean On" (with Major Lazer featuring MØ), was met with similar success, peaking at number four on the Billboard Hot 100 and peaking atop music charts in nine countries. His debut studio album, Encore (2016), was supported by the Billboard Hot 100-top five single "Let Me Love You" (featuring Justin Bieber), and peaked at number eight on the Billboard 200.…
Biography from the DJ Snake article on Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Most played tracks
The tracks Spotify surfaces first for DJ Snake, with its own 0–100 popularity score alongside.
Latest releases
20 recent albums and singles. Cover art links through to Spotify.
Listener trend
2 weekly snapshots. Peak so far: 48.8M in the week of Aug 17, 2026.
Scene ranks
Around them in the chart
Artists to compare
Acts at a similar level in mainstage, and the biggest names from France.
DJ Snake in numbers
How many monthly Spotify listeners does DJ Snake have?
DJ Snake has 48,806,490 monthly Spotify listeners in the week of Aug 17, 2026.
What is DJ Snake's world ranking?
DJ Snake is ranked #4 of 1214 electronic music artists in the DJ INDEX, which ranks purely by monthly Spotify listeners.
Where is DJ Snake from?
DJ Snake is from France, where they rank #2 among the acts we track.
What kind of music does DJ Snake make?
DJ Snake is categorised as Mainstage and Bass in the DJ INDEX.
Snapshot from the week of Aug 17, 2026. Listener figures come from an exact public source.