Who has more monthly Spotify listeners, DJ Maphorisa or Shimza?

Shimza does — 6,399,065 monthly listeners versus 4,900,000 for DJ Maphorisa, a gap of 1,499,065 in the latest weekly snapshot.

Is DJ Maphorisa bigger than Shimza?

By monthly listeners, DJ Maphorisa ranks #144 worldwide on the DJ INDEX and Shimza ranks #113, so Shimza is currently ahead.

What genres do DJ Maphorisa and Shimza play?

DJ Maphorisa: Afro House. Shimza: Afro House.

DJ Maphorisa vs Shimza

Shimza leads with 6,399,065 monthly Spotify listeners to DJ Maphorisa’s 4,900,000 — 1.5M more, about 1.3×. Worldwide they rank #113 and #144 on the DJ INDEX.

Head to head

Every number, side by side

4,900,000

Monthly listeners

6,399,065

#144

World rank

#113

This week

-18.6K

#2 South Africa

Country rank

#1 South Africa

#5 Afro House

Afro House rank

#3 Afro House

4,579,793

Spotify followers

267,024

Popularity

Trend

Monthly listeners over time

Both acts on the same scale, so the gap and any crossover are real, not rescaled.

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Common questions

Who has more monthly Spotify listeners, DJ Maphorisa or Shimza?: Shimza does — 6,399,065 monthly listeners versus 4,900,000 for DJ Maphorisa, a gap of 1,499,065 in the latest weekly snapshot.
Is DJ Maphorisa bigger than Shimza?: By monthly listeners, DJ Maphorisa ranks #144 worldwide on the DJ INDEX and Shimza ranks #113, so Shimza is currently ahead.
What genres do DJ Maphorisa and Shimza play?: DJ Maphorisa: Afro House. Shimza: Afro House.