K-Pop’s Global Surge Dominates IFPI Charts…Stray Kids Rank Second, “APT.” Takes Top Spot

K-Pop achieved significant results on the 2025 Global Chart released by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI). Stray Kids climbed to second place on the Global Artists Chart, while BLACKPINK’s Rosé and American singer Bruno Mars’ collaboration track “APT.” secured first place on the Global Singles Chart.

Stray Kids first entered the IFPI Global Artists Chart in 2022 at seventh position. After maintaining a TOP 10 ranking for four consecutive years, they reached second place this year, achieving their best result since debuting. During the same period, K-Pop group SEVENTEEN ranked 14th on the 2025 Global Artists Chart.

Rosé and Bruno Mars’ “APT.” topped the 2025 IFPI Global Singles Chart. This marks the first time a K-Pop song produced in South Korea has been recognized as the most sold, downloaded, and streamed song worldwide. With this achievement, Rosé became the first singer to accomplish this outside of North America and Europe.

The soundtrack for the animated film “KPop Demon Hunters” also made it onto the IFPI Global Singles Chart, with “Golden” ranking second and “Soda Pop” ranking third.

IFPI releases the Global Artists Chart and Singles Chart annually based on data regarding album sales, music downloads, and streaming figures.