Rosé and Bruno Mars’ “APT.” Top Global Streaming Charts; Stray Kids’ “DO IT” Album Exceeds 2.24 Million Sales

K-POP’s dominance in the global streaming market expanded in 2025. The collaboration between Rosé and Bruno Mars, titled “APT.,” secured a top position on both streaming platforms. Notably, this track became the most recognized song worldwide on the music recognition app Shazam, demonstrating the global impact of K-POP collaborations.

On Apple Music Australia, “APT.” achieved historic success by becoming the first K-POP artist to rank first on the platform’s global daily chart. On the overall global chart, it also stayed in the upper ranks following Kendrick Lamar & SZA’s “luther” and Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars’s “Die With A Smile.” While Alex Warren’s “Ordinary” was the most streamed song in Australia, a K-POP collaboration managed to enter the top five.

In terms of physical album sales, Stray Kids’ “DO IT” led all K-POP albums globally in 2025. By the end of November 2025, its cumulative sales reached approximately 2.24 million copies, leaving a significant gap ahead of competing albums. NCT DREAM’s “Beat It Up” and PLAVE’s “PLBBUU” followed closely but remained below 1 million units sold.

Across all genres in global streaming, Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars’s “Die With A Smile” topped Spotify’s global list as the most streamed song. Bad Bunny claimed his fourth consecutive title as Spotify’s artist with the most streams worldwide, accumulating over 19.8 billion streams. His album “DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS” was recognized as the most streamed album globally.

The influence of video content, including K-POP music, was also evident. The soundtrack to Netflix’s drama “KPop Demon Hunters” ranked second on Spotify’s global list of the most streamed albums, illustrating how video media impacts music streaming trends.