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Spanish Is Now the Second Most Consumed Language for Music in the World

Thanks to increased consumption of artists like Peso Pluma, Spanish-language music is slowly eating away at English’s market share among the most popular songs.

The most recent numbers show Spanish language music’s market share among the country’s most popular songs almost doubled over the past two years — jumping from 4.2% of the top 10,000 tracks in 2021 to 8.1% in 2023. The shift in consumption has been noticed by mainstream labels; 25 years ago, Latin acts like Shakira and Ricky Martin, had to record in English to garner widespread promotion. Spanish, the language which has long defined “Latin” music, was conversely, widely seen as stepping stone on the path to international superstardom but not as the goal.

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