First, some caveats

Before comparing India and the world, it is important to note that the average Indian on Spotify is not necessarily the average Indian. For example, in the week ended November 24, the streams of India’s top 200 tracks added up to 296 million. This number was 588 million for the USA and 328 million for Brazil. This is when India’s population is about 2.6 times the combined population of these two countries. On the other hand, 10 tracks among the top songs of the world, such as “Heat Waves” by Glass Animals or “As It Was” by Harry Styles, also feature in the top songs of India, making the Indian listener (on Spotify) somewhat like the global one.