Mexican singer beats out Taylor Swift, Bad Bunny, as YouTube's most-streamed artist

Peso Pluma, Mexican singer, is YouTube's most-viewed artist of 2023, beating out the likes of such superstars as Taylor Swift, Bad Bunny, Drake and more. The 24-year-old musician (real name Hassan Emilio Kabande Laija) racked up 8.5 billion views on the platform, according to The Hollywood Reporter, which was enough to push him ahead of a list of heavyweight names. Two of his songs — “Ella Baila Sola” with Eslabón Armado and “La Bebe (Remix)” with Yng Lvcas — additionally ranked third and fourth on YouTube’s U.S. Top 10 songs of 2023 list.