BTS's 'Swim' Passes 1 Billion Spotify Streams, First 2026 Release to Do So

BTS's single "Swim" had passed 1 billion cumulative streams on Spotify as of Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026, according to the group's agency. It is the first song released worldwide in 2026 to reach that mark on the platform. [1]

Fastest in the group's catalog

"Swim" is the lead single from the group's fifth studio album, "Arirang," which came out on March 20. It is the fastest BTS song to hit 1 billion streams and the group's seventh with that total. The earlier six include "Dynamite," "Butter" and "Boy With Luv (Feat. Halsey)." [1]

Chart and awards record behind the total

The streaming total follows a strong run elsewhere. "Swim" debuted at No. 1 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart dated April 4 and stayed on that chart for 20 consecutive weeks. It also reached No. 2 on the UK's Official Singles Chart dated March 27-April 2, a career high for the group. On release day it topped Spotify's Daily Top Songs Global chart with about 14 million streams, the highest single-day total for a 2026 release. The song later won song of the summer at the American Music Awards and song of the year at the MTV Video Music Awards. RM took the lead in writing its lyrics. [1]

An album year on Spotify

The milestone fits a wider pattern for "Arirang," the group's first album in three years and nine months. Earlier this month, BTS's label said the album had passed 5 billion Spotify streams, the most of any album released this year. Days later it said BTS had become the first group to log 10 billion Spotify streams in a single year. Its Spotify streams more than doubled from 4.5 billion last year, with the album as the main driver. [2][1][3]

The video and festival nomination

The "Swim" music video has also drawn attention. It passed 100 million YouTube views within a month and had more than 169 million views by the time of a recent report. It was directed by Ukrainian video maker Tanu Muino and shows the seven members sailing aboard a huge ship. The video was recently nominated for best music video at the 34th International Film Festival of the Art of Cinematography in Poland, where it will compete against entries from Harry Styles, Ariana Grande and Madonna. [4]

Sources

  1. BTS' 'Swim' surpasses 1 billion Spotify streams, first 2026 release to hit milestone (Activity source)
  2. BTS's 'Arirang' Passes 5 Billion Spotify Streams, Most of Any 2026 Album (Earlier on Omni Topic KWave)
  3. BTS becomes 1st group to top 10 bil. Spotify streams in single year (Related report)
  4. BTS ‘Swim’ music video cinches nomination from int’l film festival (Related report)

This selection covers artists followed by Omni Topic KWave. It is not a complete chart. Each source retains its own reporting period and methodology.

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