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IU Monthly listeners & Spotify stats
Daily history
Monthly listeners over time
This site first read IU's numbers on Nov 4, 2026. The line and the daily, weekly and monthly changes start once there is a second day to compare; a day without a reading stays a gap, never a zero.
Most played
Popular tracks
The 10 tracks Spotify lists as IU's most popular, with lifetime plays as of Nov 4, 2026: 1,708,415,428 plays between them.
- 1
8,501,058 plays
- 2
147,995,910 plays
- 3
5,314,045 plays
- 4eight(Prod.&Feat. SUGA of BTS)
IU, SUGA
359,787,457 plays
- 5People Pt.2 (feat. IU)
Agust D, IU
246,568,267 plays
- 6LILAC
IU
235,841,023 plays
- 7Blueming
IU
181,751,552 plays
- 8
207,378,719 plays
- 9Good day
IU
94,926,997 plays
- 10BBIBBI
IU
220,350,400 plays
Audience
Top cities
The cities with the most monthly listeners for IU, as Spotify reported them on Nov 4, 2026; share is of all IU's monthly listeners that day.
| # | City | Listeners | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SeoulSouth Korea | 174,836 | 3.6% |
| 2 | TaipeiTaiwan | 145,560 | 3.0% |
| 3 | Gangnam-guSouth Korea | 143,086 | 3.0% |
| 4 | SingaporeSingapore | 134,452 | 2.8% |
| 5 | Kuala LumpurMalaysia | 118,670 | 2.5% |
For developers
Get IU's Spotify data via API
The numbers on this page come from the API this site sells. GET /artists returns monthly listeners, followers, world rank and top cities for up to 50 artists a call;GET /artist_overview returns the stats, top cities, top tracks with play counts, related artists and latest release in one call.
| curl -X GET \ |
| "https://spotify-proxy.checkleaked.cc/spotify-data/artists?ids=3HqSLMAZ3g3d5poNaI7GOU&include=stats" \ |
| -H "x-rapidapi-key: $SPOTIFY_API_KEY" |
Guide: Spotify monthly listeners API
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Spotify Charts
On the charts
IU is on the latest Spotify Charts in 2 markets.
| Chart | Rank | Track | Streams that day | Chart date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea Top 200 | #18 | seesaw (Feat. IU) | ||
| South Korea Top 200 | #98 | Dear my crazy soulmate | ||
| South Korea Top 200 | #170 | Unknown Planet | ||
| Taiwan Top 200 | #184 | Dear my crazy soulmate |
Releases
Discography
6 albums and 44 singles and EPs on Spotify.
Popular releases
- Unknown Planet2026 · Single
- IU 5th Album 'LILAC'2021 · Album
- Palette2017 · Album
- Love wins all2024 · Single
- Love poem2019 · Single
- eight2020 · Single
- REAL2010 · EP
- A flower bookmark, Pt. 32025 · EP
- The Winning2024 · EP
- BBIBBI2018 · Single
Newest albums and singles
- IU 5th Album 'LILAC'Mar 25, 2021 · Album
- PaletteApr 21, 2017 · Album
- Modern Times – EpilogueDec 20, 2013 · Album
- Modern TimesOct 8, 2013 · Album
- Last FantasyNov 29, 2011 · Album
- Growing UpApr 23, 2009 · Album
- Bye, SummerSep 10, 2025 · Single
- A flower bookmark, Pt. 3May 27, 2025 · EP
- When Life Gives you Tangerines OST from the Netflix Series - Chapter 3Mar 22, 2025 · EP
- The WinningFeb 20, 2024 · EP
- Love wins allJan 24, 2024 · Single
- People Pt.2 (feat. IU)Apr 7, 2023 · Single
- Mother Nature (H₂O)Jan 27, 2022 · Single
- PiecesDec 29, 2021 · EP
- strawberry moonOct 19, 2021 · Single
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Profile
About IU
South Korean singer, songwriter, and actress Lee Ji-eun performs on the sweeter side of the K-pop spectrum, often focused on ballads and light pop. Choosing the stage name IU -- derived from "I" and "you" to symbolize unity -- Lee debuted in the late 2000s with early efforts Lost & Found and IU...IM, but had her breakthrough in 2010 with the chart-topping "Good Day" from her third EP, Real. She remained a fixture at the top of the Korean charts into the 2020s with hits such as 2011's Last Fantasy, 2019's Love Poem, and 2021's platinum-certified Lilac. In addition to her success in Korea, she…
FAQ
IU on Spotify, in numbers
- How many monthly listeners does IU have on Spotify?
- IU has 4,834,995 monthly listeners on Spotify as of Nov 4, 2026.
- How many followers does IU have on Spotify?
- IU has 9,879,108 followers on Spotify as of Nov 4, 2026.
- What is IU's most streamed song on Spotify?
- Of the 10 songs Spotify lists as IU's most popular, "eight(Prod.&Feat. SUGA of BTS)" has the most plays: 359,787,457 as of Nov 4, 2026.
- Which cities listen to IU the most on Spotify?
- Seoul, South Korea (174,836 listeners), Taipei, Taiwan (145,560 listeners) and Gangnam-gu, South Korea (143,086 listeners), by monthly listeners as of Nov 4, 2026.
- What is IU's latest release on Spotify?
- "Unknown Planet", a single released on Sep 10, 2026 (label: EDAM ENTERTAINMENT).