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IU Monthly listeners & Spotify stats

4,834,995Monthly listeners4.8M
9,879,108Followers9.9M

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. 1

    8,501,058 plays

  2. 2

    147,995,910 plays

  3. 3

    5,314,045 plays

  4. 4

    359,787,457 plays

  5. 5

    246,568,267 plays

  6. 6

    235,841,023 plays

  7. 7

    181,751,552 plays

  8. 8

    207,378,719 plays

  9. 9

    94,926,997 plays

  10. 10

    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.

#CityListenersShare
1SeoulSouth Korea174,8363.6%
2TaipeiTaiwan145,5603.0%
3Gangnam-guSouth Korea143,0863.0%
4SingaporeSingapore134,4522.8%
5Kuala LumpurMalaysia118,6702.5%

For developers

Get IU's Spotify data via API

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Guide: Spotify monthly listeners API

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Spotify Charts

On the charts

IU is on the latest Spotify Charts in 2 markets.

ChartRankTrack
South Korea Top 200#18seesaw (Feat. IU)
South Korea Top 200#98Dear my crazy soulmate
South Korea Top 200#170Unknown Planet
Taiwan Top 200#184Dear my crazy soulmate

Releases

Discography

6 albums and 44 singles and EPs on Spotify.

Latest releaseUnknown PlanetSingle · Sep 10, 2026 · Label: EDAM ENTERTAINMENT

Popular releases

  1. Unknown Planet2026 · Single
  2. IU 5th Album 'LILAC'2021 · Album
  3. Palette2017 · Album
  4. Love wins all2024 · Single
  5. Love poem2019 · Single
  6. eight2020 · Single
  7. REAL2010 · EP
  8. A flower bookmark, Pt. 32025 · EP
  9. The Winning2024 · EP
  10. BBIBBI2018 · Single

Newest albums and singles

  1. IU 5th Album 'LILAC'Mar 25, 2021 · Album
  2. PaletteApr 21, 2017 · Album
  3. Modern Times – EpilogueDec 20, 2013 · Album
  4. Modern TimesOct 8, 2013 · Album
  5. Last FantasyNov 29, 2011 · Album
  6. Growing UpApr 23, 2009 · Album
  7. Bye, SummerSep 10, 2025 · Single
  8. A flower bookmark, Pt. 3May 27, 2025 · EP
  9. When Life Gives you Tangerines OST from the Netflix Series - Chapter 3Mar 22, 2025 · EP
  10. The WinningFeb 20, 2024 · EP
  11. Love wins allJan 24, 2024 · Single
  12. People Pt.2 (feat. IU)Apr 7, 2023 · Single
  13. Mother Nature (H₂O)Jan 27, 2022 · Single
  14. PiecesDec 29, 2021 · EP
  15. strawberry moonOct 19, 2021 · Single

Discovery

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).