22-year-old Nigerian singer, Oyinkansola Sarah Aderibigbe, popularly called Ayra Starr, has surpassed fellow singer Yemi Alade to become the most-viewed Nigerian female artist of all time on YouTube.
Ayra Starr overtook Alade, who had 805 million views after amassing 811 million on YouTube. Her most-viewed video on the platform was her hit single ‘Rush,’ which has accumulated over 396 million views.
‘Rush’ gained mainstream international recognition in 2022 and charted in several countries like Switzerland, Ireland, and the United Kingdom, where it rose to number 24.
Ayra Starr now has the second-highest number of subscribers of 2.26 million, while Yemi Alade remains ahead with 2.41 million subscribers.
