Tems

Tems

Tems (born Temilade Openiyi) is a Nigerian singer, songwriter and record producer born in Lagos and raised partly in Lagos and the United Kingdom. She gained wider recognition with "Try Me" in 2019 and later reached global audiences through Wizkid's "Essence". She released her debut album, Born in the Wild, in 2024. Her notable songs include "Free Mind", "Damages", "Me & U", "Love Me JeJe" and "Not An Angel".

Estimated Total Earnings ₦4,412,669,770 – ₦8,899,568,664 ▼ 0% Since Last Sync

Earnings By Platform

Spotify Measured
₦2,584,713,417 – ₦4,307,855,696
YouTube Measured
₦689,235,831 – ₦1,384,306,229
Boomplay Measured
₦17,350,209 – ₦34,700,418
Audiomack Measured
₦44,406,388 – ₦71,050,221
Apple Music Modeled
₦1,076,963,924 – ₦3,101,656,101
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Artist Insights

82 / 100
Popularity Score
Across Tracked Platforms
35,359,541
Spotify Monthly Listeners

Total Streams

Combined Total
7.6B
All Platforms
Overall Rank
#9
Top 3%
Spotify
6.4B
Streams
Audiomack
132M
Streams
Boomplay
64.4M
Streams
YouTube
1B
Views

Social Metrics

Social Followers
TikTok 2,498,623
Instagram 7,380,000
Twitter 2,286,843
Social Views
Instagram 2,368,562,274
TikTok 10,727,459,905
YouTube 2,715,445,328

Chart Metrics

Charted Songs
Spotify 10
Apple Music 34
Shazam 7
Charted Countries
Spotify 74
Apple Music 172
Shazam 72

Updated Nov 6, 2026

Top Cities Spotify Only

  1. 1
    Lagos NG
    974K listeners
  2. 2
    London GB
    795K listeners
  3. 3
    Port Harcourt NG
    427K listeners
  4. 4
    Sydney AU
    416K listeners
  5. 5
    Abuja NG
    414K listeners

Top Tracks Spotify Only

  1. 1
    WAIT FOR U E
    feat. Drake & Tems · 3:10
    1.4B streams
  2. 2
    Raindance
    feat. Tems · 3:40
    892M streams
  3. 3
    Me & U
    3:13
    432M streams
  4. 4
    Essence
    feat. Tems · 4:09
    406M streams
  5. 5
    Free Mind
    4:08
    331M streams
  6. 6
    Higher
    3:16
    297M streams
  7. 7
    Love Me JeJe
    2:58
    274M streams
  8. 8
    Burning
    2:55
    99.3M streams
  9. 9
    What You Need
    3:54
    61.3M streams
  10. 10
    I THINK YOU'RE SPECIAL
    2:46
    55.8M streams

Discography

Latest Release
What You Need
Single · 4 Mar 2026 · 8 months ago
SINGLES & EPs 10
  1. What You Need Single
  2. What You Need - A COLORS SHOW Single
  3. Isaka II (6am) [with Tems, Omah Lay, Thukuthela, JAZZWRLD, Lekaa Beats] Single
  4. Love Me JeJe Single
  5. No.1 (feat. Tems) Single
  6. Not An Angel Single
  7. Me & U (Sammy Virji Remix) Single
  8. Me & U Single
  9. WAIT FOR U (feat. Drake & Tems) Single
  10. WAIT FOR U (feat. Drake & Tems) [Instrumental] Single

Updated Oct 22, 2026

Milestones

  1. Passed 500 Million YouTube views
    Channel views
    New
  2. 5 Billion total streams club
    Reached before tracking began
    Date not tracked
  3. 5 Billion Spotify streams club
    Reached before tracking began
    Date not tracked
  4. 1 Billion YouTube views club
    Reached before tracking began
    Date not tracked
  5. 100 Million Audiomack plays club
    Reached before tracking began
    Date not tracked
  6. 50 Million Boomplay streams club
    Reached before tracking began
    Date not tracked
  7. 1 Million YouTube subscribers club
    Reached before tracking began
    Date not tracked
  8. Charted in 50 countries on Spotify
    Reached before tracking began
    Date not tracked

Summary of Tems's Streaming Earnings

Tems has amassed around 7.6 Billion streams and views across Spotify, YouTube, Audiomack and Boomplay. Based on estimated streaming rates, Tems has earned between ₦4.4 Billion and ₦8.9 Billion from these streaming platforms combined.

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