Rihanna's big hits 'We Found Love' and 'Diamonds' have played major parts in helping her top the list, with six of her studio albums available to listen to on the service.
Taylor Swift was named the UK's most popular female artist on Spotify, following the chart success of 'We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together' and 'I Knew You Were Trouble'.
RiRi came in second in the UK, whilst Florence + the Machine came in third and Emeli Sandé fourth.
Spotify data has also shown that will.i.am and Britney Spears's recent hit 'Scream & Shout' is the most popular song amongst its women users.
Second on the list was Calvin Harris's 'Drinking from the Bottle' and The Lumineers' 'Ho Hey' came third.
Look below for the list of the most streamed female artists across the world on Spotify:
The biggest digital artist ever!
The most liked artist on Facebook
200+ awards
29 million albums sold
141 million singles sold
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