Nigerian singer and Songwriter Burna Boy has overtaken Tanzanian Bongo Star Diamond Platnumz as the most streamed African Artist on YouTube.

For years, Diamond Platnumz reigned supreme in terms of YouTube views.

Currently, Burna Boy has an impressive 2,252,124,206 views, surpassing Diamond Platnumz's 2,246,395,673 views.

PHOTO | COURTESY: Burna Boy 

Diamond Platnumz joined YouTube ranks on June 12, 2012 while Burna Boy made his debut on January 13, 2018.

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PHOTO | COURTESY: Diamond Platnumz 

However, Platnumz still holds the record for the artiste with the most subscribers in Sub-Saharan Africa. He has over 7.98 million subscribers while Burna Boy has over 4.13 million subscribers.

Nigerian star Wizkid is at third position with 1.76 billion views, Fally Ipupa comes fourth with 1.50 billion views while Davido comes fifth with 1.40 billion views.

Below is the full list:

1. Burna Boy (Nigeria) – 2.25 Billion views

2. Diamond Platnumz (Tanzania) – 2.24 Billion views

3. Wizkid (Nigeria) – 1.76 Billion views

4. Fally Ipupa (DRC Congo) – 1.50 Billion views

5. Davido (Nigeria) – 1.40 Billion views

6. Flavour Nabania (Nigeria) – 1.15 Billion views

7. Ckay – (Nigeria) – 1.23 Billion views

8. PSquare (Nigeria) – 1.12 Billion views

9. Tekno (Nigeria) – 995 Million Views

10. Rayvanny – (Tanzania) – 972 Million views