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CKay's 'Love Nwantiti' makes history as it goes 4 times platinum in the US

Nigerian international sensation CKay has made history as his single 'Love Nwantiti' goes 4 times platinum in the United States.

CKay (Wonderland)

Details: On Friday, 20th February 2023, CKay revealed via his Twitter account that's single 'Love Nwantiti' achieved 4 times platinum on 13th January 2023.

The single released in 2020 has one of the singles off CKay's debut EP 'CKay The First' began gaining traction a year later on Tik Tok before ascending to an unprecedented level of international fame.

'Love Nwantiti' reached the summit of the chart in multiple countries including France, India, and Portugal.

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The song is the most streamed Afrobeats single of all time surpassing a billion streams on Spotify and YouTube.

'Love Nwantiti' went platinum in January 2022 before going double platinum in September of the same year.

By selling over 4 million copies in the US, 'Love Nwantiti' holds the record for the most units sold by an Afrobeats song. It's followed by Wizkid's 'Essence' which is 3 times platinum.

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