Johannesburg Streams Hillsong Worship More Than Any Other City In 2025
Johannesburg Streams Hillsong Worship More Than Any Other City In 2025. Hillsong Worship’s Apple Music Replay 2025 summary shows the collective power of worship music on a global scale, with millions tuning in and one unexpected city claiming the top spot.
“Shoutout Johannesburg!” Hillsong Worship wrote on its Instagram story. Apple Music’s Replay data reports 6,386,458 unique listeners across 167 countries who streamed Hillsong Worship for a combined 833,556,710 minutes in 2025. That total is equivalent to roughly 1,586 years of continuous listening.
At the city level, Johannesburg emerged as the global leader with 5,910,315 plays. The South African metropolis outpaced larger streaming markets and secured its place as a focal point for worship music this year.
The streaming surge coincides with Hillsong Worship’s formal return to releasing new material after several years of relative quiet. The group released a four-song EP titled Great I AM on October 10, 2025. The EP includes the live track “Fighting For Us,” which became a focal point of the new release and a signal that Hillsong Worship had resumed releasing music after an extended hiatus.
Reaction to the EP and to the Replay results was immediate in South Africa. For Hillsong Worship, the year turned into both a moment of reconciliation and a reminder of the global reach of contemporary congregational music. For Johannesburg, the result brought pride and a spotlight on a city that streamed worship music at a scale that outpaced many larger markets. As Hillsong’s new songs circulate in services and playlists, the group and its listeners face a new chapter that blends musical ministry with the work of institutional rebuilding.
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