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how many records has bad bunny sold

Bad Bunny is estimated to have surpassed the 100 million total “equivalent” album units mark worldwide (albums + streaming + singles converted to album units) as of early 2025, with his pure/physical-plus-digital album sales being far lower than that figure, in the single‑digit millions.

Quick Scoop: What that number really means

  • Traditional “pure” album sales for Bad Bunny are a few million worldwide (around 5–6 million reported by album‑sales trackers up to the early 2020s).
  • His true commercial impact comes from streaming: his albums rack up tens of billions of streams, which are converted into “equivalent album units.”
  • Industry analysts now place his career total above 100 million album-equivalent units , boosted further by newer releases and catalog streaming.

In plain language: he hasn’t “sold” 100 million old‑school CDs, but when you convert all his streams and single downloads into album units, he’s now over that 100M milestone.

Why estimates vary

  • Different sites track different things: some count only pure album sales, others add streaming and single sales.
  • Latin and global streaming audiences heavily favor platforms like Spotify and YouTube, so his streaming weight is unusually high compared with older pop stars who sold mainly physical albums.
  • New projects and constant catalog streaming mean the total is still climbing in 2026, so any single number is a snapshot, not a final total.

Snapshot table: sales vs. streams

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Type of metric Approx. figure Explanation
Pure album sales ≈ 5–6 million Physical + digital albums only, not counting streams.
Album‑equivalent units 100M+ units Albums + singles + streaming converted to album units.
Key driver Heavy streaming Tens of billions of streams across major albums.

Context and “latest news” angle

  • Recent analysis credits a newer album cycle (including projects released around 2024–2025) with pushing him over the 100M threshold , a historic feat for a primarily Spanish‑language artist.
  • He also shatters touring and ticket‑sales records, reinforcing his position as one of the most commercially powerful artists in the world, not just in Latin music.

In forum discussions and trending conversations, when people ask “how many records has Bad Bunny sold,” they’re usually referring to that 100M+ album‑equivalent figure, not just old‑school physical albums.

TL;DR:
If you mean strict album “copies,” think around 5–6 million ; if you mean modern industry “records” including streaming and singles, think well over 100 million units and rising.

Information gathered from public forums or data available on the internet and portrayed here.