These are the highest-earning World Cup songs on Spotify
The World Cup can be very, very good for songs that are adopted as themes for various teams, countries, and fanbases. Depending on the country, a World Cup song can be a goldmine. A new study reveals just how much money some of these songs have made over the years–and just from Spotify.
| Country | Song Name | Artist | Year | Streams | Estimated Earnings |
| South Africa World Cup | Waka Waka | Shakira | 2010 | 596541749 | $2,386,167.00 |
| England | Sweet Caroline | Neil Diamond | 1969 | 536525814 | $2,146,103.00 |
| France | Ramerez le coupe le maison | Vegedream | 2018 | 326884643 | $1,307,539.00 |
| Brazil World Cup | We are one | Pitbull | 2014 | 203361453 | $813,446.00 |
| South Africa World Cup | Wavin’ Flag | K’Naan | 2010 | 138322012 | $553,288.00 |
| Russia World Cup | Live it up | Nicky Jam | 2018 | 133530159 | $534,121.00 |
| Ivory Coast | Magic In The Air | Chawki | 2014 | 97755566 | $391,022.00 |
| Brazil | Mais Que Nada | Sergio Mendes | 1963 | 66434956 | $265,740.00 |
| England | Three Lions (Football’s Coming Home) | The Lightning Seeds, David Baddiel, Frank Skinner | 1996 | 41164878 | $164,660.00 |
| Brazil | Deixa a vida me levar” | Zeca Pagodinho | 2002 | 40472390 | $161,890.00 |
| England | World in Motion | New Order feat. John Barnes | 1990 | 16219373 | $64,877.00 |
| Spain | La Roja Baila | Spanish National Team | 2016 | 11017194 | $44,069.00 |
| South Korea | Yet To Come (Hyundai Vers) | BTS | 2022 | 11004270 | $44,017.00 |
| Brazil | “É uma partida de futebol” | Skank | 2022 | 9311454 | $37,246.00 |
| France World Cup | Cup of Life | Ricky Martin | 1998 | 9127204 | $36,509.00 |
| Qatar World Cup | Hayya Hayya | Trinidad Cardona, AISHA, Davido | 2022 | 8250520 | $33,002.00 |
| Denmark | Re-Sepp-Ten | Dodo gad (Dodo and the Dodos) | 1986 | 7625477 | $30,502.00 |
| Denmark | Helt sikker | Gulddreng | 2021 | 6392389 | $25,570.00 |
| Germany | Zeit dass sich was dreht | Herbert Grönemeyer | 2006 | 5346873 | $21,387.00 |
| Germany | 54, 74, 90, 2006, 2010 | Sportfreunde Stiller | 2010 | 5783886 | $23,136.00 |
| Denmark | En for alle | Rocazino | 1988 | 4458587 | $17,834.00 |
| Spain | Desde Rusia con Amor | Taburete | 2018 | 3674559 | $14,698.00 |
| Spain | Toke | Chanel | 2022 | 1448660 | $5,795.00 |
