Photo credit: TikTok Newsroom (recap page)
2025-12-09 09:00:00
According to Billboard, KATSEYE has been named TikTok’s Global Artist of the Year for 2025, putting the group at the center of the platform’s year-end music conversation.
The recognition comes as TikTok’s recap highlighted how viral moments increasingly correlate with broader chart and streaming performance, especially for emerging acts.
TikTok’s Newsroom recap stated: “KATSEYE is TikTok’s Global Artist of the Year.”
Forbes also reported the headline, noting: “Katseye is TikTok’s Top Artist of 2025…”
Analysis/Echotitbits take: TikTok’s year-end lists are becoming a marketing instrument—almost like an award slate. Watch for how KATSEYE capitalizes next (tour dates, brand partnerships, major collaborations) and which artists try to replicate that TikTok-to-mainstream pipeline in 2026.
Source: Billboard — Dec 09, 2025 — https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/tiktok-katseye-global-artist-2025-1236132159/