BLACKPINK — Achievements & World Records

✦ Official Guinness World Records ✦

BLACKPINK — Group

Official GWR titles held collectively by Jisoo, Jennie, Rosé & Lisa.

◆Guinness World Records ICON — first K-pop group to receive this distinction2026 Guinness World Records · 2026
◆Most subscribed band on YouTube — 100,000,000 subscribers1 Apr 2026 Guinness World Records · 1 April 2026 — also making them the most subscribed music act overall on YouTube, ahead of Justin Bieber (77.2M), Eminem (66.6M) and Taylor Swift (63.1M)
◆Most views for a band on YouTube — 41,756,433,903 views1 Apr 2026 Guinness World Records · 1 April 2026 — most viewed upload: DDU-DU DDU-DU MV, 2B+ views
◆Most streamed female group on Spotify — 16,941,431,115 streams1 Apr 2026 Guinness World Records · 1 April 2026 — 16.17B lead-artist streams + 770.7M featured-artist streams
◆First K-pop girl group to enter the UK Official Singles Chart Top 40 — DDU-DU DDU-DU2018 Guinness World Records · 2018
◆First Korean group's MV to surpass 1 billion YouTube views — DDU-DU DDU-DU2019 Guinness World Records · 2019
◆First Korean group's MV to surpass 2 billion YouTube views — DDU-DU DDU-DU2022 Guinness World Records · 2022
◆Most viewed YouTube video in 24 hours at time of release — How You Like That, 86.3M views2020 Guinness World Records · 2020 · record later surpassed
◆First K-pop girl group to reach No.1 on the US Billboard 200 — Born Pink, 102,000 album-equivalent units in week one1 Oct 2022 Guinness World Records · 1 October 2022 — also first all-female group to top the Billboard 200 since Danity Kane in April 2008
◆First K-pop girl group to reach No.1 on the UK Official Albums Chart — Born Pink29 Sep 2022 Guinness World Records · 29 September 2022
◆First winner of Best Metaverse Performance at the MTV Video Music Awards — BLACKPINK: The Virtual, in-game concert in PUBG MobileAug 2022 Guinness World Records · 28 August 2022

✦ Major firsts & milestones ✦

Beyond the Records

Chart firsts, streaming milestones and cultural landmarks — with or without a certificate.

2019First girl group to enter Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia Forbes · 2019

2020The Album — first K-pop girl group album to sell 1 million copies Hanteo Chart / Circle Chart · 2020

2022Born Pink — first K-pop girl group album to cross 2 million copies Hanteo Chart / Circle Chart · 2022

2022First girl group to win Group of the Year at the MTV VMAs in the 21st century — ties TLC for most wins ever by a girl group MTV Video Music Awards · 28 August 2022

2023First K-pop act awarded honorary MBEs by King Charles British Embassy Seoul / Royal Household · 2023

2023First Asian act to headline Coachella Coachella / Billboard · April 2023

2024"How You Like That" crosses 1 billion Spotify streams — first K-pop girl group track to reach the milestone Spotify · 2024

2026First girl group with 3 songs surpassing 1 billion Spotify streams — How You Like That, Kill This Love, Pink Venom (Fifth Harmony's two billion-streamers are both collaborations) Spotify · 2026

2026"Kill This Love" crosses 1 billion Spotify streams Spotify · 2026

2026"Pink Venom" crosses 1 billion Spotify streams Spotify · 2026

2026Born Pink — first studio album by a girl group with multiple songs reaching 900M+ Spotify streams (Pink Venom, Shut Down) Spotify · 2026

2026Girl group with the most songs surpassing 900 million Spotify streams in history — 4 songs Spotify · 2026

2026DEADLINE — first girl group to surpass 1 million Spotify presaves Spotify · 2026

✦ Individual records ✦

Lisa

Lisa 9 GWR titles

◆First solo K-pop winner at the MTV Video Music Awards — Best K-pop Video for "LALISA"28 Aug 2022 Guinness World Records · 28 August 2022 — category introduced 2019; previously won exclusively by BTS
◆First solo K-pop winner at the MTV Europe Music Awards — Best K-pop13 Nov 2022 Guinness World Records · 13 November 2022, Düsseldorf — category introduced at 2021 EMAs
◆Most followers on Instagram for a K-pop artist — 90,739,796 followers24 Mar 2023 Guinness World Records · 24 March 2023 · may have since been surpassed
◆Most viewed YouTube music video in 24 hours by a solo K-pop artist — LALISA, 73,600,000 views12–13 Sep 2021 Guinness World Records · 12 September 2021 — beat groupmate Rosé's previous record of 41.6M (On The Ground) · record later surpassed
◆Most views for a new solo artist music video in 24 hours on YouTube — LALISA, 73,600,000 viewsSep 2021 Guinness World Records · confirmed April 2022 — beat Ariana Grande's "thank u, next" (55.4M) · record later surpassed
◆First K-pop album by a solo artist to surpass 1 billion Spotify streams — LALISA28 Apr 2023 Guinness World Records / Spotify · 28 April 2023
◆First K-pop solo track to reach 1 billion Spotify streams — "MONEY"19 Sep 2023 Guinness World Records · 19 September 2023 — "MONEY" was the B-side of LALISA (Sep 2021), officially released as a single Nov 2021
◆Fastest solo K-pop artist to reach 1 billion Spotify streams (female) — 411 days, across LALISA + MONEY + SG26 Oct 2022 Guinness World Records · 26 October 2022 · record later broken by Jung Kook (BTS) in 409 days, 27 March 2023
◆Fastest 1 million TikTok followers as a K-pop artist2021 Guinness World Records · 2021 · record later surpassed
◆First K-pop artist and first Thai soloist to perform at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show — Brooklyn, New York15 Oct 2024 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show · 15 October 2024, Brooklyn
◆First K-pop soloist to perform at the Academy Awards (Oscars) — delivered a James Bond tribute performing "Live and Let Die" at the 97th Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre2 Mar 2025 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences · 97th Academy Awards, 2 March 2025, Dolby Theatre
◆First Thai artist and first female K-pop act to perform at the FIFA World Cup opening ceremony — performed "Goals" at the 2026 FIFA World Cup opening ceremony12 Jun 2026 FIFA · 2026 FIFA World Cup opening ceremony, 12 June 2026
◆Only female act in VMAs history to win both Best K-Pop and Best Pop — won Best Pop for "Dream", having taken Best K-Pop in 2022, 2024 and 202527 Sep 2026 MTV Video Music Awards · 27 September 2026

✦ Individual records ✦

Rosé

Rosé 8 GWR titles

◆Most viewed solo K-pop debut music video in 24 hours — On The Ground, 41,600,000 views2021 Guinness World Records · 2021 · record later broken by groupmate Lisa (LALISA, 73.6M, September 2021)
◆First artist to reach No.1 on a Billboard Global chart as both a soloist and as part of a group — "On The Ground" debuted at #1 on Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. US27 Mar 2021 Guinness World Records · 27 March 2021 — previously topped Billboard Global Excl. US with "Lovesick Girls" as part of BLACKPINK (October 2020)
◆Highest-charting female K-pop artist on the US Billboard 200 — Rosie debuted at No.321 Dec 2024 Guinness World Records · 21 December 2024 — 102,000 equivalent album units in first week
◆First female K-pop artist to enter the Billboard Radio Songs Top 10 — "APT." (feat. Bruno Mars) at No.104 Jan 2025 Guinness World Records · 4 January 2025
◆First K-pop act in the Grammy Big Four — first Korean or K-pop artist nominated in a major Big Four general field category (Record of the Year and Song of the Year) as a lead artist, for "APT."2025 Recording Academy / Grammy Awards · 2025
◆First K-pop act nominated for Record of the Year at the Grammy Awards — "APT."2025 Recording Academy / Grammy Awards · 2025
◆First K-pop act nominated for Song of the Year at the Grammy Awards — "APT."2025 Recording Academy / Grammy Awards · 2025
◆First solo K-pop artist to perform on the Grammy Awards opening stage — delivered a live rendition of "APT." with Bruno Mars at the 67th Grammy Awards2025 Recording Academy / Grammy Awards · 2 February 2025
◆Most major Grammy nominations secured by a Korean act for a single track — "APT." (feat. Bruno Mars) set the record for the most major category nominations by a Korean act for one song2025 Recording Academy / Grammy Awards · 2025
◆First K-pop artist to win at the Brit Awards — APT., International Song of the Year2026 Brit Awards · 2026
◆Korean soloist with the most GWR titles — 8 titles2025 Guinness World Records · 2025
◆Second Asian solo artist with the most GWR titles in history — behind groupmate Lisa2025 Guinness World Records · 2025

✦ Individual achievements ✦

Jennie

Jennie Solo milestones

◆First BLACKPINK member to debut as a solo artist — "SOLO"2018 YG Entertainment · November 2018
◆"SOLO" topped Billboard World Digital Song Sales — one of the first K-pop female soloist tracks to do so2018 Billboard · December 2018
◆One of the first K-pop artists to become a global Chanel ambassador — pioneering the luxury fashion era for K-pop2017 Chanel · 2017
◆First K-pop artist to star as lead in a major Western prestige TV series — The Idol (HBO)2023 HBO · June 2023
◆"You & Me" performed live at Coachella 2023 — debuted at #1 on multiple global charts2023 Coachella / Spotify · April 2023
◆Most awarded 3rd-generation female K-pop soloist2026 Various award bodies · 2026
◆"Like JENNIE" — fastest song to reach 900 million Spotify streams by a female K-pop solo artist — making her the first female K-pop soloist with multiple songs surpassing that mark on Spotify2026 Spotify · 2026
◆Billboard Women in Music — Global Force Award2025 Billboard Women in Music · 2025

✦ Individual achievements ✦

Jisoo

Jisoo Solo milestones

◆Solo debut album "ME" sold over 1.17 million copies in its first week — record-breaking for a K-pop girl group solo debut2023 Hanteo Chart · March 2023
◆First female soloist to surpass 2 million cumulative album sales on the Circle Chart2025 Circle Chart · 2025
◆"Flower" debuted at #1 on Melon and topped charts across multiple platforms simultaneously2023 Melon / Circle Chart · March 2023
◆Lead role in Snowdrop (tvN / Disney+) — one of the highest-profile Korean drama debuts by a K-pop idol2021 tvN / Disney+ · December 2021
◆Among the most-followed Korean celebrities on Instagram — 80M+ followers2023 Instagram · 2023
◆First Asian artist to win the Madame Figaro Rising Star Award — presented at the Cannes International Series Festival (Canneseries), recognising her growing acting careerApr 2026 Canneseries / Madame Figaro · April 2026