Artist Insights · Internal Use Only

Tate McRae

Streaming, audience, social — a full picture of where the artist is right now.

April 2026
Data: Strategic Analytics
Sources: Luminate · Spotify Internal · Chartmetric

5 Things to Know

0149.8M weekly US streams, but only 56% lean forward (P27). Nearly half her streaming comes from passive exposure — playlists, radio, algorithmic feeds. The lean-forward streams per user (11.48, P96) reveal a small but obsessive core. Big number, fragile base.
02Catalog momentum at P15 — listeners aren’t going back. Recent 4-week US streams are down -10.9% vs the prior 4 weeks. Zero weeks of growth out of the past 8. Year-over-year is -20.1%. The catalog is in decline.
0373.6% female audience (index 154). Male listener index at 46. IG and streaming age profiles align well: streaming age 21.5, social age 19.9. Unlike Eli, Tate’s streaming and social audiences are the same people.
04Fans Also Like: Sabrina Carpenter, Madison Beer, Gracie Abrams, Ariana Grande, Taylor Swift. This is top-tier mainstream pop. The competitive set is the most crowded lane in music.
05TikTok growth has flatlined. 0.0% growth rate per million followers (P30). For an artist with 13.7M TikTok followers and a core audience under 22, stalled TikTok growth means the cultural conversation may be moving on.
Streaming
Artist Level Streams
49.8M
Weekly US
4-week average
175.1M
Weekly Global
4-week average
28%
US Share
Of global ODA
158.6M
US Peak
Weekly ODA — US vs Global

The scale is massive — 49.8M weekly US, 175M global. But the direction is wrong. Peak was 158.6M in February 2025, and the trend since has been consistently downward. Every spike (new releases) is followed by a lower floor than the previous cycle. This is a post-peak trajectory.

Week 1 Debuts — US ODA
NOBODY'S GIRL
10.2M
NG
8K
HORSESHOE
5.1M
TRYING ON SHOES
7.1M
ANYTHING BUT LOVE
8.2M
TIT FOR TAT
19.1M
REVOLVING DOOR/SPORTS CAR
10K
Just Keep Watching
10.4M
Me
1K
SIREN SOUNDS
5.1M

Release scale is enormous — Nobody’s Girl debuted at 10.2M, Tit for Tat at 19.1M. But release momentum is P46 (Modest) because the trajectory isn’t consistently upward. The November album drop spread streams across multiple songs.

Top Tracks Over Time — US Weekly ODA

you broke me first is the dominant catalog track. The top 6 tracks show the shape of catalog engagement — 6 tracks are currently generating weekly streams.

Socials
Social Performance
Followers & Growth
Instagram
1.1%
1M Follower Growth
Growth PercentileStrong — P77
Engagement Rate10.2% (bench 4.9%)
TikTok
13.7M
Followers
1M Growth Rate0.0%
Growth PercentileSoft — P30
Like-to-View11.6% (bench 10.4%)

Instagram engagement is genuinely strong at 10.2% (vs 4.9% bench, P88). When she posts, the audience responds. IG growth at 1.1% per million (P77) is Strong.

TikTok growth at 0.0% per million (P30) is the red flag. With 13.7M TikTok followers and a Gen Z audience, flat growth means the platform has saturated for her. TikTok engagement (11.6% like-to-view) is near benchmark — the content still works, but it’s not growing the base.

Engagement
10.2%
IG Engagement Rate
Benchmark4.9%
vs Benchmark+5.3pp
PercentileP88 — Very Strong
11.6%
TT Like-to-View Ratio
Benchmark10.4%
vs Benchmark+1.2pp
PercentileP64 — Solid
Follower Growth Over Time

TikTok leads in absolute followers. Instagram grew +1635% over the tracked period, TikTok +1947%.

Audience
Where They Listen
Global Markets
Lebanon
231
Yemen
210
Czech Republic
208
Hungary
208
Singapore
204
Finland
196
Norway
192
Slovakia Rep.
185
US Markets
Idaho Falls et al, I
135
Boston, MA
131
Johnstown-Altoona, P
130
Salt Lake City, UT
130
Sioux Falls et al, S
125
Omaha, NE
124
Glendive, MT
123
Pittsburgh, PA
122

International over-indexing is geographically scattered — Lebanon (231), Czech Republic (208), Hungary (208), Singapore (204). No single corridor dominates. In the US: Idaho Falls (135), Salt Lake City (130), Omaha (124). The absence of major metros from the top of the list is notable.

Age Distribution

Audience age is well-aligned across platforms. Spotify core is 18–27 (59.6%), IG core is 18–24 (49.2%). The 13–17 segment over-indexes on both (Spotify index 151, IG index 275). This is a coherent young audience — the people following are the people streaming.

Gender Split
Spotify — Worldwide
Female 73.6%Male 21.6%

Heavily female at 73.6% (index 154). Male index of 46 is low but not as extreme as Hailey Picardi. For mainstream pop at this scale, the gender split is expected.

Ethnicity & Language (Instagram)
Ethnicity%Index
White / Caucasian68.2%127
Asian16.6%147
Black / African American7.6%67
Hispanic7.6%55
Language%Index
English82.1%149
Spanish4.8%36
French2.1%60
Portugese2.0%28
German1.2%45

Predominantly White/Caucasian (68.2%, index 127) with the highest Asian representation (16.6%, index 147) of the four profiled artists. Reflects the international breadth of her streaming base.

Audience Psychographics

Derived from streaming demographics, geographic indexing, platform behavior, and fans-also-like clustering.

Who They Are

Mass Gen Z pop audience (18–27 core, 59.6% of Spotify). 73.6% female. These are mainstream pop consumers who know Tate from TikTok, playlists, and radio — not deep catalog exploration. The 56% lean-forward rate means nearly half are passive listeners encountering her through algorithmic and editorial placement. The heartland US over-indexing (Idaho Falls, Salt Lake City, Omaha) reflects mainstream pop penetration patterns.

Values & Identity

Pop as lifestyle soundtrack, not artistic identity. Unlike Hailey Picardi’s audience (who follow the person) or Eli’s (who follow the music), Tate’s mass audience consumes her as part of a broader pop diet alongside Sabrina Carpenter, Madison Beer, and Gracie Abrams. The 11.48 LF streams per user (P96) reveals the intense minority — a small core that streams obsessively. Tour and merch should target that core. Streaming campaigns should target the passive majority.

Platforms & Behavior

Instagram engagement (10.2%) is strong but masks a TikTok stall — 0.0% follower growth per million. At 13.7M TikTok followers, the platform is saturated. Gen Z pop audiences are migrating attention constantly. The scattered international indexing (Lebanon 231, Czech Republic 208, Singapore 204) suggests playlist-driven global distribution rather than organic cultural adoption in specific markets.

Cultural Context

Tate occupies the exact center of mainstream female pop. The Fans Also Like list (Sabrina Carpenter, Ariana Grande, Taylor Swift, Selena Gomez) is a who’s who of the genre. This is the most competitive lane in music — and the declining catalog momentum (P15) combined with post-peak streaming trajectory (-20.1% YoY) suggests the window for cultural dominance is either not yet open or beginning to close. The 16.6% Asian audience (index 147) is the highest of the four profiled artists, reflecting genuine global pop crossover.

Fans Also Like
Sabrina Carpenter
Madison Beer
Gracie Abrams
Zara Larsson
Ariana Grande
Addison Rae
sombr
Tinashe
Selena Gomez
Taylor Swift

This is the most competitive Fans Also Like cluster of the four. Sabrina Carpenter, Ariana Grande, Taylor Swift — Tate is being compared to the biggest names in pop. The audience expects that tier.

artistGPS
Evaluation Summary
P82
Very Strong
Score: 63.2 / 100 · 10 KPIs
KPIValuePercentileRating
Catalog Momentum-10.9%P15Very Weak
Release Momentum18.4%P46Modest
IG 1M Follower Growth1.1%P77Strong
TikTok 1M Follower Growth0.0%P30Soft
Instagram Engagement10.2%P88Very Strong
TikTok Like-to-View11.6%P64Solid
Lean Forward %56.0%P27Weak
LF Streams/User11.48P96Excellent
Core Streaming Age21.5P96Excellent
Core Socials Age19.9P93Excellent
RCA

Artist Insights · Data: Strategic Analytics · Internal Use Only · April 2026