On February 18, 2026, Taylor Swift was officially named the IFPI's Global Artist of the Year for 2025, marking her sixth win and fourth consecutive year at the top of the chart. This achievement underscores her dominance in the global music industry, as she has now won the award as many times as all other artists combined over the past decade. The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) highlighted that Swift's success was driven by her latest album, *The Life of a Showgirl*, which sold over 3.4 million copies in its first week in the U.S., breaking records for album sales. According to Victoria Oakley, CEO of IFPI, this win is a "truly historic achievement" that reflects both her creative consistency and the long-term strategies supporting her releases. The award is calculated based on worldwide sales across streaming, downloads, and physical formats, covering an artist's entire body of work during the calendar year.