On the account of the International Women's Day on Sunday, music streaming service Spotify compiled a list of the most-searched female artists on the music site where singer Rihanna reigned supremacy as the favourite female artist among all Spotify listeners worldwide.

Rihanna was named the world's top streamed woman for the third year in a row, reports variety.com.

She received positive response for her collaboration with rapper Eminem for the song "The Monster", last year. The song has been streamed over 200 million times on Spotify.

Katy Perry bagged the second spot followed by Beyonce Knowles then Lana Del Rey and finally Lady Gaga.

Meanwhile, Knowles was declared as the female artist who most women in the world listen to on Spotify. Perry, Rey and Rihanna stood second, third and fourth with Ariana Grande rounding up the top five.