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I think its because she is not credited as a writer for the song. Even though Girl Like Me was technically a Black Eyed Peas song she is still credited as a co-writer. Beyonce could bring her on stage so they could perform it live together.

She doesn't struggle with album sales in mainland Europe. She has outsold both of them there.

Dai Dai was huge, but I think Whenever Wherever is her biggest hit in Europe.

Can't Remember to Forget You was a top 10 hit across most of Europe. It also did well in Lebanon.

Yeah, the Middle East and India dont seem to be happening. She should have toured continental Europe instead of just doing a Madrid residency.

Well she has another top 10 hit in Australia now.

Karol G gushes over Shakira in every interview I have seen her in.

I would say Taylor Swift and put Beyonce in parenthesis for the US instead. Taylor's massive internationally now and Beyonce stats outside the anglosphere are mediocre (with the exception of touring).

I mean Shakira was at her prime in the 2000s. That is when she was at her biggest.

Beyonce was actually bigger in Europe for some time in the 2020s, but Dai Dai is a bigger hit in Europe than any Beyonce song from the 2020s (and Shakira historically performed better than Beyonce in Europe in the 2000s and half of the 2010s).

Shakira in most of Europe and Latin America, Beyonce in the anglosphere. This has pretty much always been the case. As far as East Asia is concerned Beyonce has historically been bigger there, but Shakira is likely bigger there now because of Zootopia 2. Im pretty sure Shakira is bigger in West Asia, but I could be wrong. Africa is very region dependent.

So absolutely right about Africa.

The red is where Shakira is more streamed the blue is where Beyonce is more streamed: https://www.google.com/search?q=countries+where+Beyonce%27s+more+streamed+and+countries+where+Shakira+is+more+streamed+Africa&client=ms-android-att-us-rvc3&hs=ngIV&sa=X&sca_esv=423685a90e5df121&biw=699&bih=274&sxsrf=ANbL-n5Wr3g40K7JJscLRtk0yrods1N9DA:1779892569468&udm=2&fbs=ADc_l-YIDyOa9njRppQkDyQFqQvysFahwxRkH3Kr3Q841_srcotGKaj3uVWhlFwsjLbKE_RmT445O7V7ncobvFcrKIs31VVX9sdvXtYsd6WayuxOAKTe98h5lLYwQX5Wx8sjKYVVyc_ZGCas7c26iwT7bd-tu2KHFCcMZ1Sf4u0SPo-ctYiO9np8yvzb2oztYYjv7eCMQwgSZpQwy09hxC0S8XTj-85XzC5RWInsRvF0rMM6j-9CVbU&ved=0ahUKEwiOrN3C2NmUAxUflokEHbu7AyUQtKgLCCM#sv=CAMSVxoyKhBlLWMwdGRYV0duQzJoRjJNMg5jMHRkWFdHbkMyaEYyTToOVjZNVVR3ekFhVDBuRU0gBCoXCgFzEhBlLWMwdGRYV0duQzJoRjJNGAEwAUoECAEQAhgHIM74uJIPSggQAhgBIAIoAQ

Is she much more part of the zeitgeist than Shakira on a global level? In English speaking countries sure, but that is not the case for Spanish speaking countries. Outside of English and Spanish speaking countries I'm not sure.

She obviously had to cancel the Middle Eastern dates. She could have easily toured France, Switzerland, Italy, Croatia, etc though.