The Weeknd

FO Pulse: #26 of 581 on the 2026-10-01 close, up 1 from the previous close, with 2,522,798 likes across 1 posts in the trailing 7 days. Full chart.

The feed

The latest posts from The Weeknd and posts about them from the accounts Finally Offline tracks:

Complex Music posted: The Weeknd tops the list of the top Black touring artists of August 2026 📈 ㅤ 1. The Weeknd ($146.7M) 2. Usher & Chris Brown ($91.8M) 3. J. (2,770 likes, 2026-10-02)
Pop Base posted: The Weeknd tops Billboard Boxscore’s list of the highest-grossing Black touring artists of August 2026. #theweeknd #music #popculture (257 likes, 2026-10-01)
Pop Base posted: 13 years ago today, Sia released 'Elastic Heart.' 'Elastic Heart' was written for 'The Hunger Games: Catching Fire,' arriving on October 1, (694 likes, 2026-10-01)
Pop Base posted: 12 years ago today, Ariana Grande & The Weeknd released ‘Love Me Harder.’ A half-finished demo from Max Martin landed with the Weeknd, who f (3,849 likes, 2026-09-30)
Complex Music posted: This would be my exact reaction too though 🤣😭 The Weeknd has fans fainting on his ‘After Hours Til Dawn’ tour leg in Asia. (📹: evanlarsen (5,562 likes, 2026-09-28)
Complex Music posted: The return of ‘KISS LAND’ is looming… 🈯️⏳ The Weeknd debuts a new mask on the Asia leg of the ‘After Hours Til Dawn Tour.’ (📸: sebastienna (23,686 likes, 2026-09-27)
The Weeknd posted: (2,532,379 likes, 2026-09-26)
The Weeknd posted: Presented by YOKO TARO featuring YOKO TAKAHASHI (1,202,841 likes, 2026-09-19)

FO Pulse rank history

The Weeknd's standing over the last 7 nightly closes: #43 (2026-09-25) → #36 (2026-09-26) → #30 (2026-09-27) → #30 (2026-09-28) → #27 (2026-09-29) → #27 (2026-09-30) → #26 (2026-10-01).

Who The Weeknd moves with

Connections mined from Instagram captions across Finally Offline's tracked culture scene:

@complexmusic · 108,724 combined engagement
@mixmag · 23,669 combined engagement
@popbase · 22,411 combined engagement
@xxl · 17,754 combined engagement
@complexsports · 10,803 combined engagement
@worldstar · 8,246 combined engagement
@pigsandplans · 7,489 combined engagement
@versus · 6,033 combined engagement
@sabukaru.online · 4,372 combined engagement
@djmagofficial · 4,122 combined engagement

Full node in the Culture Graph.

Questions people ask about The Weeknd

What has The Weeknd released recently?

His album Hurry Up Tomorrow arrived on January 31, 2025, and a companion film of the same name reached theaters in May 2025. The project was framed as the close of a trilogy that began with After Hours in 2020 and continued with Dawn FM in 2022.

Is The Weeknd retiring his stage name?

He has said publicly that the Hurry Up Tomorrow era closes a chapter and has floated performing under his real name, Abel Tesfaye. No formal rebrand has been announced, so his catalog and releases still carry The Weeknd name.

Where can you buy The Weeknd merch?

Official merch sells through his XO online store and at tour stops. Limited pieces sell out quickly and then circulate on resale platforms like Grailed, eBay, and StockX, usually above the original price.

What businesses does The Weeknd own?

Beyond music he runs XO, which covers his label imprint and merchandise line. He also cofounded Samra Origins, a coffee brand created with Blue Bottle Coffee that nods to his Ethiopian heritage.

Who is The Weeknd?

The Weeknd is the stage name of Abel Makkonen Tesfaye, a Toronto born singer who rose from anonymous mixtapes in 2011 to become one of the most streamed artists in the world. His single Blinding Lights ranks among the most streamed songs in Spotify history.

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