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The 15 most-read artists based in Essen, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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15 artists are ranked in Essen. The biggest move was Favorite, up 3 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Kreatorthrash metal, metal | 10,439 | 0 |
02 | To the Rats and Wolveselectronic, metalcore | 2,448 | +1 |
03 | Mille Petrozzathrash metal | 2,215 | -1 |
04 | Frank Blackfirethrash metal | 1,059 | 0 |
05 | Juliane Werdingpop, schlager | 650 | 0 |
06 | Time, The Valuatormetalcore, djent | 332 | 0 |
07 | Thomas Borchertrock | 253 | 0 |
08 | Jesus on Extasyelectronic rock, industrial | 178 | 0 |
09 | Favoritehip hop | 132 | +3 |
10 | Witthüser & Westruppkrautrock | 131 | -1 |
11 | Peter Andersopera | 128 | -2 |
12 | The Eternal Afflictebm, electronic | 110 | -1 |
13 | Wolfgang Stockmeierclassical | 66 | 0 |
14 | Folkwang Kammerorchester Essenclassical | 27 | 0 |
15 | Hans Müller-Krayclassical | 25 | 0 |
How this is ranked. Artists are matched from the MusicBrainz database by genre and by the area they are based in. An artist appears in a genre when at least 15% of their genre votes are for it. Position is set by readership of their English Wikipedia article in August 2026; movement compares that against July 2026. Readership measures public attention, not streams or sales.