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The 50 most-read afrobeat artists worldwide, by Wikipedia readership in October 2026. Movement compares against September 2026.
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88 artists are ranked in afrobeat. The biggest move was Lojay, up 15 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Fela KutiOgun · Nigeria | 42,794 | +1 |
02 | Ginger BakerLewisham · United Kingdom | 39,551 | -1 |
03 | Serge IbakaBrazzaville · Congo | 22,797 | +2 |
04 | DavidoAtlanta · United States | 11,962 | 0 |
05 | AsakeLagos · Nigeria | 11,664 | +1 |
06 | Ezra CollectiveLondon · United Kingdom | 10,832 | -3 |
07 | ZlatanNigeria | 9,852 | +13 |
08 | Youssou N’DourDakar · Senegal | 7,678 | -1 |
09 | AKACape Town · South Africa | 5,532 | -1 |
10 | Femi KutiLondon · United Kingdom | 4,851 | -1 |
11 | Mr EaziPort Harcourt · Nigeria | 4,477 | 0 |
12 | Seun Kuti & Egypt 80Lagos · Nigeria | 3,961 | +2 |
13 | Bella Shmurda— | 3,093 | +8 |
14 | Nico & VinzOslo · Norway | 3,026 | -4 |
15 | Jose ChameleoneUganda | 2,727 | +2 |
16 | SarkodieGhana | 2,622 | 0 |
17 | KokorokoLondon · United Kingdom | 2,604 | -2 |
18 | Ebo TaylorCape Coast · Ghana | 2,508 | -6 |
19 | LojayLagos · Nigeria | 2,236 | +15 |
20 | AlkalineJamaica | 2,170 | -2 |
21 | Baaba MaalPodor · Senegal | 1,941 | -2 |
22 | The Budos BandStaten Island · United States | 1,889 | -9 |
23 | Afro Celt Sound SystemUnited Kingdom | 1,667 | -1 |
24 | ObongjayarCalabar · Nigeria | 1,565 | -1 |
25 | Wendy ShayAccra · Ghana | 1,144 | +3 |
26 | TakuraZimbabwe | 1,097 | -1 |
27 | JoeboyLagos · Nigeria | 1,032 | -3 |
28 | Made KutiNigeria | 933 | +5 |
29 | AntibalasBrooklyn · United States | 927 | -3 |
30 | R2BeesGhana | 912 | +1 |
31 | LágbájáLagos · Nigeria | 886 | -2 |
32 | VadéUnited Kingdom | 833 | -2 |
33 | LasmidGhana | 795 | -6 |
34 | LiraGauteng · South Africa | 694 | -2 |
35 | MedikalGhana | 622 | +1 |
36 | Victor Axelrod— | 582 | +1 |
37 | Theon CrossLondon · United Kingdom | 477 | +7 |
38 | The MotetBoulder · United States | 469 | -3 |
39 | Stella MwangiNairobi · Kenya | 398 | -1 |
40 | BeatenbergSouth Africa | 391 | -1 |
41 | ReminisceNigeria | 369 | -1 |
42 | BalojiLubumbashi · Democratic Republic of the Congo | 367 | -1 |
43 | The FunkeesNigeria | 365 | 0 |
44 | T.P. Orchestre Poly‐RythmoBenin | 363 | +4 |
45 | AssagaiLondon · United Kingdom | 360 | +4 |
46 | Sidiku BuariAccra · Ghana | 357 | 0 |
47 | Newen AfrobeatChile | 356 | 0 |
48 | Melt Yourself DownLondon · United Kingdom | 349 | +2 |
48 | Orlando JuliusEkiti · Nigeria | 349 | -3 |
50 | B2CUganda | 285 | +1 |
62 | The Pimps of JoytimeBrooklyn · United States | 104 | +11 |
73 | kNERO LapaéMonrovia · Liberia | 67 | +8 |
63 | Mista SilvaBrockley · United Kingdom | 101 | +8 |
77 | Afrolicious— | 60 | +5 |
57 | SarahméeDakar · Senegal | 167 | +4 |
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 October 2026; movement compares that against September 2026. Readership measures public attention, not streams or sales.