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The 50 most-read afrobeats artists worldwide, by Wikipedia readership in October 2026. Movement compares against September 2026.
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102 artists are ranked in afrobeats. The biggest move was Lil Kesh, up 35 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | TylaJohannesburg · South Africa | 51,747 | 0 |
02 | Burna BoyPort Harcourt · Nigeria | 49,211 | +1 |
03 | Ayra StarrCotonou · Benin | 39,731 | +2 |
04 | TemsLagos · Nigeria | 25,511 | 0 |
05 | Aya NakamuraBamako · Mali | 17,304 | +1 |
06 | AsakeLagos · Nigeria | 11,664 | +1 |
07 | Angélique KidjoCotonou · Benin | 6,962 | +1 |
08 | Omah LayPort Harcourt · Nigeria | 6,344 | +2 |
09 | Fally IpupaKinshasa · Democratic Republic of the Congo | 6,301 | +2 |
10 | AKACape Town · South Africa | 5,532 | +3 |
11 | Tiwa SavageIkeja · Nigeria | 5,354 | +1 |
12 | Mr EaziPort Harcourt · Nigeria | 4,477 | +10 |
13 | DJ MaphorisaPretoria · South Africa | 4,409 | -11 |
14 | TheodoraLucerne · Switzerland | 4,190 | -5 |
15 | BNXNLagos · Nigeria | 3,462 | +11 |
16 | AmaaraeThe Bronx · United States | 3,345 | +4 |
17 | P-SquareNigeria | 3,308 | -3 |
18 | OlamideLagos · Nigeria | 3,303 | -1 |
19 | VictonyImo · Nigeria | 3,054 | +2 |
20 | Fireboy DMLOgun · Nigeria | 2,997 | +7 |
21 | Black SherifGhana | 2,883 | -3 |
22 | MohbadLagos · Nigeria | 2,796 | -7 |
23 | TaycMarseille · France | 2,520 | +1 |
24 | OMIClarendon · Jamaica | 2,518 | -1 |
25 | 2BabaJos · Nigeria | 2,468 | -9 |
26 | Kizz DanielOgun · Nigeria | 2,372 | -7 |
27 | ODUMODUBLVCKNigeria | 2,220 | -2 |
28 | BienNairobi · Kenya | 2,003 | +21 |
29 | RugerNigeria | 1,800 | -1 |
30 | TeniLagos · Nigeria | 1,750 | +6 |
31 | CKayKaduna · Nigeria | 1,749 | -2 |
32 | KapoCali · Colombia | 1,728 | -1 |
33 | Wande CoalLagos · Nigeria | 1,637 | +14 |
34 | ObongjayarCalabar · Nigeria | 1,565 | 0 |
35 | LibiancaMinneapolis · United States | 1,508 | -3 |
36 | MavinsNigeria | 1,398 | -1 |
37 | RuntownEnugu · Nigeria | 1,355 | 0 |
38 | Lil KeshLagos · Nigeria | 1,342 | +35 |
39 | PatorankingLagos · Nigeria | 1,297 | -6 |
40 | Joshua BarakaUganda | 1,258 | +1 |
41 | Eddy KenzoMasaka · Uganda | 1,213 | -1 |
42 | Banky WNigeria | 1,201 | -4 |
43 | TimayaNigeria | 1,159 | -13 |
44 | MayorkunOsun · Nigeria | 1,137 | +2 |
45 | JoeboyLagos · Nigeria | 1,032 | -6 |
46 | OxladeNigeria | 1,002 | +4 |
47 | FalzLagos · Nigeria | 993 | -3 |
48 | Kuami EugeneAkim Oda · Ghana | 991 | +5 |
49 | WajeNigeria | 968 | +3 |
50 | Ice PrinceNigeria | 946 | -5 |
85 | Garry MapanzureHarare · Zimbabwe | 302 | +11 |
74 | CDQ— | 469 | +9 |
79 | BeccaKumasi · Ghana | 405 | +8 |
70 | Afro BGreenwich · United Kingdom | 550 | +6 |
65 | Maleek BerryUnited Kingdom | 661 | +5 |
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.