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The 50 most-read afrobeats artists worldwide, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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102 artists are ranked in afrobeats. The biggest move was Cynthia Morgan, up 65 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | TylaJohannesburg · South Africa | 82,372 | 0 |
02 | Ayra StarrCotonou · Benin | 51,433 | +3 |
03 | Burna BoyPort Harcourt · Nigeria | 40,682 | -1 |
04 | Aya NakamuraBamako · Mali | 33,564 | -1 |
05 | TemsLagos · Nigeria | 30,524 | -1 |
06 | P-SquareNigeria | 28,576 | +6 |
07 | Angélique KidjoCotonou · Benin | 22,373 | 0 |
08 | AsakeLagos · Nigeria | 15,189 | -2 |
09 | Omah LayPort Harcourt · Nigeria | 8,083 | 0 |
10 | Tiwa SavageIkeja · Nigeria | 7,818 | 0 |
11 | TheodoraLucerne · Switzerland | 6,164 | +2 |
12 | 2BabaJos · Nigeria | 4,911 | +7 |
13 | AKACape Town · South Africa | 4,831 | -5 |
14 | Cynthia MorganEdo · Nigeria | 4,773 | +65 |
15 | Fally IpupaKinshasa · Democratic Republic of the Congo | 4,770 | -4 |
16 | VictonyImo · Nigeria | 4,701 | +6 |
17 | OlamideLagos · Nigeria | 4,601 | 0 |
18 | ODUMODUBLVCKNigeria | 4,366 | +6 |
19 | MohbadLagos · Nigeria | 4,264 | -1 |
20 | AmaaraeThe Bronx · United States | 4,236 | -6 |
21 | BNXNLagos · Nigeria | 3,836 | -1 |
22 | Mr EaziPort Harcourt · Nigeria | 3,538 | -7 |
23 | Black SherifGhana | 3,518 | 0 |
24 | OMIClarendon · Jamaica | 3,294 | -8 |
25 | Fireboy DMLOgun · Nigeria | 3,201 | 0 |
26 | Kizz DanielOgun · Nigeria | 3,186 | 0 |
27 | Wande CoalLagos · Nigeria | 2,895 | +14 |
28 | DJ MaphorisaPretoria · South Africa | 2,819 | 0 |
29 | TaycMarseille · France | 2,768 | -8 |
30 | CKayKaduna · Nigeria | 2,695 | -3 |
31 | RugerNigeria | 2,623 | 0 |
32 | TeniLagos · Nigeria | 2,458 | +3 |
33 | PatorankingLagos · Nigeria | 2,230 | -4 |
34 | MavinsNigeria | 2,187 | +6 |
35 | ObongjayarCalabar · Nigeria | 2,078 | -5 |
36 | MayorkunOsun · Nigeria | 1,897 | +20 |
37 | RuntownEnugu · Nigeria | 1,878 | +1 |
38 | TimayaNigeria | 1,834 | -1 |
39 | FalzLagos · Nigeria | 1,782 | -3 |
40 | KapoCali · Colombia | 1,724 | +4 |
41 | LibiancaMinneapolis · United States | 1,679 | -7 |
42 | D’PrinceLagos · Nigeria | 1,605 | +5 |
43 | Eddy KenzoMasaka · Uganda | 1,583 | -11 |
44 | M.I. AbagaJos · Nigeria | 1,537 | -1 |
45 | KiDiAccra · Ghana | 1,518 | +9 |
46 | Banky WNigeria | 1,478 | -7 |
47 | JoeboyLagos · Nigeria | 1,418 | -5 |
48 | Kwesi ArthurTema · Ghana | 1,357 | +2 |
49 | Joshua BarakaUganda | 1,337 | -4 |
50 | Ice PrinceNigeria | 1,182 | +1 |
52 | Naeto CHouston · United States | 1,110 | +13 |
56 | WajeNigeria | 1,043 | +12 |
58 | BracketNigeria | 972 | +9 |
81 | Mo'CheddahLagos · Nigeria | 446 | +7 |
71 | JulsHackney · United Kingdom | 695 | +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 August 2026; movement compares that against July 2026. Readership measures public attention, not streams or sales.