Genre
The 20 most-read amapiano artists worldwide, by Wikipedia readership in October 2026. Movement compares against September 2026.
Artists
Readers October
New entries
20 artists are ranked in amapiano. The biggest move was K.O., up 2 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | TylaJohannesburg · South Africa | 51,747 | 0 |
02 | DJ MaphorisaPretoria · South Africa | 4,409 | 0 |
03 | Uncle WafflesEswatini | 4,294 | 0 |
04 | Costa TitchNelspruit · South Africa | 2,672 | 0 |
05 | Kabza De SmallMpumalanga · South Africa | 1,933 | 0 |
06 | Nkosazana DaughterDurban · South Africa | 1,885 | 0 |
07 | CKayKaduna · Nigeria | 1,749 | 0 |
08 | Zee NxumaloEswatini | 1,605 | 0 |
09 | Cassper NyovestMahikeng · South Africa | 1,415 | 0 |
10 | TxCPort Elizabeth · South Africa | 1,289 | 0 |
11 | Dlala ThukzinDurban · South Africa | 1,113 | +1 |
12 | K.O.South Africa | 935 | +2 |
13 | MakhadziSouth Africa | 929 | -2 |
14 | R2BeesGhana | 912 | +2 |
15 | FocalisticPretoria · South Africa | 826 | -2 |
16 | KwestaGauteng · South Africa | 626 | +1 |
17 | Samthing SowetoSoweto · South Africa | 506 | -2 |
18 | BusiswaSouth Africa | 492 | +2 |
19 | Killer KauSoweto · South Africa | 486 | -1 |
20 | MpuraSoweto · South Africa | 435 | -1 |
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.