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The 50 most-read ambient artists worldwide, by Wikipedia readership in October 2026. Movement compares against September 2026.
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200 artists are ranked in ambient. The biggest move was Mark Korven, up 51 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Brian EnoWoodbridge · United Kingdom | 62,897 | 0 |
02 | Robert FrippWimborne Minster · United Kingdom | 41,136 | +1 |
03 | The EdgeBarking · United Kingdom | 40,602 | -1 |
04 | Cigarettes After SexEl Paso · United States | 29,107 | 0 |
05 | EnigmaGermany | 25,230 | +2 |
06 | Tangerine DreamBerlin · Germany | 25,081 | -1 |
07 | Devin TownsendNew Westminster · Canada | 23,354 | +1 |
08 | Boards of CanadaEdinburgh · United Kingdom | 23,348 | -2 |
09 | C418East Germany | 17,929 | +1 |
10 | Lisa GerrardMelbourne · Australia | 16,551 | +3 |
11 | ConcernedApeLos Angeles · United States | 14,736 | 0 |
12 | Strange CargoShoreditch · United Kingdom | 12,761 | -3 |
13 | Greg GonzalezEl Paso · United States | 10,285 | -1 |
14 | Ólafur ArnaldsMosfellsbær · Iceland | 9,047 | +10 |
15 | Karin DreijerGothenburg · Sweden | 8,521 | +1 |
16 | GaahlNorway | 7,641 | +1 |
17 | Cosey Fanni TuttiKingston upon Hull · United Kingdom | 7,205 | -3 |
18 | GrouperMarin County · United States | 7,124 | -3 |
19 | Asian Zen Spa Music Meditation— | 6,763 | 0 |
20 | Cliff MartinezThe Bronx · United States | 6,203 | -2 |
21 | The OrbLondon · United Kingdom | 5,974 | +1 |
22 | Deep ForestArleux · France | 5,746 | +9 |
23 | Leah DouBeijing · China | 5,665 | +17 |
24 | OvermonoOvermonnow · United Kingdom | 5,091 | +4 |
25 | Popol VuhMünchen · Germany | 5,019 | +1 |
26 | Shane EmburyBroseley · United Kingdom | 4,855 | -3 |
27 | Jon HassellMemphis · United States | 4,298 | +18 |
28 | William BasinskiHouston · United States | 4,284 | -8 |
29 | 吉村弘Yokohama · Japan | 4,217 | -2 |
30 | Jon HopkinsKingston upon Thames · United Kingdom | 3,896 | -1 |
31 | Beverly Glenn‐CopelandPhiladelphia · United States | 3,839 | -10 |
32 | Harold BuddLos Angeles · United States | 3,780 | -2 |
33 | Mark KorvenWinnipeg · Canada | 3,728 | +51 |
34 | Tim HeckerVancouver · Canada | 3,567 | +4 |
35 | EraFrance | 3,420 | -1 |
36 | DeleriumVancouver · Canada | 3,312 | -4 |
37 | Roger EnoWoodbridge · United Kingdom | 3,215 | -1 |
38 | Natural Snow BuildingsParis · France | 3,159 | +4 |
39 | Emile MosseriNew York · United States | 3,144 | +7 |
40 | Storm CorrosionHemel Hempstead · United Kingdom | 2,827 | +27 |
41 | Stars of the LidAustin · United States | 2,822 | 0 |
42 | HAEVNAmsterdam · Netherlands | 2,713 | -17 |
43 | Guy SigsworthIlkley · United Kingdom | 2,693 | +7 |
44 | Karl SandersGreenville · United States | 2,659 | +26 |
45 | Carbon Based LifeformsGothenburg · Sweden | 2,652 | +8 |
46 | Conny PlankHütschenhausen · Germany | 2,619 | -3 |
47 | Susumu YokotaToyama · Japan | 2,521 | +1 |
48 | Max CooperBelfast · United Kingdom | 2,517 | +18 |
49 | 川井憲次Shinagawa · Japan | 2,413 | -5 |
50 | GregorianHamburg · Germany | 2,357 | -3 |
104 | Charles Uzzell-Edwards— | 925 | +113 |
97 | Matthew CollingsLondon · United Kingdom | 1,020 | +94 |
124 | Pauline Anna StromBaton Rouge · United States | 776 | +73 |
89 | DeruUnited States | 1,064 | +63 |
185 | Zeke and the PopoJakarta · Indonesia | 381 | +61 |
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.