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The 32 most-read avant-folk artists worldwide, by Wikipedia readership in October 2026. Movement compares against September 2026.
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32 artists are ranked in avant-folk. The biggest move was Stephan Micus, up 5 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Tim BuckleyWashington, D.C. · United States | 24,488 | 0 |
02 | John FaheyWashington, D.C. · United States | 7,618 | 0 |
03 | the MicrophonesAnacortes · United States | 5,127 | 0 |
04 | ExumaCat Island · Bahamas | 2,263 | 0 |
05 | carolineLondon · United Kingdom | 1,784 | +1 |
06 | Arto TunçboyacıyanIstanbul · Türkiye | 1,386 | -1 |
07 | Josephine FosterColorado · United States | 816 | +2 |
08 | CromagnonNew York · United States | 700 | 0 |
09 | SkinNew York · United States | 593 | +1 |
10 | Stephan MicusStuttgart · Germany | 578 | +5 |
11 | PuuluupEstonia | 558 | 0 |
12 | Renaldo & The LoafPortsmouth · United Kingdom | 451 | +2 |
13 | Catherine RibeiroLyon · France | 437 | -6 |
14 | CarolinerSan Francisco · United States | 381 | -1 |
15 | Dorothy CarterNew York · United States | 344 | +3 |
16 | SenyawaYogyakarta · Indonesia | 324 | -5 |
17 | UaktiBrazil | 307 | -1 |
18 | Amps for ChristCalifornia · United States | 306 | +5 |
19 | Світлана НяньоKyïv · Ukraine | 303 | -2 |
20 | Maher Shalal Hash BazJapan | 292 | 0 |
21 | CastanetsUnited States | 285 | -2 |
22 | PeltRichmond · United States | 228 | 0 |
23 | 三上寛Nakadomari · Japan | 224 | -2 |
24 | Blue RosesShipley · United Kingdom | 191 | 0 |
25 | Jewlia EisenbergBrooklyn · United States | 136 | 0 |
26 | LEYABrooklyn · United States | 96 | +1 |
27 | De KiftNetherlands | 79 | 0 |
28 | Walter FrancoSão Paulo · Brazil | 73 | -2 |
29 | Emmanuelle ParreninFrance | 68 | 0 |
30 | OLAibi— | 39 | +1 |
31 | TamiaFrance | 36 | -1 |
31 | Mermaid ChunkyUnited Kingdom | 36 | +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.