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The 50 most-read black metal artists worldwide, by Wikipedia readership in October 2026. Movement compares against September 2026.
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200 artists are ranked in black metal. The biggest move was Entheos, up 55 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | VenomNewcastle upon Tyne · United Kingdom | 121,782 | +9 |
02 | Varg VikernesBergen · Norway | 50,078 | -1 |
03 | MayhemLanghus · Norway | 43,867 | -1 |
04 | DeadVästerhaninge · Sweden | 32,931 | -1 |
05 | EuronymousEgersund · Norway | 31,497 | -1 |
06 | BurzumBergen · Norway | 22,398 | -1 |
07 | Cradle of FilthIpswich · United Kingdom | 20,921 | 0 |
08 | BathoryVällingby · Sweden | 19,855 | 0 |
09 | BehemothGdańsk · Poland | 16,793 | -3 |
10 | Dimmu BorgirOslo · Norway | 16,393 | +1 |
11 | Celtic FrostZurich · Switzerland | 14,467 | +1 |
12 | Alexi LaihoEspoo · Finland | 14,021 | -3 |
13 | DarkthroneKolbotn · Norway | 12,388 | 0 |
14 | KanonenfieberBamberg · Germany | 11,912 | +1 |
15 | DissectionStrömstad Municipality · Sweden | 10,904 | +1 |
16 | GorgorothBergen · Norway | 10,669 | +1 |
17 | EmperorNotodden · Norway | 9,805 | +2 |
18 | Wolves in the Throne RoomOlympia · United States | 9,483 | +19 |
19 | QuorthonStockholm · Sweden | 9,362 | +2 |
20 | SodomGelsenkirchen · Germany | 9,245 | -2 |
21 | Dani FilthHertford · United Kingdom | 8,463 | +4 |
22 | FaustKviknepladsen · Norway | 8,068 | +1 |
23 | ImmortalBergen · Norway | 7,976 | -3 |
24 | GaahlNorway | 7,641 | 0 |
25 | EnslavedHaugesund · Norway | 7,200 | +3 |
26 | MardukNorrköping · Sweden | 7,147 | +1 |
27 | Rotting ChristAthens · Greece | 6,928 | -1 |
28 | SatyriconOslo · Norway | 6,803 | -6 |
29 | Peste NoireAvignon · France | 6,362 | +4 |
30 | HellhammerNürensdorf · Switzerland | 6,024 | +2 |
31 | Dark FuneralStockholm · Sweden | 5,821 | +3 |
32 | UlverOslo · Norway | 5,651 | -3 |
33 | SighTokyo · Japan | 5,347 | -19 |
34 | WatainUppsala · Sweden | 5,072 | -3 |
35 | Zeal & ArdorBasel · Switzerland | 4,636 | +9 |
36 | BlasphemyBurnaby · Canada | 4,621 | +6 |
37 | Sven Erik KristiansenNorway | 4,545 | +6 |
38 | AbsurdSondershausen · Germany | 4,528 | -3 |
39 | БатюшкаBiałystok · Poland | 4,501 | -1 |
40 | MoonspellLisboa · Portugal | 4,228 | -1 |
41 | Witch Club SatanOslo · Norway | 4,172 | -11 |
42 | MgłaKraków · Poland | 4,024 | +4 |
43 | EntheosSanta Cruz · United States | 3,948 | +55 |
44 | InfernusNorway | 3,905 | -3 |
45 | Anaal NathrakhBirmingham · United Kingdom | 3,860 | +4 |
46 | BlackbraidUnited States | 3,805 | +8 |
47 | SarcófagoBelo Horizonte · Brazil | 3,571 | -11 |
48 | Grand Belial's KeyOakton · United States | 3,313 | -3 |
49 | Deathspell OmegaPoitiers · France | 3,306 | -1 |
50 | DrudkhKharkiv · Ukraine | 3,184 | +18 |
166 | MantarHamburg · Germany | 867 | +127 |
116 | EnthronedBrussels · Belgium | 1,443 | +100 |
158 | Young and in the WayCharlotte · United States | 943 | +91 |
174 | AeternusBergen · Norway | 800 | +77 |
148 | Darkwoods My BetrothedKitee · Finland | 1,086 | +67 |
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.