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The 50 most-read dark ambient artists worldwide, by Wikipedia readership in October 2026. Movement compares against September 2026.
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75 artists are ranked in dark ambient. The biggest move was Arcana, up 9 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | John CarpenterCarthage · United States | 176,755 | 0 |
02 | Atticus RossLadbroke Grove · United Kingdom | 20,379 | 0 |
03 | Thomas LigottiDetroit · United States | 12,161 | 0 |
04 | Akira YamaokaNiigata · Japan | 8,977 | +1 |
05 | Cosey Fanni TuttiKingston upon Hull · United Kingdom | 7,205 | -1 |
06 | Stephen O’MalleySeattle · United States | 5,306 | +6 |
07 | DreadUnited Kingdom | 4,912 | 0 |
08 | David TibetPerak · Malaysia | 4,333 | -2 |
09 | How to Destroy AngelsLos Angeles · United States | 3,794 | -1 |
10 | MortiisNotodden · Norway | 3,783 | -1 |
11 | Mick HarrisBirmingham · United Kingdom | 3,558 | 0 |
12 | Bohren & der Club of GoreMülheim an der Ruhr · Germany | 2,875 | +2 |
13 | The Haxan CloakWakefield · United Kingdom | 2,692 | 0 |
14 | BeheritRovaniemi · Finland | 2,552 | -4 |
15 | Alessandro CortiniBologna · Italy | 2,052 | 0 |
16 | Tony WakefordWoking · United Kingdom | 1,555 | 0 |
17 | Blood AxisUnited States | 1,449 | 0 |
18 | FleurieCanton · United States | 1,307 | 0 |
19 | Paysage d’HiverBern · Switzerland | 1,156 | +3 |
20 | :zoviet*france:Newcastle upon Tyne · United Kingdom | 988 | +3 |
21 | V/VmStockport · United Kingdom | 921 | 0 |
22 | ArcanaEskilstuna · Sweden | 827 | +9 |
23 | EluviumTennessee · United States | 798 | -4 |
24 | Robert RichMenlo Park · United States | 710 | +1 |
25 | James PlotkinManhattan · United States | 686 | +1 |
26 | Richard LedererWien · Austria | 673 | +3 |
27 | Atrium CarceriStockholm · Sweden | 665 | 0 |
28 | Hilary WoodsIreland | 662 | -8 |
29 | Controlled BleedingBoston · United States | 619 | -5 |
30 | The Hafler TrioSheffield · United Kingdom | 586 | -2 |
31 | The Moon lay hidden beneath a CloudAustria | 551 | +1 |
32 | Christoph de BabalonHamburg · Germany | 503 | +1 |
33 | Maurice de JongParamaribo · Suriname | 502 | -3 |
34 | The Axis of PerditionMiddlesbrough · United Kingdom | 437 | +4 |
35 | Thomas KönerBochum · Germany | 436 | +1 |
36 | Dark SanctuaryParis · France | 390 | +5 |
37 | Mikko TarmiaFinland | 381 | 0 |
38 | Mathias GrassowWiesbaden · Germany | 348 | -4 |
39 | TrepaneringsritualenGothenburg · Sweden | 342 | 0 |
40 | In Slaughter NativesSweden | 322 | -5 |
41 | Neptune Towers— | 299 | +5 |
42 | LullBirmingham · United Kingdom | 298 | 0 |
43 | Deutsch NepalSweden | 275 | 0 |
44 | Asmus TietchensHamburg · Germany | 261 | +3 |
45 | Karjalan SissitSweden | 260 | -5 |
46 | David ThrussellAustralia | 228 | +2 |
47 | SleepResearch_FacilityUnited Kingdom | 226 | +3 |
48 | raison d’êtreBoxholm Municipality · Sweden | 222 | +1 |
49 | Camerata MediolanenseMilano · Italy | 202 | -5 |
50 | KammarheitSweden | 189 | +1 |
58 | Darrin VerhagenAustralia | 75 | +5 |
68 | Job KarmaPoland | 31 | +4 |
66 | Voice of EyeHouston · United States | 39 | +4 |
53 | SomaAustralia | 126 | +3 |
55 | Maeror TriLeer · Germany | 98 | +2 |
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.