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The 50 most-read dark ambient artists worldwide, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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75 artists are ranked in dark ambient. The biggest move was Hilary Woods, up 10 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | John CarpenterCarthage · United States | 90,113 | 0 |
02 | Atticus RossLadbroke Grove · United Kingdom | 21,241 | 0 |
03 | Thomas LigottiDetroit · United States | 10,829 | 0 |
04 | Cosey Fanni TuttiKingston upon Hull · United Kingdom | 6,728 | +1 |
05 | Akira YamaokaNiigata · Japan | 6,046 | +1 |
06 | DreadUnited Kingdom | 5,327 | +5 |
07 | MortiisNotodden · Norway | 4,797 | +1 |
08 | David TibetPerak · Malaysia | 4,739 | +2 |
09 | How to Destroy AngelsLos Angeles · United States | 3,985 | 0 |
10 | Mick HarrisBirmingham · United Kingdom | 3,752 | -6 |
11 | Stephen O’MalleySeattle · United States | 3,394 | -4 |
12 | BeheritRovaniemi · Finland | 2,894 | 0 |
13 | The Haxan CloakWakefield · United Kingdom | 2,277 | 0 |
14 | Alessandro CortiniBologna · Italy | 2,162 | 0 |
15 | Hilary WoodsIreland | 2,157 | +10 |
16 | Bohren & der Club of GoreMülheim an der Ruhr · Germany | 2,110 | -1 |
17 | Tony WakefordWoking · United Kingdom | 2,029 | -1 |
18 | Blood AxisUnited States | 1,606 | -1 |
19 | FleurieCanton · United States | 1,323 | +1 |
20 | EluviumTennessee · United States | 1,225 | +6 |
21 | Paysage d’HiverBern · Switzerland | 1,087 | -3 |
22 | V/VmStockport · United Kingdom | 1,004 | -3 |
23 | :zoviet*france:Newcastle upon Tyne · United Kingdom | 964 | -1 |
24 | Robert RichMenlo Park · United States | 825 | -1 |
25 | The Moon lay hidden beneath a CloudAustria | 801 | -1 |
26 | Atrium CarceriStockholm · Sweden | 791 | +3 |
27 | Controlled BleedingBoston · United States | 742 | +1 |
28 | James PlotkinManhattan · United States | 706 | -1 |
29 | The Hafler TrioSheffield · United Kingdom | 683 | +1 |
30 | Mathias GrassowWiesbaden · Germany | 648 | -9 |
31 | ArcanaEskilstuna · Sweden | 602 | +2 |
32 | Richard LedererWien · Austria | 586 | -1 |
33 | Christoph de BabalonHamburg · Germany | 531 | +1 |
34 | Maurice de JongParamaribo · Suriname | 430 | -2 |
35 | The Axis of PerditionMiddlesbrough · United Kingdom | 406 | +3 |
36 | Thomas KönerBochum · Germany | 405 | -1 |
37 | Dark SanctuaryParis · France | 391 | +7 |
38 | In Slaughter NativesSweden | 382 | +3 |
39 | TrepaneringsritualenGothenburg · Sweden | 364 | -3 |
40 | Deutsch NepalSweden | 341 | +2 |
41 | Mikko TarmiaFinland | 332 | -1 |
42 | Neptune Towers— | 324 | -3 |
43 | LullBirmingham · United Kingdom | 302 | -6 |
44 | raison d’êtreBoxholm Municipality · Sweden | 248 | +2 |
44 | Karjalan SissitSweden | 248 | +7 |
46 | Camerata MediolanenseMilano · Italy | 219 | +2 |
47 | KammarheitSweden | 216 | +7 |
48 | David ThrussellAustralia | 209 | -3 |
49 | Desiderii MarginisSweden | 194 | +1 |
50 | Asmus TietchensHamburg · Germany | 191 | -7 |
57 | Dominion IIIAustria | 89 | +6 |
55 | Za FrûmiSweden | 104 | +5 |
62 | KnurlWindsor · Canada | 65 | +4 |
69 | VilkdujaVilnius · Lithuania | 30 | +3 |
66 | VrombCanada | 48 | +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 August 2026; movement compares that against July 2026. Readership measures public attention, not streams or sales.