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The 50 most-read folk metal artists worldwide, by Wikipedia readership in October 2026. Movement compares against September 2026.
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140 artists are ranked in folk metal. The biggest move was Brymir, up 20 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | The HUUlaanbaatar · Mongolia | 16,781 | 0 |
02 | AgallochPortland · United States | 7,587 | +3 |
03 | AlestormPerth · United Kingdom | 7,104 | -1 |
04 | EluveitieWinterthur · Switzerland | 6,423 | -1 |
05 | FenrizKolbotn · Norway | 5,124 | +1 |
06 | Wind RosePisa · Italy | 4,412 | +2 |
07 | EnsiferumHelsinki · Finland | 3,846 | -3 |
08 | BloodywoodNew Delhi · India | 3,609 | -1 |
09 | TýrCopenhagen · Denmark | 3,327 | +2 |
10 | KvitrafnBergen · Norway | 3,122 | 0 |
11 | Patty GurdyDuisburg · Germany | 2,607 | +2 |
12 | Orphaned LandPetah Tikva · Israel | 2,596 | +3 |
13 | KorpiklaaniLahti · Finland | 2,482 | -1 |
14 | SatyrNorway | 2,227 | -5 |
15 | In ExtremoBerlin · Germany | 2,074 | +12 |
16 | Nokturnal MortumKharkiv · Ukraine | 2,073 | 0 |
17 | BrymirHelsinki · Finland | 2,037 | +20 |
18 | FeuerschwanzErlangen · Germany | 1,954 | +4 |
19 | FinntrollHelsinki · Finland | 1,937 | -5 |
20 | PrimordialSkerries · Ireland | 1,848 | -1 |
21 | Anna MurphySwitzerland | 1,767 | -4 |
22 | TurisasHämeenlinna · Finland | 1,671 | -1 |
23 | MoonsorrowHelsinki · Finland | 1,587 | -5 |
24 | SkycladNewcastle upon Tyne · United Kingdom | 1,543 | -1 |
25 | Nine TreasuresChina | 1,431 | +19 |
26 | RYUJINHokkaido · Japan | 1,369 | -2 |
27 | EquilibriumMünchen · Germany | 1,355 | -2 |
28 | АрконаMoscow · Russia | 1,240 | -2 |
29 | Cellar DarlingSwitzerland | 1,190 | +2 |
30 | Saltatio MortisKarlsruhe · Germany | 1,107 | 0 |
31 | Petri LindroosEspoo · Finland | 1,029 | -11 |
32 | Netta SkogFinland | 1,028 | +10 |
33 | ElvenkingSacile · Italy | 1,017 | -4 |
34 | Kobi FarhiTel Aviv · Israel | 1,000 | +14 |
35 | Heidi Solberg Tveitan— | 991 | -3 |
36 | CruachanDublin · Ireland | 974 | -2 |
37 | ManntraUmag · Croatia | 876 | +3 |
38 | Chrigel GlanzmannSwitzerland | 848 | -2 |
39 | Al-NamroodSaudi Arabia | 834 | -1 |
40 | FalconerMjölby · Sweden | 800 | -1 |
41 | Subway to SallyPotsdam · Germany | 782 | 0 |
42 | FalkenbachDüsseldorf · Germany | 758 | -14 |
43 | The Down TroddenceKerala · India | 748 | +9 |
44 | UuhaiMongolia | 726 | -9 |
45 | Tengger CavalryBeijing · China | 715 | -2 |
46 | Tapio WilskaSavonlinna · Finland | 633 | +12 |
47 | Henri SorvaliHelsinki · Finland | 620 | -1 |
47 | PentagramIstanbul · Türkiye | 620 | -14 |
49 | SkálmöldReykjavík · Iceland | 589 | -2 |
50 | Knjaz VarggothKharkiv · Ukraine | 525 | +4 |
98 | Silent Stream of Godless ElegyCzechia | 138 | +15 |
92 | TriddanaBuenos Aires · Argentina | 169 | +13 |
61 | SuidAkrADüsseldorf · Germany | 415 | +13 |
86 | InchiuvatuAgrigento · Italy | 186 | +12 |
100 | Letzte InstanzDresden · Germany | 132 | +11 |
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.