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The 50 most-read folk metal artists worldwide, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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140 artists are ranked in folk metal. The biggest move was Finsterforst, up 21 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | The HUUlaanbaatar · Mongolia | 23,910 | 0 |
02 | AlestormPerth · United Kingdom | 9,329 | 0 |
03 | AgallochPortland · United States | 7,844 | +1 |
04 | EluveitieWinterthur · Switzerland | 6,469 | -1 |
05 | FenrizKolbotn · Norway | 5,036 | +1 |
06 | EnsiferumHelsinki · Finland | 4,571 | +1 |
07 | BloodywoodNew Delhi · India | 4,372 | -2 |
08 | Wind RosePisa · Italy | 3,833 | 0 |
09 | KorpiklaaniLahti · Finland | 2,876 | +1 |
10 | SatyrNorway | 2,612 | +1 |
11 | KvitrafnBergen · Norway | 2,392 | +2 |
12 | TýrCopenhagen · Denmark | 2,348 | 0 |
13 | Patty GurdyDuisburg · Germany | 2,328 | +1 |
14 | FeuerschwanzErlangen · Germany | 2,303 | -5 |
15 | FinntrollHelsinki · Finland | 2,205 | +1 |
16 | Petri LindroosEspoo · Finland | 2,134 | +15 |
17 | Orphaned LandPetah Tikva · Israel | 2,063 | +1 |
18 | Nokturnal MortumKharkiv · Ukraine | 2,013 | -3 |
19 | In ExtremoBerlin · Germany | 1,956 | -2 |
20 | PrimordialSkerries · Ireland | 1,859 | -1 |
21 | Saltatio MortisKarlsruhe · Germany | 1,846 | +1 |
22 | Anna MurphySwitzerland | 1,798 | -1 |
23 | TurisasHämeenlinna · Finland | 1,772 | -3 |
24 | MoonsorrowHelsinki · Finland | 1,765 | -1 |
25 | EquilibriumMünchen · Germany | 1,734 | -1 |
26 | RYUJINHokkaido · Japan | 1,718 | 0 |
27 | SkycladNewcastle upon Tyne · United Kingdom | 1,572 | -2 |
28 | АрконаMoscow · Russia | 1,328 | -1 |
29 | CruachanDublin · Ireland | 1,309 | +1 |
30 | Heidi Solberg Tveitan— | 1,208 | +3 |
31 | Cellar DarlingSwitzerland | 1,195 | -2 |
32 | ElvenkingSacile · Italy | 1,080 | -4 |
33 | Subway to SallyPotsdam · Germany | 1,016 | -1 |
34 | Chrigel GlanzmannSwitzerland | 954 | +4 |
35 | Al-NamroodSaudi Arabia | 910 | -1 |
36 | FalconerMjölby · Sweden | 908 | +1 |
37 | FalkenbachDüsseldorf · Germany | 823 | +2 |
38 | FinsterforstFreiburg im Breisgau · Germany | 818 | +21 |
39 | Netta SkogFinland | 767 | +5 |
40 | BrymirHelsinki · Finland | 759 | -5 |
41 | Nine TreasuresChina | 734 | +2 |
42 | PentagramIstanbul · Türkiye | 728 | 0 |
43 | TrollfesTOslo · Norway | 727 | +13 |
44 | Tengger CavalryBeijing · China | 695 | -4 |
45 | UuhaiMongolia | 686 | 0 |
46 | ManntraUmag · Croatia | 674 | -5 |
47 | Henri SorvaliHelsinki · Finland | 626 | +1 |
48 | SkálmöldReykjavík · Iceland | 624 | +4 |
49 | Kobi FarhiTel Aviv · Israel | 575 | +9 |
50 | HeidevolkArnhem · Netherlands | 562 | -4 |
76 | HuldreDenmark | 299 | +23 |
99 | Silent Stream of Godless ElegyCzechia | 148 | +16 |
52 | The Down TroddenceKerala · India | 533 | +13 |
84 | ForefatherLeatherhead · United Kingdom | 209 | +12 |
107 | SatarialMoscow · Russia | 125 | +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 August 2026; movement compares that against July 2026. Readership measures public attention, not streams or sales.