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The 42 most-read folktronica artists worldwide, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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42 artists are ranked in folktronica. 1 entered the top 50 this month. The biggest move was Seamus Fogarty, up 10 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Milky ChanceKassel · Germany | 7,395 | +1 |
02 | Cosmo SheldrakeLondon · United Kingdom | 6,573 | -1 |
03 | Low RoarReykjavík · Iceland | 5,328 | 0 |
04 | Big Red MachineEau Claire · United States | 3,337 | 0 |
05 | GordiNew South Wales · Australia | 2,428 | +3 |
06 | The BooksNew York · United States | 1,951 | -1 |
07 | WintergatanSweden | 1,700 | 0 |
08 | BibioWest Midlands · United Kingdom | 1,627 | -2 |
09 | Caroline LavelleLondon · United Kingdom | 1,505 | +6 |
10 | Juana MolinaBuenos Aires · Argentina | 1,501 | 0 |
11 | 공중도둑Seoul · South Korea | 1,392 | -2 |
12 | JunipGothenburg · Sweden | 1,248 | -1 |
13 | Go_AKyïv · Ukraine | 1,208 | -1 |
14 | Adem IlhanUnited Kingdom | 892 | -1 |
15 | Seamus FogartyCounty Mayo · Ireland | 857 | +10 |
16 | The Pictish TrailEdinburgh · United Kingdom | 720 | 0 |
17 | TunngLondon · United Kingdom | 603 | -3 |
18 | Ayla NereoUnited States | 513 | -1 |
19 | Emily WellsAmarillo · United States | 464 | -1 |
20 | Tapir!London · United Kingdom | 438 | -1 |
21 | Deep Zone ProjectVarna · Bulgaria | 379 | +1 |
22 | FogMinneapolis · United States | 378 | +1 |
23 | ASA-CHANG&巡礼Japan | 355 | -3 |
24 | Boom BipCincinnati · United States | 345 | -3 |
25 | Stick in the WheelLondon · United Kingdom | 292 | -1 |
26 | TenniscoatsJapan | 287 | +1 |
27 | It's Jo and DannyUnited Kingdom | 258 | +6 |
28 | Hymie’s Basement— | 228 | 0 |
29 | Conan OsírisLisboa · Portugal | 195 | -3 |
30 | Darren CrossSydney · Australia | 178 | -1 |
31 | Haiku SalutDerbyshire · United Kingdom | 169 | +3 |
32 | Kim HiorthøyTrondheim · Norway | 155 | -2 |
33 | BongshangShetland Islands · United Kingdom | 143 | +4 |
34 | AttwengerLinz · Austria | 99 | -3 |
35 | Capitol KMalta | 91 | -3 |
36 | FOUNDUnited Kingdom | 62 | -1 |
37 | Susanna ViktoriaTartu · Estonia | 50 | NEW |
38 | J. XaverreUnited Kingdom | 47 | 0 |
39 | Howard HelloSan Diego · United States | 42 | +2 |
40 | Speed CaravanParis · France | 37 | -4 |
41 | Cars & TrainsUnited States | 33 | -2 |
42 | Matt HardingUnited Kingdom | 32 | -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.