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The 22 most-read ghazal artists worldwide, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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22 artists are ranked in ghazal. The biggest move was Farrukh Fateh Ali Khan, up 7 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Jagjit SinghRajasthan · India | 21,611 | 0 |
02 | Chitra Singh— | 17,514 | +1 |
03 | Kaifi AzmiUttar Pradesh · India | 13,881 | +2 |
04 | HariharanThiruvananthapuram · India | 12,278 | 0 |
05 | Amir KhusroUttar Pradesh · India | 12,211 | +1 |
06 | Faiz Ahmad FaizSialkot · Pakistan | 11,712 | -4 |
07 | Mirza GhalibAgra · India | 11,154 | 0 |
08 | Farrukh Fateh Ali KhanPakistan | 7,718 | +7 |
09 | Mehdi HassanRajasthan · India | 7,330 | -1 |
10 | Ghulam AliSialkot District · Pakistan | 7,153 | +1 |
11 | Ali SethiLahore · Pakistan | 5,983 | -2 |
12 | Pankaj UdhasJetpur, Navagadh · India | 5,796 | 0 |
13 | سعدیShiraz · Iran | 5,231 | +1 |
14 | Runa LailaBangladesh | 5,044 | -1 |
15 | Attaullah Khan EsakhelviPakistan | 4,926 | -5 |
16 | Begum AkhtarUttar Pradesh · India | 4,058 | 0 |
17 | Talat AzizHyderabad · India | 2,727 | 0 |
18 | Nayyara NoorAssam · India | 2,661 | 0 |
19 | Hamid Ali KhanPakistan | 952 | +2 |
20 | Maqbool Ahmed SabriHaryana · India | 868 | -1 |
21 | Mah Laqa BaiIndia | 723 | -1 |
22 | Ameer Minai— | 306 | 0 |
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.