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The 50 most-read gothic metal artists worldwide, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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176 artists are ranked in gothic metal. The biggest move was Mana, up 150 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Peter SteeleRed Hook · United States | 60,406 | +1 |
02 | Type O NegativeBrooklyn · United States | 40,114 | +1 |
03 | Motionless in WhiteScranton · United States | 37,551 | -2 |
04 | HIMHelsinki · Finland | 24,597 | 0 |
05 | Cradle of FilthIpswich · United Kingdom | 17,624 | 0 |
06 | In This MomentLos Angeles · United States | 15,420 | 0 |
07 | Paradise LostHalifax · United Kingdom | 13,112 | 0 |
08 | Lacuna CoilMilano · Italy | 11,062 | 0 |
09 | Cristina ScabbiaMilano · Italy | 10,981 | +1 |
10 | KatatoniaStockholm · Sweden | 9,161 | +1 |
11 | XandriaBielefeld · Germany | 9,152 | +4 |
12 | The GatheringOss · Netherlands | 8,499 | 0 |
13 | MaphraUnited States | 7,547 | +19 |
14 | Rotting ChristAthens · Greece | 7,351 | -1 |
15 | Simone SimonsHeerlen · Netherlands | 5,364 | -1 |
16 | MoonspellLisboa · Portugal | 4,879 | -7 |
17 | Ave MujicaJapan | 4,312 | -1 |
18 | TiamatStockholm · Sweden | 4,166 | -1 |
19 | Theatre of TragedyStavanger · Norway | 3,848 | -1 |
20 | LacrimosaFrankfurt am Main · Germany | 3,821 | +8 |
21 | DraconianSäffle Municipality · Sweden | 3,720 | -2 |
22 | After ForeverLimburg · Netherlands | 3,106 | -1 |
23 | Lord of the LostHamburg · Germany | 2,954 | -3 |
24 | ManaHiroshima · Japan | 2,886 | +150 |
25 | SentencedMuhos · Finland | 2,531 | -3 |
26 | DeathstarsStrömstad Municipality · Sweden | 2,522 | -3 |
27 | SireniaStavanger · Norway | 2,318 | -2 |
28 | Andrea FerroItaly | 2,189 | -1 |
29 | We Are the FallenLos Angeles · United States | 2,179 | -6 |
30 | Lacrimas ProfundereWaging am See · Germany | 2,067 | +18 |
31 | BlackbriarAssen · Netherlands | 1,948 | -5 |
32 | TristaniaStavanger · Norway | 1,934 | -2 |
33 | Sakis TolisAthens · Greece | 1,739 | -4 |
34 | Trees of EternityÖrebro · Sweden | 1,594 | 0 |
35 | Snowy ShawGothenburg · Sweden | 1,575 | -4 |
36 | Silje WergelandBergen · Norway | 1,332 | +5 |
37 | Risa SaraswatiBandung · Indonesia | 1,295 | +5 |
38 | CrematoryMannheim · Germany | 1,288 | +2 |
39 | CharonRaahe · Finland | 1,248 | +5 |
40 | TribulationArvika · Sweden | 1,177 | -7 |
41 | Lake of TearsBorås · Sweden | 1,145 | -4 |
42 | ElysionGreece | 1,122 | -7 |
43 | Ville LaihialaOulu · Finland | 1,023 | +3 |
44 | Vibeke SteneSokndal · Norway | 1,013 | +7 |
45 | Theatres des VampiresRoma · Italy | 995 | -2 |
46 | George BurdiCanada | 989 | -1 |
47 | Before the DawnNastola · Finland | 909 | -8 |
48 | AtrocityLudwigsburg · Germany | 854 | -1 |
49 | To/Die/ForKouvola · Finland | 838 | +1 |
50 | BeseechBorås · Sweden | 816 | +20 |
92 | The Man-Eating TreeFinland | 262 | +23 |
76 | On Thorns I LayAthens · Greece | 366 | +21 |
81 | Knut Magne ValleNorway | 357 | +21 |
140 | Cultus SanguineMilano · Italy | 116 | +17 |
121 | KatraFinland | 161 | +17 |
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.