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The 50 most-read idol kayō artists worldwide, by Wikipedia readership in October 2026. Movement compares against September 2026.
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132 artists are ranked in idol kayō. The biggest move was 藤谷美紀, up 28 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | 松田聖子Kurume · Japan | 11,325 | +1 |
02 | ジャニー喜多川Los Angeles · United States | 11,106 | -1 |
03 | 中森明菜Ōta · Japan | 4,815 | +1 |
04 | 工藤静香Hamura · Japan | 4,014 | -1 |
05 | 工藤夕貴Hachiōji · Japan | 3,952 | 0 |
06 | 中山美穂Saku · Japan | 3,364 | +1 |
07 | 岡田有希子Ichinomiya · Japan | 3,288 | -1 |
08 | 山口百恵Shibuya · Japan | 2,702 | 0 |
09 | 後藤久美子Suginami · Japan | 2,419 | 0 |
10 | 日高のり子Chiyoda · Japan | 2,291 | +2 |
11 | ピンク・レディーAoi-ku · Japan | 1,874 | -1 |
12 | 森高千里Ibaraki · Japan | 1,605 | +1 |
13 | 田村英里子Hitachinaka · Japan | 1,541 | +1 |
14 | 近藤真彦Yamato · Japan | 1,424 | +2 |
15 | 斉藤由貴Kanagawa · Japan | 1,383 | 0 |
16 | 飯島真理Tsuchiura · Japan | 1,308 | +2 |
17 | 陳美齡Hong Kong · China | 1,304 | +4 |
18 | 酒井法子Fukuoka · Japan | 1,284 | +2 |
19 | 渡辺典子Ōita · Japan | 1,257 | +8 |
20 | 西城秀樹Hiroshima · Japan | 1,250 | -3 |
21 | おニャン子クラブJapan | 1,243 | +1 |
22 | 菊池桃子Shinagawa · Japan | 1,232 | +1 |
23 | 中山忍Koganei · Japan | 1,201 | +1 |
24 | 薬師丸ひろ子Shibuya · Japan | 1,124 | +2 |
25 | 小高恵美Yokohama · Japan | 1,115 | +4 |
26 | 小泉今日子Atsugi · Japan | 1,081 | -1 |
27 | 本田美奈子Itabashi · Japan | 1,058 | +1 |
28 | Johnny'sJapan | 1,016 | -9 |
29 | 郷ひろみSue · Japan | 976 | +1 |
30 | 森昌子Utsunomiya · Japan | 913 | -19 |
31 | 麻生祐未Izumisano · Japan | 864 | +7 |
32 | WinkJapan | 852 | -1 |
33 | 荻野目洋子Kashiwa · Japan | 743 | +2 |
34 | 早見優Atami · Japan | 711 | 0 |
35 | 少年隊Japan | 701 | +1 |
36 | 光GENJIJapan | 664 | -4 |
37 | 小沢なつきNerima · Japan | 662 | 0 |
38 | 南野陽子Itami · Japan | 645 | +2 |
39 | キャンディーズJapan | 639 | +2 |
40 | 岩崎宏美Koto · Japan | 636 | +4 |
41 | 原田知世Nagasaki · Japan | 628 | -2 |
42 | 麻丘めぐみOita · Japan | 611 | +5 |
43 | 高岡早紀Fujisawa · Japan | 609 | -10 |
44 | 河合奈保子Naniwa-ku · Japan | 593 | +1 |
45 | 南沙織Kadena · Japan | 564 | +1 |
46 | 石田ひかりTokyo · Japan | 557 | +4 |
47 | 桜田淳子Akita · Japan | 524 | +2 |
48 | フォーリーブスJapan | 517 | -5 |
49 | 森口博子Fukuoka · Japan | 452 | -7 |
50 | 藤谷美紀Nagoya · Japan | 444 | +28 |
73 | 大場久美子Kawaguchi · Japan | 237 | +36 |
99 | 井森美幸Shimonita · Japan | 155 | +25 |
86 | 松本典子Akishima · Japan | 179 | +24 |
82 | 石川ひとみAma · Japan | 191 | +14 |
114 | 宮前真樹Tōkamachi · Japan | 104 | +13 |
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.