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The 50 most-read idol kayō artists worldwide, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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132 artists are ranked in idol kayō. The biggest move was 斉藤慶子, up 24 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | ジャニー喜多川Los Angeles · United States | 7,521 | +3 |
02 | 松田聖子Kurume · Japan | 6,725 | +1 |
03 | 中森明菜Ōta · Japan | 5,478 | -1 |
04 | 工藤夕貴Hachiōji · Japan | 4,796 | +2 |
05 | 工藤静香Hamura · Japan | 4,679 | 0 |
06 | 中山美穂Saku · Japan | 3,717 | +1 |
07 | 岡田有希子Ichinomiya · Japan | 3,505 | +1 |
08 | 後藤久美子Suginami · Japan | 3,148 | +5 |
09 | 山口百恵Shibuya · Japan | 3,039 | +2 |
10 | 日高のり子Chiyoda · Japan | 2,757 | -1 |
11 | 田村英里子Hitachinaka · Japan | 2,592 | -1 |
12 | ピンク・レディーAoi-ku · Japan | 2,551 | +2 |
13 | 陳美齡Hong Kong · China | 1,911 | +10 |
14 | 渡辺典子Ōita · Japan | 1,781 | -13 |
15 | 森高千里Ibaraki · Japan | 1,742 | 0 |
16 | 近藤真彦Yamato · Japan | 1,698 | -4 |
17 | 飯島真理Tsuchiura · Japan | 1,597 | 0 |
18 | 斉藤由貴Kanagawa · Japan | 1,541 | 0 |
19 | 西城秀樹Hiroshima · Japan | 1,497 | -3 |
20 | 酒井法子Fukuoka · Japan | 1,432 | 0 |
21 | 本田美奈子Itabashi · Japan | 1,413 | +6 |
22 | 小泉今日子Atsugi · Japan | 1,364 | +4 |
23 | 森昌子Utsunomiya · Japan | 1,351 | +7 |
24 | 薬師丸ひろ子Shibuya · Japan | 1,346 | +1 |
24 | おニャン子クラブJapan | 1,346 | -5 |
26 | 菊池桃子Shinagawa · Japan | 1,343 | -4 |
27 | 中山忍Koganei · Japan | 1,258 | -6 |
28 | Johnny'sJapan | 1,165 | +5 |
29 | 郷ひろみSue · Japan | 1,070 | +2 |
30 | 少年隊Japan | 1,012 | +10 |
31 | 光GENJIJapan | 1,009 | +5 |
32 | WinkJapan | 957 | -4 |
33 | 麻生祐未Izumisano · Japan | 899 | +2 |
34 | 小高恵美Yokohama · Japan | 879 | -5 |
35 | 南野陽子Itami · Japan | 852 | +2 |
36 | 荻野目洋子Kashiwa · Japan | 849 | -4 |
37 | キャンディーズJapan | 770 | +1 |
38 | 小沢なつきNerima · Japan | 742 | +4 |
39 | 早見優Atami · Japan | 739 | +5 |
40 | 原田知世Nagasaki · Japan | 715 | +3 |
41 | 高岡早紀Fujisawa · Japan | 676 | -7 |
42 | 麻丘めぐみOita · Japan | 663 | +9 |
43 | 富田靖子Shime · Japan | 661 | +2 |
43 | 河合奈保子Naniwa-ku · Japan | 661 | +3 |
45 | 岩崎宏美Koto · Japan | 656 | -4 |
46 | 森口博子Fukuoka · Japan | 604 | +11 |
47 | 桜田淳子Akita · Japan | 592 | +3 |
48 | 可愛かずみSuginami · Japan | 582 | -24 |
49 | 斉藤慶子Kobayashi · Japan | 565 | +24 |
50 | 南沙織Kadena · Japan | 557 | -2 |
53 | 高田みづえMinamikyūshū · Japan | 542 | +39 |
87 | ゴールデン・ハーフJapan | 216 | +19 |
75 | 堀ちえみHigashi-ku · Japan | 283 | +18 |
71 | 榊原郁恵Kawasaki · Japan | 337 | +18 |
108 | 忍者Japan | 135 | +14 |
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.