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The 50 most-read indie folk artists worldwide, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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200 artists are ranked in indie folk. The biggest move was Ashe, up 51 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | STELLA LEFTYWinnetka · United States | 537,385 | 0 |
02 | Phoebe BridgersPasadena · United States | 498,508 | +2 |
03 | Paris JacksonBeverly Hills · United States | 329,103 | 0 |
04 | Markéta IrglováValašské Meziříčí · Czechia | 198,276 | -2 |
05 | Elliott SmithOmaha · United States | 108,251 | +2 |
06 | Marcus MumfordOrange County · United States | 104,751 | -1 |
07 | Mumford & SonsLondon · United Kingdom | 94,249 | -1 |
08 | Iwan RheonCarmarthen · United Kingdom | 69,166 | 0 |
09 | Grian ChattenBarrow-in-Furness · United Kingdom | 66,412 | +31 |
10 | AsheSan Jose · United States | 55,910 | +51 |
11 | Cameron WinterBrooklyn · United States | 55,601 | +8 |
12 | boygeniusUnited States | 46,193 | +13 |
13 | Sufjan StevensDetroit · United States | 45,409 | -4 |
14 | Julien BakerMemphis · United States | 39,398 | +19 |
15 | Adrianne LenkerIndianapolis · United States | 38,303 | +5 |
16 | Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic ZerosLos Angeles · United States | 34,887 | -5 |
17 | Gigi PerezNew Jersey · United States | 33,547 | -4 |
18 | Bon IverEau Claire · United States | 33,154 | -3 |
19 | The Swell SeasonDublin · Ireland | 32,811 | -9 |
20 | Cat PowerAtlanta · United States | 29,517 | -2 |
21 | Lord HuronLos Angeles · United States | 29,381 | -9 |
22 | John FarnhamDagenham · United Kingdom | 25,093 | +12 |
23 | Justin VernonEau Claire · United States | 22,603 | -2 |
24 | Kurt VileLansdowne · United States | 22,485 | -10 |
25 | Of Monsters and MenKeflavík · Iceland | 21,312 | -3 |
26 | Paris PalomaAshbourne · United Kingdom | 21,136 | +11 |
27 | The Avett BrothersConcord · United States | 20,958 | -4 |
28 | CaampAthens · United States | 20,857 | -4 |
29 | Gregory Alan IsakovJohannesburg · South Africa | 20,565 | +18 |
30 | Neutral Milk HotelRuston · United States | 19,956 | -4 |
31 | George EzraBristol · United Kingdom | 19,698 | 0 |
32 | The LumineersRamsey · United States | 19,198 | -15 |
33 | Mark KozelekOhio · United States | 19,172 | -4 |
34 | Mt. JoyPhiladelphia · United States | 18,606 | +19 |
35 | WaxahatcheeBirmingham · United States | 18,108 | -19 |
36 | Tom OdellChichester · United Kingdom | 17,859 | -8 |
37 | Ben LeeBondi · Australia | 17,351 | -7 |
38 | PassengerBrighton and Hove · United Kingdom | 16,487 | -2 |
39 | Lizzy McAlpinePhiladelphia · United States | 16,336 | -12 |
40 | Devendra BanhartHouston · United States | 15,932 | -5 |
41 | Andrew BirdLake Forest · United States | 14,830 | +15 |
42 | Bill CallahanSilver Spring · United States | 14,748 | +4 |
43 | Jim JamesLouisville · United States | 14,588 | +15 |
44 | The DecemberistsPortland · United States | 14,493 | +1 |
45 | Bright EyesOmaha · United States | 13,926 | -2 |
46 | City and ColourSt. Catharines · Canada | 13,571 | -2 |
47 | Fleet FoxesSeattle · United States | 13,090 | -6 |
48 | Band of HorsesSeattle · United States | 11,238 | -9 |
49 | She & HimPortland · United States | 11,190 | -7 |
50 | Vance JoyMelbourne · Australia | 11,011 | 0 |
86 | The Last BisonChesapeake · United States | 4,139 | +193 |
148 | Elizabeth le FeyUnited States | 1,282 | +140 |
151 | Reb FountainSan Francisco · United States | 1,267 | +73 |
90 | Squirrel FlowerBoston · United States | 3,874 | +45 |
113 | The Weather StationToronto · Canada | 2,259 | +45 |
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.