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The 50 most-read indie folk artists worldwide, by Wikipedia readership in October 2026. Movement compares against September 2026.
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200 artists are ranked in indie folk. The biggest move was Dead Man’s Bones, up 43 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Phoebe BridgersPasadena · United States | 235,722 | +1 |
02 | STELLA LEFTYWinnetka · United States | 232,463 | -1 |
03 | AsheSan Jose · United States | 196,739 | +2 |
04 | Cameron WinterBrooklyn · United States | 115,529 | +6 |
05 | Marcus MumfordOrange County · United States | 106,664 | +2 |
06 | Grian ChattenBarrow-in-Furness · United Kingdom | 102,398 | +3 |
07 | Paris JacksonBeverly Hills · United States | 98,763 | -4 |
08 | Elliott SmithOmaha · United States | 97,589 | -2 |
09 | Mumford & SonsLondon · United Kingdom | 73,225 | -1 |
10 | The DecemberistsPortland · United States | 70,582 | +27 |
11 | Sufjan StevensDetroit · United States | 48,351 | +2 |
12 | Bon IverEau Claire · United States | 32,210 | +5 |
13 | Dead Man’s BonesUnited States | 29,238 | +43 |
14 | Iwan RheonCarmarthen · United Kingdom | 27,761 | 0 |
15 | Lizzy McAlpinePhiladelphia · United States | 26,643 | -3 |
16 | Cosmo SheldrakeLondon · United Kingdom | 26,505 | +26 |
17 | Adrianne LenkerIndianapolis · United States | 26,351 | +3 |
18 | John FarnhamDagenham · United Kingdom | 26,335 | -14 |
19 | Cat PowerAtlanta · United States | 26,044 | -3 |
20 | Julien BakerMemphis · United States | 25,997 | -9 |
21 | Paris PalomaAshbourne · United Kingdom | 24,724 | -3 |
22 | boygeniusUnited States | 24,432 | -7 |
23 | Neutral Milk HotelRuston · United States | 22,415 | -4 |
24 | George EzraBristol · United Kingdom | 19,948 | +10 |
25 | Justin VernonEau Claire · United States | 19,023 | +3 |
26 | Tom OdellChichester · United Kingdom | 18,992 | +5 |
27 | Kurt VileLansdowne · United States | 18,172 | -6 |
28 | Gigi PerezNew Jersey · United States | 17,882 | -4 |
29 | Lord HuronLos Angeles · United States | 16,798 | -4 |
30 | Mark KozelekOhio · United States | 16,316 | +2 |
31 | Of Monsters and MenKeflavík · Iceland | 15,640 | -9 |
32 | Bill CallahanSilver Spring · United States | 15,524 | +8 |
33 | Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic ZerosLos Angeles · United States | 15,260 | -6 |
34 | WaxahatcheeBirmingham · United States | 14,778 | +5 |
35 | Ben LeeBondi · Australia | 14,520 | -2 |
36 | Devendra BanhartHouston · United States | 14,452 | -6 |
37 | The LumineersRamsey · United States | 14,391 | -1 |
38 | Fleet FoxesSeattle · United States | 13,784 | 0 |
39 | Gregory Alan IsakovJohannesburg · South Africa | 13,661 | -13 |
40 | Bright EyesOmaha · United States | 13,009 | +8 |
41 | Iron & WineChapin · United States | 12,562 | +17 |
42 | Band of HorsesSeattle · United States | 12,527 | +8 |
43 | The Avett BrothersConcord · United States | 11,733 | -14 |
44 | PassengerBrighton and Hove · United Kingdom | 11,479 | -9 |
45 | First Aid KitStockholm · Sweden | 11,330 | 0 |
46 | Vance JoyMelbourne · Australia | 9,598 | -2 |
47 | She & HimPortland · United States | 9,444 | -4 |
48 | Markéta IrglováValašské Meziříčí · Czechia | 9,393 | -7 |
49 | Julia JacklinNew South Wales · Australia | 9,056 | 0 |
50 | CaampAthens · United States | 8,579 | -4 |
124 | Elizabeth le FeyUnited States | 1,792 | +187 |
198 | Sandy KilpatrickPortugal | 560 | +115 |
102 | Lullaby for the Working ClassLincoln · United States | 2,318 | +108 |
58 | Jess WilliamsonUnited States | 7,688 | +72 |
122 | HazlettAustralia | 1,837 | +57 |
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.