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The 50 most-read instrumental artists worldwide, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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165 artists are ranked in instrumental. The biggest move was Yamandu Costa, up 13 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Wes BorlandRichmond · United States | 40,004 | 0 |
02 | Godspeed You! Black EmperorMontréal · Canada | 26,422 | 0 |
03 | NujabesNishi-Azabu · Japan | 25,720 | 0 |
04 | Richard ClaydermanParis · France | 15,058 | +3 |
05 | Guthrie GovanChelmsford · United Kingdom | 11,558 | -1 |
06 | Tommy EmmanuelMuswellbrook · Australia | 10,821 | -1 |
07 | Animals as LeadersWashington, D.C. · United States | 9,643 | -1 |
08 | ApocalypticaHelsinki · Finland | 7,796 | +1 |
09 | Asian Zen Spa Music Meditation— | 7,736 | -1 |
10 | Michael Angelo BatioChicago · United States | 7,230 | +3 |
11 | Jordan RudessGreat Neck · United States | 6,346 | 0 |
12 | Explosions in the SkyAustin · United States | 5,968 | 0 |
13 | Kiko LoureiroRio de Janeiro · Brazil | 5,732 | +2 |
14 | CHONSan Diego · United States | 4,706 | +2 |
15 | Tim HaywoodLincoln · United Kingdom | 4,065 | +2 |
16 | Stanley JordanChicago · United States | 3,955 | -2 |
17 | God Is an AstronautCounty Wicklow · Ireland | 3,811 | -7 |
18 | Jason RichardsonManassas · United States | 3,473 | 0 |
19 | This Will Destroy YouSan Marcos · United States | 3,403 | +4 |
20 | W.G. Snuffy WaldenLouisiana · United States | 3,347 | 0 |
21 | A Silver Mt. ZionMontréal · Canada | 3,251 | -2 |
22 | Nils FrahmHamburg · Germany | 3,063 | -1 |
23 | Rondò VenezianoItaly | 3,047 | +2 |
24 | Dirty ThreeMelbourne · Australia | 2,981 | +3 |
25 | Guy SigsworthIlkley · United Kingdom | 2,950 | -3 |
26 | Hayden PedigoAmarillo · United States | 2,641 | +4 |
27 | CacophonySan Francisco · United States | 2,581 | +4 |
28 | PelicanChicago · United States | 2,475 | +1 |
29 | 陈致逸Changsha · China | 2,090 | +3 |
30 | Mark LettieriDallas · United States | 2,082 | -4 |
31 | Evie ClairFlorence · United States | 2,034 | -3 |
32 | IntervalsToronto · Canada | 1,848 | +1 |
33 | Menahan Street BandBrooklyn · United States | 1,649 | +4 |
34 | Portico QuartetLondon · United Kingdom | 1,572 | +4 |
35 | Yawning ManPalm Springs · United States | 1,527 | +5 |
36 | Fat Jon the Ample Soul PhysicianCincinnati · United States | 1,493 | +5 |
37 | Lucky ChopsNew York · United States | 1,437 | -3 |
38 | A Winged Victory for the SullenGermany | 1,356 | +9 |
39 | If These Trees Could TalkAkron · United States | 1,313 | -15 |
40 | Do Make Say ThinkToronto · Canada | 1,255 | +2 |
41 | DaikaijuHuntsville · United States | 1,220 | -5 |
42 | Yamandu CostaRio Grande do Sul · Brazil | 1,191 | +13 |
43 | Generation Axe[Worldwide] | 1,190 | +11 |
44 | Karma to BurnMorgantown · United States | 1,155 | +1 |
45 | FridgePutney · United Kingdom | 1,146 | -10 |
46 | Shadowy Men on a Shadowy PlanetToronto · Canada | 1,124 | +3 |
47 | Blotted ScienceUnited States | 1,096 | +5 |
48 | Ελένη ΚαραΐνδρουFokida · Greece | 1,080 | +5 |
49 | Adam WiltzieNew York · United States | 1,072 | +1 |
50 | 大象體操Kaohsiung · Taiwan | 1,032 | -2 |
55 | Sarah LongfieldUnited States | 800 | +32 |
115 | Haiku SalutDerbyshire · United Kingdom | 169 | +19 |
107 | Shy, LowRichmond · United States | 195 | +16 |
143 | This Is Your Captain SpeakingMelbourne · Australia | 48 | +13 |
103 | EfGothenburg · Sweden | 234 | +12 |
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.