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The 50 most-read instrumental artists worldwide, by Wikipedia readership in October 2026. Movement compares against September 2026.
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165 artists are ranked in instrumental. The biggest move was And So I Watch You From Afar, up 23 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Wes BorlandRichmond · United States | 36,484 | 0 |
02 | Godspeed You! Black EmperorMontréal · Canada | 29,971 | 0 |
03 | NujabesNishi-Azabu · Japan | 21,967 | 0 |
04 | Tommy EmmanuelMuswellbrook · Australia | 13,846 | 0 |
05 | Guthrie GovanChelmsford · United Kingdom | 11,758 | 0 |
06 | ApocalypticaHelsinki · Finland | 9,615 | +1 |
07 | Richard ClaydermanParis · France | 8,296 | +1 |
08 | Animals as LeadersWashington, D.C. · United States | 8,130 | +1 |
09 | Explosions in the SkyAustin · United States | 7,477 | +2 |
10 | Asian Zen Spa Music Meditation— | 6,763 | 0 |
11 | Jordan RudessGreat Neck · United States | 6,657 | +2 |
12 | Jason RichardsonManassas · United States | 5,281 | -6 |
13 | Michael Angelo BatioChicago · United States | 5,095 | -1 |
14 | Kiko LoureiroRio de Janeiro · Brazil | 4,485 | 0 |
15 | Stanley JordanChicago · United States | 4,176 | +8 |
16 | Tim HaywoodLincoln · United Kingdom | 4,045 | +1 |
17 | Rondò VenezianoItaly | 3,904 | -2 |
18 | A Silver Mt. ZionMontréal · Canada | 3,837 | +4 |
19 | W.G. Snuffy WaldenLouisiana · United States | 3,503 | +1 |
20 | PelicanChicago · United States | 3,333 | +1 |
21 | Nils FrahmHamburg · Germany | 3,323 | +3 |
22 | CHONSan Diego · United States | 3,058 | -4 |
23 | Dirty ThreeMelbourne · Australia | 3,036 | +5 |
24 | God Is an AstronautCounty Wicklow · Ireland | 2,857 | +1 |
25 | Guy SigsworthIlkley · United Kingdom | 2,693 | +2 |
26 | Mark LettieriDallas · United States | 2,475 | +3 |
27 | And So I Watch You From AfarBelfast · United Kingdom | 2,274 | +23 |
28 | This Will Destroy YouSan Marcos · United States | 2,172 | +3 |
29 | CacophonySan Francisco · United States | 2,169 | +3 |
30 | Menahan Street BandBrooklyn · United States | 2,129 | +3 |
31 | DaikaijuHuntsville · United States | 2,119 | +11 |
32 | IntervalsToronto · Canada | 2,067 | +3 |
33 | Hayden PedigoAmarillo · United States | 1,805 | -14 |
34 | Yawning ManPalm Springs · United States | 1,716 | +6 |
35 | Yamandu CostaRio Grande do Sul · Brazil | 1,696 | +6 |
36 | Lucky ChopsNew York · United States | 1,660 | +1 |
37 | Austin TVCiudad de México · Mexico | 1,612 | -21 |
38 | 陈致逸Changsha · China | 1,577 | -2 |
39 | Portico QuartetLondon · United Kingdom | 1,450 | 0 |
40 | If These Trees Could TalkAkron · United States | 1,410 | +4 |
41 | Evie ClairFlorence · United States | 1,271 | -15 |
42 | El Ten ElevenSilver Lake · United States | 1,258 | -4 |
43 | Do Make Say ThinkToronto · Canada | 1,192 | 0 |
44 | Mammal HandsNorwich · United Kingdom | 1,187 | +4 |
45 | Adam WiltzieNew York · United States | 1,179 | -11 |
46 | A Winged Victory for the SullenGermany | 1,175 | -16 |
47 | Karma to BurnMorgantown · United States | 1,170 | +1 |
48 | Fat Jon the Ample Soul PhysicianCincinnati · United States | 1,141 | -3 |
49 | Generation Axe[Worldwide] | 1,055 | +3 |
50 | Evan BrewerUnited States | 996 | +5 |
82 | Christopher Jessup— | 376 | +23 |
77 | TuberSerres · Greece | 419 | +16 |
134 | This Is Your Captain SpeakingMelbourne · Australia | 73 | +16 |
79 | Shy, LowRichmond · United States | 409 | +15 |
65 | Bruford Levin Upper ExtremitiesUnited States | 526 | +11 |
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.