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The 50 most-read j-pop artists worldwide, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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200 artists are ranked in j-pop. The biggest move was Awich, up 61 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | AwichOkinawa · Japan | 44,072 | +61 |
02 | YOASOBIJapan | 38,539 | +1 |
03 | AdoTokyo · Japan | 32,846 | -1 |
04 | 松原みきKishiwada · Japan | 28,114 | -3 |
05 | IZ*ONESeoul · South Korea | 20,995 | -1 |
06 | 幾田りらTokyo · Japan | 18,258 | +20 |
07 | BoAGuri · South Korea | 17,322 | 0 |
08 | AKB48Akihabara · Japan | 16,835 | -2 |
09 | 早見沙織Tokyo · Japan | 16,629 | -4 |
10 | TAEMINSeoul · South Korea | 14,393 | +1 |
11 | &TEAMTokyo · Japan | 13,607 | +6 |
12 | 悠木碧Sanmu · Japan | 12,686 | -4 |
13 | 浜崎あゆみFukuoka · Japan | 12,663 | -4 |
14 | 菅田将暉Minoh · Japan | 11,363 | +4 |
15 | 上坂すみれKanagawa · Japan | 11,198 | +5 |
16 | 花澤香菜Tokyo · Japan | 11,129 | -4 |
17 | 椎名もたIshikawa · Japan | 11,043 | -2 |
18 | Mrs. GREEN APPLEJapan | 10,853 | -4 |
19 | LiSASeki · Japan | 10,531 | -3 |
20 | 内田雄馬Tokyo · Japan | 10,389 | -1 |
21 | 新しい学校のリーダーズJapan | 10,247 | -11 |
22 | 安室奈美恵Naha · Japan | 9,571 | 0 |
23 | 김재중Gongju · South Korea | 9,081 | +5 |
24 | 細野晴臣Minato · Japan | 8,761 | +3 |
25 | NEXZTokyo · Japan | 8,231 | +29 |
26 | 坂本真綾Itabashi · Japan | 8,180 | -13 |
27 | 藤井風Satoshō · Japan | 7,604 | -6 |
28 | f5veTokyo · Japan | 7,528 | +9 |
29 | ジャニー喜多川Los Angeles · United States | 7,521 | +9 |
30 | 山下智久Funabashi · Japan | 7,426 | -5 |
31 | 林原めぐみKita · Japan | 7,322 | +5 |
32 | HANAJapan | 7,279 | -8 |
33 | 内田真礼Tokyo · Japan | 7,095 | +1 |
34 | NCT WISHSeoul · South Korea | 7,092 | +6 |
35 | 澁谷果歩Tokyo · Japan | 7,007 | -6 |
36 | 上田麗奈Toyama · Japan | 6,949 | -4 |
37 | きゃりーぱみゅぱみゅNishitōkyō · Japan | 6,824 | -4 |
38 | ヨルシカJapan | 6,724 | +1 |
39 | 嵐Honolulu · United States | 6,286 | -4 |
40 | 入野自由Tokyo · Japan | 6,245 | +23 |
41 | miletJapan | 6,133 | +36 |
42 | 徐若瑄Taichung County · Taiwan | 6,042 | +28 |
43 | PerfumeMinami-ku · Japan | 5,822 | -12 |
44 | KEYDaegu · South Korea | 5,751 | +14 |
45 | King GnuTokyo · Japan | 5,715 | -4 |
46 | 竹達彩奈Saitama · Japan | 5,689 | +14 |
47 | 杏里Yamato · Japan | 5,675 | -2 |
48 | ONEWGwangmyeong · South Korea | 5,581 | +11 |
49 | 水樹奈々Niihama · Japan | 5,547 | -3 |
50 | 中森明菜Ōta · Japan | 5,478 | -20 |
95 | 古内東子Nerima · Japan | 3,659 | +571 |
198 | luzJapan | 1,667 | +153 |
152 | オーイシマサヨシUwajima · Japan | 2,301 | +119 |
183 | 小林愛香Kanagawa · Japan | 1,804 | +107 |
81 | 優里Chiba · Japan | 3,856 | +87 |
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.